[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN upgrades Iraq humanitarian crisis to most severe

 

Quote of the day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Russian envoy says Syria will allow cross-border aid access Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   June 18, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN upgrades Iraq humanitarian crisis to most severe Iraq has received the most severe recognition of a level 3 humanitarian disaster by the United Nations for its crisis that has displaced 1.5 million people. Iraq is already level 3 for polio, and unrest in neighboring Syria is also designated as a level 3 crisis. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (6/18) Share:      Above the Fold Russian envoy says Syria will allow cross-border aid access Study: Deprivation index shows one-fifth of world is poor Insurgents clash with Iraqi troops for control of oil refinery UN Radio   Quote of the Day @unfoundation: Leading up to #WorldRefugeeDay, here are 2 things you can do RIGHT NOW to help: http://bit.ly/1q9h6b7 Share:      UN Dispatch "Ebola Reaches Monrovia" UN Dispatch (6/18) Share:      United Nations Russian envoy says Syria will allow cross-border aid access Russia's United Nations envoy, Vitaly Churkin, says the Syrian government will allow cross-border aid access from Turkey, Jordan and Iraq using international monitors. Other UN Security Council members are waiting to see the draft resolution and to consult with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs about the plan's practicality. 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Devex.com (free registration) (6/17) Share:        Advocates: Right to sanitation, clean water must be included in SDGs The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals "zero draft" document doesn't mention the human right to sanitation and clean water as a goal. Catarina de Albuquerque, the UN special rapporteur on the human right to water and sanitation, and others are pressing for the inclusion of this right in the final SDG agenda. Devex.com (free registration) (6/18) Share:      Deaths due to Ebola virus increase in West Africa The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (6/18) Share:      Peacekeeping and Security Insurgents clash with Iraqi troops for control of oil refinery Fighters being led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant battled with Iraqi government forces over the Baiji refinery, a domestic oil facility located north of Baghdad. Meanwhile, Iran says it's prepared to step in and protect Iraq's religious shrines amid the unrest. 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