[RED DEMOCRATICA] Why we must work together to defeat AIDS/HIV, TB and malaria

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Use of military force is a sticking point for UN resolution on Syria Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   September 17, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Why we must work together to defeat AIDS/HIV, TB and malaria Lessening the grip of tuberculosis, AIDS/HIV and malaria will do much to create a healthier world for all, write Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Swedish government official Gunilla Carlsson. African countries need to increase investment in health services as a complement to donor funding, they write. The Huffington Post/The Blog (9/16) Share:      Above the Fold Use of military force is a sticking point for UN resolution on Syria More government support is needed for women-focused MDGs Why gender equality is key to post-2015 development goals Can Maldives election break cycle of turmoil? UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: Youth voices matter. How the @UN is working to include them in the post-2015 conversation: trib.al/TI8Ud8e Share:      UN Dispatch "The UN is warning of an impending humanitarian crisis stemming from intense fighting between the [Philippine] government and separatist rebels." UN Dispatch (9/17) Share:      United Nations Use of military force is a sticking point for UN resolution on Syria The debate continues about including the option of military force in a new United Nations resolution on Syria. France favors it, but Russia opposes a military contingency. Yahoo/The Associated Press (9/17) Share:      Support for human rights is losing momentum in Afghanistan, Pillay says United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said Afghanistan has seen increases in gender violence and civilian casualties. "My concern that the momentum of improvement in human rights may have not only peaked, but is in reality waning, has not been allayed," Pillay said. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/17), Reuters (9/17) Share:      UN seeks to place more Syria refugees in Latin America, Europe Thomson Reuters Foundation (9/17) Share:      Weapons are illegally being shipped from Libya to Syria, UN panel says ABC News/The Associated Press (9/16) Share:      North Korean political prisoners suffer widespread abuse, UN report says Reuters (9/17) Share:      DR Congo nun to be honored by UN for work with victims of Lord's Resistance Army rebels BBC (9/17) Share:      Health Development More government support is needed for women-focused MDGs Governments should do more to support Millennium Development Goals that affect women, women's rights advocates say. "It is not sufficient to write [MDGs] on paper. You need countries to take ownership of them," says Eva Joly, chairwoman of the European parliament's development committee. EurActiv.com (9/17) Share:        Avian flu remains a human health threat, FAO says Voice of America (9/17) Share:      Women Girls Why gender equality is key to post-2015 development goals Gender equality holds the key to reducing poverty globally, argues Rebeca Grynspan, associate administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. "All the studies not only suggest but demonstrate that if you tackle gender equality, you empower women, then you will be much more effective in fighting poverty and hunger," she says. Thomson Reuters Foundation (9/17) Share:        Somali women receive self-defense training Voice of America (9/11) Share:      UN report details sexual harassment of Afghan policewomen The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/16) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Can Maldives election break cycle of turmoil? The Maldives will hold the second round of its presidential election on Sept. 28, and the results may determine whether the island state can break free of its tumultuous, authoritarian past, writes Eric Randolph. If so, "then the Maldives may yet prove an example for other countries in transition," he argues. Foreign Affairs magazine (9/11) Share:        Filipino hostages are freed by army as rebels retreat Reuters (9/17) Share:      Iran's Khamenei calls for a diplomacy of "heroic leniency" The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (9/17) Share:      Town in Sinai held by Islamists is captured by Egypt army BBC (9/16) Share:      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 "The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday announced that this year's Nansen Refugee Award is being awarded to Sister Angelique Namaika, who works in the remote north east region of Democratic Republic of the Congo with survivors of displacement and abuse by the Lord's Resistance Army." 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