[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN's Ban: Concerted effort is needed to achieve global partnership MDG

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Ban, Iran's foreign minister discuss nuclear issues, Syria Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   September 20, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN's Ban: Concerted effort is needed to achieve global partnership MDG A report on Millennium Development Goals suggests more emphasis must be given to reaching MDG8, the goal for global partnership for development. "The best way to prepare for the post-2015 era is to demonstrate that when the international community commits to a global partnership for development, it means it, and directs its resources to where they are most needed," says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Guardian (London) (9/19), The New Zealand Herald/The Associated Press (9/20), The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (9/20) Share:      Above the Fold Ban, Iran's foreign minister discuss nuclear issues, Syria Business involvement to increase in post-2015 development goals Will gender equality lose momentum in Egypt? Syria may ask for cease-fire at peace talks UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: Read about the innovations that are fixing immunizations in Africa: trib.al/9ORY0Ip via @plus_socialgood Share:      UN Dispatch "The long festering conflict took a turn for the worse. 'At least 87 people have been killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, according to local officials.' " UN Dispatch (9/20) Share:      United Nations Ban, Iran's foreign minister discuss nuclear issues, Syria United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Thursday with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's foreign minister, on Iran's nuclear program and its role in Syria. "I commend the efforts of the new government in Iran in promoting dialogue with the international community," Ban says. 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Women's eNews (9/19) Share:      Yemen's parliament is pressed to ban child marriage The Guardian (London) (9/18) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Syria may ask for cease-fire at peace talks Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil says the country will ask for a cease-fire at the peace conference to be held in Switzerland, writes Jonathan Steele. The use of monitors or United Nations peacekeepers to keep the cease-fire "under international observation" would be necessary, Jamil says. The Guardian (London) (9/19), BBC (9/20), Thomson Reuters Foundation/Reuters (9/20) Share:      Senegal's Sall is optimistic about development efforts Senegalese President Macky Sall says Africa has the opportunity to draw additional development financing to improve the continent. "For investors, Africa provides a faster and more exciting return on investment, because everything remains to be done -- infrastructure, energy, and development," he argues. Foreign Affairs magazine (9-10/2013) Share:        Nigeria security forces, rebels clash in country's capital BBC (9/20) Share:      Yemen troops are attacked by militants, leaving 38 dead The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (9/20) Share:      Islamists ambush police in northeastern Afghanistan, kill 18 BBC (9/20) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Program Manager Social Science Research Council Brooklyn, NY Communications Officer, UNA-USA United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio "Rwanda has cemented its top position in the Inter-Parliamentary Union's global ranking of women in parliament." 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