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“The right to education must remain the foundation for advancing the Education for All agenda” – UN expert

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:00:00 GMT

GENEVA (23 November 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, today called on world governments to ensure that the right to education guides their efforts to meet the Education for All* objectives of providing quality basic education to all children, youths and adults by 2015. Check Out http://ow.ly/fBzZ0

“We must make sure not just that an ever greater number of students gain access to primary education, but that governments ensure education is an enforceable right for their citizens, is of high quality, and provided equally without discrimination,” Mr. Singh said following the first UNESCO-led Global Education for All Meeting in Paris. Read More http://ow.ly/fBzZ0

LT. GEN. KALE KAYIHURA RESPONDS TO UN REPORT

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:45:00 GMT

Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura. responds to UN report. The Inspector General of Police has responded to allegations of UN Group of Experts on DR. Congo. We reproduce his reply in full. http://www.upf.go.ug/news-62.html

| LDC report highlights remittances, ''brain drain'' Tab Control

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:55:00 GMT

The report, published today, notes that nationals of the globe’s 48 LDCs sent home some US$27 billion in 2011. It recommends that LDC governments should strive to employ this vast resource – which largely goes in private transfers directly to families – to improve the breadth and abilities of their economies. http://ow.ly/fBnL3

Public Policy Advocacy-Providing Meaningful Information About issues & Advocacy That Matter To Your Comany Worldwide

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:50:00 GMT

On Monday, Nov. 19, NASDAQ OMX CEO Bob Greifeld delivered a keynote address at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. on the "fiscal cliff" and its impact on the capital markets. In his remarks, Mr Greifeld compares the U.S. debt and deficit to cancer: "it's spreading, we know the effects, but we're in denial." He believes that it's time for the industry to get off the sidelines and take action on this issue. http://ow.ly/fBnuI

Time Running Out as Israel Cuts the Grass

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:45:00 GMT

Israel may believe that its overwhelming military power will always bring the Palestinians to heel, but this short-sighted policy can only work as long as Israel has the unquestioning support of the U... http://ow.ly/fBn2u

16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence | Embassy of the United States

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:45:00 GMT

Sixteen. This number has special meaning for many young women in the United States who look forward to their “sweet sixteen” birthday party. Many American parents see this milestone as the bittersweet moment when their little girl begins to move toward adulthood, with new responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges.Check out http://ow.ly/fBkPi

Mission Op-Ed. 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence By Deputy Chief of Mission Virginia Blaser November 24, 2012. Sixteen. This number has special meaning for many young women in the United Sta... http://ow.ly/fBkPi

UNA-UK writes to UK Foreign Secretary on Palestine's UN status

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:55:00 GMT

At present, the Palestinian Authority is classified as a permanent observer "entity" at the UN. Last year, its bid to become a full UN member state failed due to lack of support at the UN Security Council, which needs to recommend applications to the General Assembly. This year's bid for upgraded observer status requires only a simple majority at the Assembly. http://bit.ly/U7d7ej

UNDP Sudan | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:40:00 GMT

UNDP, the United Nations Development Programme, the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a bette... http://www.sd.undp.org/16Days.htm

Private sector critical to fight corruption in East Asia - Pacific

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:15:00 GMT

Bangkok (Thailand), 26 November 2012 - Worldwide, nearly US$1 trillion in bribes are paid each year, according to a World Bank Institute estimate. In East Asia and the Pacific, home to nearly one-third of the world's population, corruption is a critical issue for the business community since high levels of corruption represent a disincentive for foreign direct investment and for the development of free and clean markets. http://bit.ly/V1HH83

OHCHR - Committee against Torture - 49th session

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:05:00 GMT

The Convention and its Optional Protocol. Convention - Status of ratification, Reservations and declarations · Optional Protocol to the Convention - Status of ratification, Reservations and declaratio... http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cat/cats49.htm

FAO GIEWS Country Brief on Niger

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:45:00 GMT

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT. Above-average cereal harvest is anticipated this year; rangelands have also recovered well. The food supply situation is expected to improve significantly during the 2012/13marketing year (November-October). http://bit.ly/WrvwCx

Your guide to UN climate talks

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:25:00 GMT

Everything you need to know about the latest round of United Nations climate change talks, the first ever to be held in the oil-rich Middle East. http://bit.ly/U6WWh2

In-Depth: Top 10 neglected refugee crises

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:55:00 GMT

Refugee crises appear to come and go. In 2011, all eyes were on the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya as it received hundreds of thousands of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict. This year, attention has shifted to the refugee exodus from Syria, even though the majority of Somalis who arrived at Dadaab last year are still there. .... http://bit.ly/SkEKCc

Principles of UN peacekeeping

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:55:00 GMT

There are three basic principles that continue to set UN peacekeeping operations apart as a tool for maintaining international peace and security. http://bit.ly/Tpux7p An overview of the basic principles of UN peacekeeping: consent of the parties, impartiality, and non-use of force except in self-defence and defence of the mandate. http://bit.ly/Tpux7p

