[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban: Post-2015 development goals must be bold, yet simple

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Damaged infrastructure slows aid distribution in the Philippines Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   November 18, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban: Post-2015 development goals must be bold, yet simple United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the post-2015 development goals will continue to transform the world by emphasizing human rights, reducing poverty and enabling sustainability. The post-2015 agenda "must be bold in ambition yet simple in design, supported by a new partnership for development," Ban says in this interview. The Guardian (London)/Media Network blog (11/15) Share:        Above the Fold Damaged infrastructure slows aid distribution in the Philippines Kenyan researcher works to improve food security Global support for family planning efforts is on the rise Poorer countries express concern about climate pledges Syrian peace efforts continue as chemical-weapons removal plan announced UN, aid agencies rush to aid 600,000 in the Philippines UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: The @mhealthsummit aims to advance #mHealth collaboration to improve #health outcomes http://trib.al/AeI9U9W #mHealthMonday #mHealth13 UN Foundation (6/21) Share:      UN Dispatch "The world needs a funding pool like [the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund] to quickly disperse dollars when tragedy strikes and steer funding toward slow burning crises that do not get the attention they deserve." UN Dispatch (11/15) Share:      United Nations Damaged infrastructure slows aid distribution in the Philippines The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says infrastructure problems such as blocked roads and lack of power are holding up the distribution of aid in the Philippines. "Between 10 and 12 million people have to be assisted to recover from this," OCHA's Orla Fagan said. Voice of America (11/18), Reuters (11/18) Share:      Ban seeks consideration of peacekeepers for Central African Republic The Gazette (Montreal) (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (11/15) Share:      EU's leadership is needed against climate change, Ban says Reuters (11/18) Share:      Delay for ICC trial of Kenyan leaders fails to get Security Council support Reuters (11/15) Share:      Health Development Kenyan researcher works to improve food security The World Food Prize Foundation awarded the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application to Kenya's Dr. Charity Mutegi for her work in combating aflatoxin, a dangerous mold that can harm grain, milk and meat. "The more I delved into food safety and the more of it I understood, the greater the concern to me about the devastating effects unsafe food had on human lives both in the long and short term," Mutegi said of her career in food science. The InterDependent (11/15) Share:      Ukraine's distrust of vaccinations heightens polio risk, WHO says Reuters (11/15) Share:      Women Girls Global support for family planning efforts is on the rise Family planning initiatives are getting more support globally with programs being initiated in high-need countries, writes Isobel Coleman of the Council on Foreign Relations. Family planning saves lives and "helps create healthy, resilient families in some of the most vulnerable parts of the world," Coleman writes. Council on Foreign Relations online/Development Channel blog (11/15) Share:      Climate and Energy Poorer countries express concern about climate pledges Developing countries are increasingly worried about rich ones reneging on pledges reduce carbon emissions, setting up a challenging debate at this week's United Nations climate talks in Poland. Meanwhile, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, told a group of coal executives that "coal must change rapidly and dramatically for everyone's sake." The Guardian (London)/The Observer (11/16), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/18), Bloomberg Businessweek (11/18), Reuters (11/17), BBC (11/17) Share:      Damage from floods, droughts, storms averaging almost $200B annually Reuters (11/18) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Syrian peace efforts continue as chemical-weapons removal plan announced Syrian government officials met with Russian counterparts in Moscow in an effort to move peace talks forward. Meanwhile, the announced chemical-weapons removal plan is raising concerns due to shipment routes that take the weapons through battlegrounds, and 31 Syrian troops were reported killed in a blast near Damascus. Reuters (11/18), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/17), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/17), Al Jazeera (11/18), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (11/17) Share:      Cameroon army repels raid from Central African Republic Reuters (11/17) Share:      UN: Flow of money strengthens Taliban in Afghanistan The Guardian (London) (11/17) Share:      Will Pakistan put Musharraf on trial for treason? Reuters (11/18) Share:      Hot Topics UN, aid agencies rush to aid 600,000 in the Philippines Reuters How the Philippines can ensure the best use of relief funds Devex.com (free registration) How the UN intervention force restored "hope to the people" The New York Times (tiered subscription model) Aid arrives for typhoon victims as death toll rises The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) UN seeks aid funding for the Philippines; Valerie Amos to oversee relief effort BBC Position Title Company Name Location Grants Manager, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Events and Operations Manager, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Senior Development Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Communications UN Relations Officer, UN Association of the USA United Nations Foundation New York, NY IT Support Specialist United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio WFP chief meets with typhoon survivors in Tacloban city. 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