[RED DEMOCRATICA] Child deaths from malaria fall 51% since 2000, WHO report says

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Report: Cancer deaths expected to keep rising in poorer countries Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   December 12, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Child deaths from malaria fall 51% since 2000, WHO report says The number of children under the age of 5 dying from malaria dropped by 51% from 2000 to 2012, says the annual report on malaria from the World Health Organization. WHO expects the death rate will continue to fall, which bodes well for helping countries meet health-related Millennium Development Goals. Still, lack of funding and the emergence of drug-resistant malaria concern health officials. 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UN Dispatch (12/11) Share:      United Nations Report: Cancer deaths expected to keep rising in poorer countries The number of new global cancer cases rose in 2012 to 14.1 million, up from 12.7 million in 2008, says the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer. The IARC expects new cases to increase to 19.3 million by 2025. Poorer countries tend to have higher death rates than wealthy ones due to lack of diagnostics and treatment options, while the rates of new diagnoses are higher in more developed nations. Al Jazeera/Reuters (12/12) Share:      Uruguay breaks international law by legalizing marijuana, UN official says BBC (12/11) Share:      UN's Pillay decries India's gay sex ban as human rights violation Reuters (12/12) Share:      Health Development Illicit money outflows cost developing countries $946 billion annually, report says The money that poorer countries lose to corruption, fraud and other illegal outflows is 10 times greater than the development aid they receive, says a report from Global Financial Integrity, a financial watchdog group. In 2011, GFI says, developing countries lost $946.7 billion, an increase of 13.7% from the previous year. Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/12) Share:      At its 50th anniversary, Kenya needs lasting solutions to poverty Kenya is celebrating its 50th year of independence today. The country has much to be proud about and much to do to close the gap between rich and poor, Catholic Bishop Anthony Muheria writes. People in rural areas still struggle for basic services, food and clean water. "Our anniversary celebrations should propel us to find lasting solutions to this kind of poverty," Muheria argues. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (12/12) Share:        2 cases of deadly pneumonic plague reported in Madagascar BBC (12/11) Share:      Climate and Energy Relaunched Panama forest program provides lessons for other efforts, UN-REDD says The United Nations' Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation program has reopened in Panama after its shutdown this year due to objections from native groups. An independent investigation found that indigenous people need to be included in decisions made regarding forest protection. UN-REDD will be applying lessons learned in Panama to other global projects. Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/12) Share:      EU can't reach consensus on limits for biofuels from food crops The Guardian (London)/Reuters (12/12) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Platoons of Rwandan fighters giving up, UN force's leader says Fighters with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda are surrendering to United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Martin Kobler, leader of the United Nations mission, told the Security Council on Wednesday. "We have quite a number of surrenderees. A whole platoon every month is surrendering without fighting," Kobler says. 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