[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban urges countries to redouble efforts to achieve MDGs

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Interim report: DR Congo rebels receive assistance from Rwandan military Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   July 1, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban urges countries to redouble efforts to achieve MDGs United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says many Millennium Development Goals have not been met and that countries must make more effort to achieve them. Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.)/The Associated Press (7/1), The Guardian (London) (7/1) Share:      Above the Fold Interim report: DR Congo rebels receive assistance from Rwandan military Do aid groups need certification? How to create green jobs without erecting trade barriers Protests turn violent in Egypt; army gives Morsi 2 days to respond UNEP: Climate change will affect every business Social Good Summit announces 2013 dates, #2030NOW theme UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UN: Monday: United States takes on rotating presidency of the Security Council. Follow @USUN for updates: j.mp/Q7jbGo Share:      UN Dispatch "President Obama is in the midst of his second trip to Africa as president of the USA. Stops planned include Senegal, Tanzania, and South Africa. For BloggingHeads, Eve Fairbanks and I chat about the trip, Obama's legacy in Africa, and why some are disappointed that the son of a Kenyan isn't more deeply involved in African affairs." UN Dispatch (7/28) Share:      United Nations Interim report: DR Congo rebels receive assistance from Rwandan military Rwandan army officers are violating peace pledges by aiding M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to an interim UN Group of Experts report reviewed by Reuters. The report also said that DR Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda turned himself in to the International Criminal Court to avoid being killed. Reuters (6/28), Reuters (6/28) Share:      Cote d'Ivoire could be target of cross-border attacks from Liberia, Ban says Google/Agence France-Presse (6/29) Share:      2 leading candidates reported for UN Women post PassBlue (6/29) Share:      UN revises guidelines on HIV drugs, adding 10M more recipients France 24/Agence France-Presse (6/30) Share:      Iraq deaths declined in June from prior month, UN says Reuters (7/1) Share:      Health Development Do aid groups need certification? Some observers see benefits from having guidelines and certifications instituted for aid organization, but others fear such moves will result in the exclusion of many aid groups, writes IRIN. The debate is occurring as the Humanitarian Standards Forum takes place. IRINNews.org (6/28) Share:      Former UN lawyer becomes Australia's development minister Devex.com (7/1) Share:      Climate and Energy How to create green jobs without erecting trade barriers In the modern, globalized marketplace, protectionist approaches to green job creation simply don't work, writes Doaa Abdel Motaal, deputy chief of staff for the World Trade Organization. Rather than trying to exclude foreign-made solar panels, regulators should focus on boosting local demand for solar energy, as access to cheap panels spurs job creation. "Environmental targets, and not job targets or trade protectionism, should be the way forward," she argues. YaleGlobal Online (6/27) Share:      U.S. to offer $7B to double sub-Saharan power system capacity Reuters (6/30) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Protests turn violent in Egypt; army gives Morsi 2 days to respond Protests against President Mohamed Morsi became violent Sunday, with protesters setting the Muslim Brotherhood office in Cairo on fire. Today, the military gave Morsi and other politicians two days to address the protests and threatening to choose its "own road map for the future." Clashes between pro- and anti-Morsi groups have killed 16. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/1), Al Jazeera (7/1), Inter Press Service (6/30) Syria's neighbors prevent refugees from entering, rights group says Iraq, Jordan and Turkey are preventing Syrian refugees from entering their countries, Human Rights Watch says. Meanwhile, the Syrian government continues artillery attacks on rebel groups. 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Korea, Kerry says Reuters (7/1) Share:      Bomb in Pakistan leaves 15 dead The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (6/30) Share:      Kerry continues work on Israel-Palestinian talks The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (6/30) Share:      Hot Topics UNEP: Climate change will affect every business BusinessGreen (U.K.) Security Council votes to end impunity for sexual violence in conflict The Huffington Post UNDP's Clark: Tech is reshaping how development happens The Guardian (London) Report: Child HIV infections are down 50% in multiple Sub-Saharan countries Reuters Post-2015 goals should improve quality of life, FAO's Crowley says Devex.com UN Foundation Better World Campaign Social Good Summit announces 2013 dates, #2030NOW theme From Sept. 22 to 24, the fourth annual Social Good Summit -- a unique convening of world leaders, technology pioneers and grassroots innovators -- will explore how today's use of digital technology for social good can build a better future. With 92nd Street Y in New York City as its base and introducing this year's theme, #2030NOW, the summit will facilitate a global conversation and lively debate on the world we want in 2030 and how we unleash the next generation of innovation to make it a reality. Read more. Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Senior Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Policy Officer, Universal Access Project United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio More Millennium Development Goals achievable by 2015. 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