[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN seeks aid funding for the Philippines; Valerie Amos to oversee relief effort

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | 13 polio cases in Syria are connected to strain to Pakistan Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   November 12, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN seeks aid funding for the Philippines; Valerie Amos to oversee relief effort The United Nations has released $25 million in emergency aid for Philippines disaster relief and is appealing for a total of $301 million to assist the typhoon-stricken country. Valerie Amos, head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, will be on-site to oversee the UN's relief efforts. Other countries have separately offered about $35 million in aid. BBC (11/12), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/11), Voice of America (11/12), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/12) Share:      Above the Fold 13 polio cases in Syria are connected to strain to Pakistan Philippines aid workers use geomapping to speed relief efforts Which Middle East countries fare worst in women's rights? DR Congo, M23 fail to sign peace agreement UN Radio   Quote of the Day @NothingButNets: #Malaria cases hit a 40-year high in the US. We're all connected malaria is a global problem! Get the scoop: trib.al/RFrTzhG Share:      UN Dispatch "As international aid rushes to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines, groups say rescue and relief efforts are being slowed by roadblocks caused by massive amounts of debris." UN Dispatch (11/12) Share:      United Nations 13 polio cases in Syria are connected to strain to Pakistan The World Health Organization has confirmed that 13 cases of polio in Syria can be traced to Pakistan. "[T]he risk of further international spread of wild poliovirus type 1 across the region is considered to be high," WHO says. Google/Agence France-Presse (11/12), The Global Dispatch (11/11), The Huffington Post (11/12) Share:      Security issues thwart UN's polio-immunization effort in Sudan Voice of America (11/11) Share:      Elections to be held today for open seats on UN's Human Rights Council FoxNews.com/The Associated Press (11/12) Share:      Health Development Philippines aid workers use geomapping to speed relief efforts Geomapping for humanitarian aid is being employed to help with Philippines relief efforts. Data gathered by the Digital Humanitarian Network is being used by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to help relief workers assess where to deploy. IRINNews.org (11/11), Inter Press Service (11/12) Share:      Saudi Arabian health officials find MERS virus in camel BBC (11/11) Share:      U.S. to probe black market for malaria drugs in Africa The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (11/11) Share:      Women Girls Which Middle East countries fare worst in women's rights? A Thomson Reuters Foundation poll of women's rights in 22 Middle Eastern countries reveals a gap in women's rights. The poll ranks Comoros first, as it has the most significant political and economic rights for women. Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen are the countries where women have the fewest rights, the poll says. Thomson Reuters Foundation (11/12), Thomson Reuters Foundation (11/12), Thomson Reuters Foundation (11/12) Share:      Global family-planning summit to focus on improving contraception support The Guardian (London) (11/12) Share:      UN begins women-only buses initiative in Papua New Guinea ABC (Australia) (11/12) Share:      Syrian girls in refugee camps are marrying for safety reasons Al Jazeera (11/12) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security DR Congo, M23 fail to sign peace agreement A disagreement over the wording of a peace agreement caused Democratic Republic of Congo envoys to walk out of a ceremony with M23 rebels, leaving the document unsigned. Al Jazeera (11/12), Voice of America (11/12) Share:      Syrian rebel alliance names Cabinet for interim government The Syrian National Coalition has named nine officials who would form an interim government responsible for the area under rebel control. Al Jazeera (11/12) Share:      Gunmen kill Lebanese cleric who supported Syrian government BBC (11/12) Share:      Students clash with police in Egypt Reuters (11/12) Share:      Cote d'Ivoire opposition group calls for ICC to release former president Voice of America (11/11) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Communications UN Relations Officer, UN Association of the USA United Nations Foundation New York, NY IT Support Specialist United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Senior Communications Officer, Shot@Life United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio "Five envoys from the international community have expressed their dismay at the lack of agreement in talks between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the rebel group M23." 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