[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN seeks resettlement options for Syrian refugees amid regional economic worries

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Development benefits generated by migration are focus of UN meeting Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   October 2, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN seeks resettlement options for Syrian refugees amid regional economic worries United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Kuwait to host another aid conference for Syrian refugees. Meanwhile, 15 countries are setting quotas for Syrian refugees to emigrate for permanent settlement, says Antonio Guterres, UN high commissioner for refugees. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/1), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (9/30), ABC News/The Associated Press (10/2) Share:      Above the Fold Development benefits generated by migration are focus of UN meeting Why gender equality needs to included in post-2015 goals Assessing how Nigeria is dealing with the Boko Haram UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: Desmond Tutu writes about the need to end childhood tuberculosis: trib.al/oeN3TmT #TB #TBRoadmap Share:      UN Dispatch "The WHO just launched a new 'action plan,' which, if implemented could save the lives of 74,000 children a year who needlessly die from TB. The kicker? All they need is $120 million." UN Dispatch (10/1) Share:      United Nations Development benefits generated by migration are focus of UN meeting The United Nations General Assembly High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development starts Thursday and will look at how migration has transformed into a development generator. Migrants send money home, invest locally and generate commerce, says Bela Hovy, UN migration chief. "When they go home, their experiences and skills can be applied in the country of origin," Hovy argues. Voice of America (10/1) Share:      Measures are needed to combat minorities' health issues, report says IRINNews.org (10/1) Share:      CAR measles-vaccination effort begun by UNICEF Voice of America (10/1) Share:      Health Development Why gender equality needs to included in post-2015 goals The Millennium Development Goals spurred global action on poverty and hunger, and the post-2015 development goals should be more inclusive of women if those goals are to be achieved, said Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, president of the Global Fund for Women. The MDGs showed that "when women are not considered to be the top priority, we don't make progress on those issues," she said. The Guardian (London) (10/2) Share:      Mobile initiatives on maternal health, malaria are showing results Mobile phones are putting an end to misinformation about malaria as well as providing expectant mothers with health-saving advice. Health services in Zambia are use mobile health services to improve malaria treatment and provide better maternal care. Thomson Reuters Foundation (10/2), Devex.com (free registration) (10/2) Share:      Virtual SIM card gives poor mobile access without needing to own a phone Dowser (10/1) Share:      Indian steel mill to uproot tens of thousands, UN human rights experts say Daily News (New York)/Agence France-Presse (10/1) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Assessing how Nigeria is dealing with the Boko Haram Attacks by the Boko Haram are becoming more brutal and show little sign of abating, calling the Nigerian government's methods into question, writes Gillian Parker. The Christian Science Monitor (10/1) Share:      Infighting between al-Qaida-linked rebels, other opposition forces Syrian opposition forces face a two-front conflict -- the government troops and al-Qaida-linked rebels, writes Ben Hubbard. "While the Syrian rebels initially welcomed the group as a powerful ally in the civil war against President Bashar al-Assad, many now resent it for putting its international jihadi agenda ahead of the fight to topple the government," Hubbard writes. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/1), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (10/1) Share:      Fresh fighting breaks out in Syria as UN chemical-weapons experts start work The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (10/2) Share:      Sectarian violence strikes Myanmar again Al Jazeera (10/2) Share:      Nearly 900 Iraqi civilians killed in September, UN says BBC (10/2) Share:      Anti-nuclear pact aimed at the North is signed between U.S., South Korea Reuters (10/2) Share:      Kenya won't withdraw from Somalia Voice of America (10/1) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Program Manager Social Science Research Council Brooklyn, NY Network Administrator United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio "The deterioration in the situation in the Central African Republic is of deep concern to two United Nations Special Advisers." 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