[RED DEMOCRATICA] Inclusion called key to this year's Social Good Summit

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Global poverty, MDGs, Syria are topics for General Assembly meetings Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   September 23, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Inclusion called key to this year's Social Good Summit The 2013 Social Good Summit is focusing on innovation, technology, social media and social entrepreneurship, says United Nations Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin. #2030NOW will look at the Millennium Development Goals and the upcoming post-2015 development goals. "[Y]ou do not have to be a UN official to be part of the process. You simply need to care about the issues and be willing to connect and be part of the conversation about solutions," Calvin says. Forbes (9/20) Share:      Above the Fold Global poverty, MDGs, Syria are topics for General Assembly meetings UNAIDS says new HIV infections have dropped by one-third this century Ban to convene climate change meeting Technology gender gap could grow, UN report warns Kenyan forces move to break up mall siege by Islamists UN's Ban: Concerted effort is needed to achieve global partnership MDG UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: .@UN SG Ban Ki-moon: MDGs "helped to catalyze one of the greatest surges in human well-being that the world has ever seen" #MDGSuccess Share:      UN Dispatch "The Social Good Summit kicks off Sunday! This is the annual confab, hosted by Mashable, the UN Foundation, the 92Y, Ericsson, the UN Development Program and the Gates Foundation brings together policy makers, entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists and anyone who has compelling ideas for using new technologies to advance global social good." UN Dispatch (9/20) Share:      United Nations Global poverty, MDGs, Syria are topics for General Assembly meetings The United Nations General Assembly this week is scheduled to address how to alleviate global poverty and the topics of the Millennium Development Goals and post-2015 development agenda. Debate also continues over action on Syria. The Guardian (London) (9/23), NBC News/World News blog (9/23) Share:      UN holds milestone meeting on efforts to help the disabled ABC News/The Associated Press (9/23) Share:      Child labor down by half, but rate must accelerate to meet 2016 goal, ILO says ABC News/The Associated Press (9/23) Share:      UN Foundation's Gore seeks to build partnerships, boost tech innovation San Francisco Chronicle (free content) (9/22) Share:      Ban tracking Kenyan siege "with alarm" CNN (9/22) Share:      Health Development UNAIDS says new HIV infections have dropped by one-third this century Since 2001, new HIV infections have fallen by one-third, with the number of children infected declining by more than 50%, says UNAIDS. Expanding global access for antiretrovirals as required by a 2015 goal is possible if the world has "the vision and commitment to ensure no one is left behind," says UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe. Yahoo/Agence France-Presse (9/23), The Guardian (London) (9/23) Share:      Climate and Energy Ban to convene climate change meeting United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is addressing world leaders this week in an effort to move climate change efforts forward. Meanwhile, scientists are becoming more sure of the impact of human activities on the planet's climate, says Rajendra Pachauri, head of the UN's climate panel. The Guardian (London) (9/20), BBC (9/23), BBC (9/23) Share:      Technology Technology gender gap could grow, UN report warns A United Nations Broadband Commission working group study reports that there is a "significant and pervasive" gender difference on access to technology. The study says this gap is largest in developing countries where technology usage is dominated by men. ZDNet (9/23) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Kenyan forces move to break up mall siege by Islamists Kenyan troops began an assault against members of Somali's al-Shabab organization who continued to hold hostages at a Nairobi shopping mall. The siege began Saturday when Islamist group attacked the mall, calling it retaliation for Kenya's actions in Somalia. CNN (9/23), BBC (9/23), Reuters (9/23), The Guardian (London) (9/23) Share:      Will Obama make diplomatic strides at UN meeting? ABC News/The Associated Press (9/22) Share:      Syria's Assad: Rebels may limit access to chemical-weapons sites The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (9/23) Share:      "All activities" of Muslim Brotherhood barred, court says BBC (9/23) Share:      Israeli-Palestinian peace talks up in the air after violence The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (9/22) Share:      Hot Topics UN's Ban: Concerted effort is needed to achieve global partnership MDG The Guardian (London) Rockets armed with sarin used in Syria, UN report says The New York Times (tiered subscription model) UN affirms chemical-weapons report is "thoroughly objective" Reuters 68th General Assembly to focus on social development issues, Syria ABC News Why we must work together to defeat AIDS/HIV, TB and malaria The Huffington Post Position Title Company Name Location Communications Officer, UNA-USA United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Program Manager Social Science Research Council Brooklyn, NY Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio "United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the attack at a shopping mall in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Saturday." 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