[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN team corroborates chemical weapons use in Syria

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Dec. 27 set as deadline for choosing participants in Syrian peace talks, UN envoy says Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   December 13, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN team corroborates chemical weapons use in Syria Chemical weapons were used in five out of seven attacks in Syria, the United Nations investigation team confirmed in its report to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday. The report didn't assign responsibility for the attacks. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/13), BBC (12/12), The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (12/12) Share:      Above the Fold Dec. 27 set as deadline for choosing participants in Syrian peace talks, UN envoy says Humanitarian, development aid efforts to be combined by UN to ease Sahel situation Climate adaptation pilot project launched for African farmers Frugal innovation seeks to customize technology solutions for the developing world AU boosts peacekeeping force in Central African Republic UN Radio   Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: India is taking steps to stay polio-free by urging travelers from endemic countries to get vaccinated. trib.al/LsnX6U8 v @Shotatlife Share:      UN Dispatch "This is year zero of Chikungunya in the Americas. The extent to which this virus can be contained depends on the capacity of national health authorities to meet this threat head on. Unless these warnings are heeded, Chikungunya could be as common as West Nile or Dengue. That would be a public health catastrophe." UN Dispatch (12/13) Share:      United Nations Dec. 27 set as deadline for choosing participants in Syrian peace talks, UN envoy says United Nations special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says Syrian government and rebels must name who will comprise their delegations to the Geneva peace talks by Dec. 27. The peace talks are slated to begin on Jan. 23. Meanwhile, the U.S. is open to non-al-Qaida Islamists being part of the Syrian rebel coalition, a U.S. official says. Reuters (12/12), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (12/12) Share:      Member states must continue to enforce sanctions against Iran, UN panel chair says Reuters (12/12) Share:      ICC chief urges Security Council to act on Darfur crimes United Press International (12/12) Share:      Health Development Humanitarian, development aid efforts to be combined by UN to ease Sahel situation For the first time, the United Nations is combining humanitarian and development aid efforts in Africa's Sahel region to reduce hunger and poverty now and in the long-term. Humanitarian aid teams will work on a three-year planning timetable instead of one-year plans, says Robert Piper, the UN's Sahel humanitarian coordinator. Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/13), ABC News (12/13), Yahoo/Agence France-Presse (12/12) Share:      The number of malnourished displaced children increasing in the Philippines, UN says Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/13) Share:      Gunmen kill one polio worker, 2 police escorts in Pakistan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Radio Mashaal (12/13) Share:      Blizzard expected to severely impact Syrian refugees in Lebanon The Guardian (London) (12/12) Share:      Climate and Energy Climate adaptation pilot project launched for African farmers The World Meteorological Organization launched a Climate Services Adaptation Program last month to help farmers in Tanzania and Malawi use weather information for better crop planting and harvesting, writes Kizito Makoye. The pilot project is designed to assist farmers in learning how to counteract the impact of extreme weather, such as floods and droughts. Thomson Reuters Foundation (12/13) Share:      Technology Frugal innovation seeks to customize technology solutions for the developing world The Frugal Innovation Lab at Santa Clara University in the U.S. is using frugal innovation to solve problems in the developing world such as a simpler testing method for arsenic in water supplies. "We don't come up with an idea, make it and then see if there's somebody to sell it to," explains Elizabeth Sweeny, the lab's program manager. "You survey the market, you do target market analysis and then you design it to that market," she says. SciDev.net (12/12) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security AU boosts peacekeeping force in Central African Republic The African Union will increase its peacekeeping forces to 6,000 troops, up from the current 2,500, an AU official says. Meanwhile, the number of people seeking refuge at the Bangui airport, which is protected by French troops, has risen to 30,000. Reuters (12/13), Reuters (12/13), The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (12/12) Share:      Peace agreement finally signed by DR Congo, M23 rebels Reuters (12/12) Share:      UN intervention force turns focus to rebels threatening DR Congo's Orientale province IRINNews.org (12/13) Share:      Uganda says 19 Lord's Resistance Army fighters have surrendered Voice of America (12/12) Share:      Caretaker government approved for Tunisia BBC (12/13) Share:      Boko Haram claims responsibility for attack on Nigerian military base Reuters (12/13) Share:      Position Title Company Name Location Campaign Associate (Grassroots Development Advocacy), Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Children's Rights Researcher Human Rights Watch New York, NY Click here to view more job listings.   UN Radio UN chief welcomes peace deal between DRC and M23 movement UN Radio (12/13) Share:      Learn more about the UN Foundation -> United Nations | Secretary-General | UN News Centre | Key UN Bodies, Agencies, Funds and Programs UN Foundation | UN Dispatch | The Interdependent About UN Wire UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today.   Contact the UN Foundation Caleb Tiller Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 887-9040 www.unfoundation.org Subscriber Tools Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.   Lead Editor:  James daSilva Jobs Contact:  Jackie Basso   P: 202.407.7871 Advertising:  Joe Riddle   P: 202.407.7857 ext. 228     SIGN UP   SHARE   ADVERTISE   SEND FEEDBACK Update Profile | Change e-mail address | Unsubscribe | Web version (print friendly) Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 © 1999-2013 SmartBrief, Inc.® Privacy policy |  Legal Information

 

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