[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN Women will be led by South Africa's Phumzile Mlambo-Nguka

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN accepts Syrian invitation for chemical-weapons investigation Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   July 11, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN Women will be led by South Africa's Phumzile Mlambo-Nguka United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Phumzile Mlambo-Nguka as the new head of UN Women. Mlambo-Nguka, 57, is the former deputy president of South Africa and "has proven to be a groundbreaker and a formidable champion for women and girls," said UN Foundation President and CEO Kathy Calvin. 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"We've seen that once people understand the benefits -- however they realize those benefits, whether it's health or economic or time -- they're much more willing to buy the right product for themselves and continue using that product as well," says Radha Muthiah, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves' executive director. Deutsche Welle (Germany) (7/9), The Himalayan Times (Katmandu, Nepal)/Himalayan News Service (7/10) Share:      1.2 million in Uganda region face food crisis IRINNews.org (7/10) Share:      Nigeria gets $1.1 billion infrastructure loan from China BBC (7/11) Share:      Women Girls Education is needed to prevent pregnancies, UNFPA official says Today is World Population Day, emphasizing that culturally tailored education is needed to help youths prevent pregnancies, says Annette Sachs Robertson of the United Nations Population Fund. When girls get pregnant too early, "they're unable to fulfill their full potential in terms of education ... their contribution to their families and to themselves, and to the economy," Robertson says. ABC (Australia) (7/11) Share:      Where do women's rights stand in Afghanistan? Al Jazeera (7/11) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Egypt attempts to form a new Cabinet, awaits U.S. funding decision Egypt's interim government expects to announce a new Cabinet by Sunday, says interim Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi. The country is also awaiting a decision on annual financial aid from the U.S. Al Jazeera (7/11), Reuters (7/11), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/10), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (7/10), Reuters (7/11) Share:      Syrian rebels reject Russia claim on sarin use Syrian rebels have disputed the results of a Russian investigation that claimed rebels, not Syrian government troops, used the nerve gas sarin in the city of Aleppo in March. Reuters (7/10) Share:      Motorcycle bomb kills 2, injures dozens in northwestern Pakistan Reuters (7/11) Share:      North Korea shows willingness to resume nuclear talks The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/10) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Producer, Digital Communications, UN Foundation and Family Planning 2020 United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Administrative Assistant, Family Planning 2020 Task Team United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Country Engagement Working Group Manager, Family Planning 2020 Task Team United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Market Dynamics Working Group Manager, Family Planning 2020 Task Team United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Rights Empowerment Working Group Manager, Family Planning 2020 Task Team United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Working Group Associate-Country Engagement and Market Dynamics Working Groups, Family Planning 2020 United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Working Group Associate:Performance Monitoring-Accountability Rights-Empowerment Groups FP2020 United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio "World total cereal production is forecast to increase by about 7 percent in 2013 compared to last year, helping to replenish global inventories and raise expectations for more stable markets in 2013/14." 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