[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN, African officials seek political solution for South Sudan

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN's Brahimi, others meet to continue planning for Syrian peace talks Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   December 20, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN, African officials seek political solution for South Sudan Officials from the United Nations, African Union and four African nations are working to mediate the conflict in South Sudan. Separately, the UN Security Council is discussing the situation today. About 34,000 civilians are seeking refuge at UN bases in the country. Reuters (12/20), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/20), Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/20), The Guardian (London) (12/19) Share:      Above the Fold UN's Brahimi, others meet to continue planning for Syrian peace talks World Bank governance unit will fight graft in developing world, Kim says 4 groups helping reduce female genital mutilation Supplies of freshwater at risk from climate change, researchers say CAR elections to be held in 2014; Rwanda sends peacekeeping forces UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: "Women and Girls: The Thread that Holds Humanity Together" @emgoreun speaks at TEDxAustinWomen: trib.al/dmMeuOJ Share:      UN Dispatch "International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda admitted Thursday she no longer had enough evidence to try Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta for crimes against humanity, calling for a delay after witnesses pulled out." UN Dispatch (12/20) Share:      United Nations UN's Brahimi, others meet to continue planning for Syrian peace talks United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is meeting today with U.S. and Russian officials ahead of Syrian peace talks scheduled for Jan. 22 in Switzerland. Separately, Russia reportedly blocked release of a Security Council statement condemning the recent missile and "barrel bomb" attacks by the Syrian government. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/20), Reuters (12/20), Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)/Agence France-Presse (12/20) Share:      2 UN peacekeepers from India killed in South Sudan Voice of America (12/20) Share:      Ban arrives in Philippines for talks, tour of area affected by Typhoon Haiyan GMA News (Philippines)/Agence France-Presse (12/19) Share:      Delay sought by ICC prosecutor in trial of Kenyan president The Guardian (London) (12/19) Share:      Health Development World Bank governance unit will fight graft in developing world, Kim says World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says the developing world's biggest threat is graft, and the bank is creating a good-governance unit to fight it. "Every dollar that a corrupt official or a corrupt business person puts in their pocket is a dollar stolen from a pregnant woman who needs health care; or a boy who deserves education; or from communities that need water, roads and schools," Kim argues. Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/20) Share:      Researchers discover why HIV causes AIDS Reuters (12/19) Share:      Madagascan death toll from bubonic plague reaches 32 The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (12/20) Share:      Women Girls 4 groups helping reduce female genital mutilation Organizations such as Tostan, The Orchid Project, Sister Fa and Daughters of Eve are working to help change the social norms around female genital mutilation, writes Tania Beard. The groups use a multipronged approach to elicit change, Beard argues. Dowser (12/19) Share:      Climate and Energy Supplies of freshwater at risk from climate change, researchers say Researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research are warning that freshwater resources are at risk because of to climate change. The researchers are calling on governments to plan now to mitigate the impact on populations and agriculture. Voice of America (12/20) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security CAR elections to be held in 2014; Rwanda sends peacekeeping forces Central African Republic Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye said Thursday that presidential elections will be held in 2014, a year earlier than planned. Meanwhile, Rwanda is sending troops to bolster African Union and French peacekeeping forces. 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