[RED DEMOCRATICA] Technology's reach fosters global dialogue on development, health

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | 2 UN peacekeepers killed, 6 injured in Mali suicide bomber attack Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   October 23, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Technology's reach fosters global dialogue on development, health The recent Social Good Summit discussed how technology can foster dialogue on sustainable development and disseminate health information, writes John Sinden. "Not only is mobile technology readily available to most of the world's citizens, but the technology also exists to shift the tide from traditional modes of reactive giving to preventative modes, such as texting health information to mothers living in underdeveloped or dangerous regions," he writes. The InterDependent (10/21) Share:      Above the Fold 2 UN peacekeepers killed, 6 injured in Mali suicide bomber attack WHO concerned about drug-resistant tuberculosis, lack of adequate care Afghan women seek to maintain progress after NATO troops leave UN climate change deal could come from U.S., China Syrian rebels detail conditions for participation in peace talks UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: How Ted Turner Became a Pathbreaking Environmentalist: trib.al/uTN0onK via @undispatch Share:      UN Dispatch "As of last week, there were 3.1 million children are affected by the conflict inside Syria and over 1 million children are now registered as refugees. This is about half the number of refugees and conflict-affected in total." UN Dispatch (10/22) Share:      United Nations 2 UN peacekeepers killed, 6 injured in Mali suicide bomber attack Two United Nations peacekeepers from Chad were killed today when a suicide bomber attacked a northern checkpoint in Mali. Six peacekeepers were injured in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility. Reuters (10/23) Share:      Sustainable development is the UN's "No. 1 priority," Ban says BusinessGreen (U.K.) (10/23) Share:      ILO to help improve garment-worker safety in Bangladesh Thomson Reuters Foundation (10/22) Share:      Venezuela, Guyana discuss border concerns with UN official Caribbean Journal (Miami) (10/22) Share:      Health Development WHO concerned about drug-resistant tuberculosis, lack of adequate care The number of tuberculosis cases and deaths dropped in 2012, but the World Health Organization says more must be done to provide adequate care for estimated 3 million untreated tuberculosis patients who live in rural areas. "Progress remains fragile and could be reversed without adequate funding," a WHO report says. The Guardian (London) (10/23), Reuters (10/23) Share:      Getting the word out about clean cookstove benefits Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (10/20) Share:      Women Girls Afghan women seek to maintain progress after NATO troops leave Donors and aid groups in Afghanistan are working to help women continue to progress after NATO troops leave the country in 2014. Women need to be taught "political survival skills, namely in how to become pragmatic advocates rather than flag-waving rights activists," says Saeed Parto, research director with the Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organization. Devex.com (free registration) (10/23) Share:      Climate and Energy UN climate change deal could come from U.S., China Increased air pollution in China and reduced carbon emissions in the U.S. may provide the impetus needed to create a global climate change pact at next month's talks in Warsaw, Poland. "We will get an agreement. But we must make sure it is a meaningful agreement," said United Nations climate envoy Christiana Figueres. Thomson Reuters Foundation (10/22) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Syrian rebels detail conditions for participation in peace talks Syrian opposition leaders have listed prerequisites to participating in United Nations peace talks. In addition to defining Syrian President Bashar Assad's role, the opposition wants detainees to be released, a definitive timetable for negotiations and guarantees of safe passage. Al Jazeera (10/23), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (10/22), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/22), Al Jazeera (10/23) Share:      Renamo fighters in Mozambique strike police station BBC (10/22) Share:      DR Congo's Kabila pledges to restore peace, improve living conditions Reuters (10/23) Share:      Nigerian troops attack Boko Haram base, killing 37 Reuters (10/22) Share:      Attacks in Iraq leave soldiers, civilians dead Al Jazeera (10/23) Share:      Border pact signed by China, India BBC (10/23) Share:      Many Egyptians see emigration as only way out of conflict The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/22) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Deputy Director, Family Planning 2020 Task Team United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Donor Outreach and Engagement Manager, Family Planning 2020 Task Team United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Knowledge Manager, Family Planning 2020 Task Team United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Program Manager Social Science Research Council Brooklyn, NY Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio "Syria has to date, fully cooperated with an advance team charged with implementing a UN-backed plan to eliminate the country's chemical weapons programme." 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