Meaningful action sought at UN climate talks

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:35:00 GMT

A week before climate negotiators from nearly 200 countries are slated to meet in Doha, Qatar, researchers are calling for a shake-up in the voting process and delegation sizes. The United Nations talks follow a World Bank report that warns of sharp temperature increases this century. While the meeting is not expected to yield breakthroughs, it is important for work toward a deal in 2015, says climate policy officer http://bit.ly/U6MxC0

Press Release: IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Egypt on a US$4.8 Billion Stand-By Arrangement

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Press Release No. 12/446
November 20, 2012

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission headed by Mr. Andreas Bauer, Division Chief in the Middle East and Central Asia Department, and the Egyptian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a 22-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) in the amount of about US$4.8 billion (equivalent to about SDR 3.16 billion, or 335 percent of Egypt's quota in the IMF). The SBA will support the government's economic program through fiscal year 2013/14. Egypt's request for an SBA is expected to be submitted to the IMF Executive Board for approval in a few weeks. http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2012/pr12446.htm

Open Government Partnership Advocates Need to Rein in ‘Romantic’ Fervor, U.N.

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:45:00 GMT

The global enthusiasm for the year-old Open Government Partnership is warranted, but serious obstacles remain before it reaches its full potential to help people monitor government performance or m...... http://bit.ly/QrSwEK

United Nations E-Government Development Knowledge Base

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The United Nations welcomes you to our interactive Knowledge Base (UNKB) of global e-government information and data. The Knowledge Base was created by the Division for Public Administration and Development Database (UNeGovDD). http://www2.unpan.org/egovkb/

UN DESA | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:35:00 GMT

Helping countries around the world meet their economic, social and environmental challenges –The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs – or DESA promotes development for all, especi... http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/index.html

The Dollar Affect Newsletter Vol 1

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:25:00 GMT

The goal the project is to provide students with a learning center which will allow them to experience opportunities to explore new words in the English language. These small tools will open a whole n... http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/998643/b4ad0b4671/1477547383/088c244ca0/

World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) Opening Remarks

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:35:00 GMT

Excellencies, Ministers, Ambassadors,
Distinguished colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to the extraordinary city of Dubai for the opening of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2012.

Dubai is one of the world’s most modern cities in the world; a city which has risen from the sands of the Gulf Region to become a magnificent symbol of Emirati culture and progress.

It has transformed itself into one of the Middle East’s most important economic centres and is one of the greatest symbols of human achievement in the modern world. Read More http://www.itu.int/en/osg/speeches/Pages/2012-11-20.aspx

IFAD social reporting blog: Economic growth alone won’t end hunger

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:40:00 GMT

Recent decades have witnessed remarkable rates of growth for many developing countries. That is good news, as high growth rates of GDP per capita are a key factor in reducing food insecurity and malnu..Recent decades have witnessed remarkable rates of growth for many developing countries. That is good news, as high growth rates of GDP per capita are a key factor in reducing food insecurity and malnutrition.
But economic growth alone is no guarantee of success in the fight against poverty, hunger and malnutrition, as the 2012 edition of The State of Food Insecurity in the World, recently released by the Rome-based United Nations agencies, shows.. http://ifad-un.blogspot.com/2012/11/economic-growth-alone-wont-end-hunger.html

"Piracy is a complex challenge for East Africa's fragile economies," says UNODC Executive Director

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Piracy is a multi-million dollar transnational threat with Somali youth ready to commit acts of piracy as far South as Mozambique and Madagascar according to UNODC chief at press conference in Garowe, Puntland http://bit.ly/Q72XvW

Universal Children's Day - 20 November

Jjingo Samuel B. — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:35:00 GMT

Universal Children's Day is observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. The General Assembly recommends a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectiv... http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/

Helen Clark: "Human Development and International Justice”

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:10:00 GMT

19 November 2012. Keynote Remarks for Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator at the 11th Session of Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court “Human Development and International Justice... http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/speeches/2012/11/19/helen-clark-human-development-and-international-justice-/#.UKoM87jyImI.twitter

Beyond the MDGs: It’s all about jobs and livelihoods

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:35:00 GMT

GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for jobs and livelihoods to be at the heart of the development agenda after the target date for achieving the Millennium Deve... http://bit.ly/Q4Py7z

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - 49th session

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:15:00 GMT

All participants in Committee sessions will require accreditation to the session to have access to the conference venue, except individuals who are already in possession of UN badges. To obtain accred... http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cescr/cescrs49.htm

United Nations Millennium Development Goals

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:15:00 GMT

Home · UN media contacts; UN Partners on MDGs; UNDP United Nations Development Programme · Millennium Campaign · UNDESA UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs · World Bank · UNICEF UN Children... http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/environ.shtml

Briefing: Myanmar's Rohingya crisis

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:05:00 GMT

Five months after communal violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine State, the plight of the 800,000 Muslim Rohingya there has worsened: Renewed violence in late October left more than 100,000 displaced,... http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96801/Briefing-Myanmar-s-Rohingya-crisis

The “Rise of the South” and post-communist Europe and Central Asia | Europe & Central Asia | UNDP

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Tall and glassy downtown of Astana, Kazakhstan – oil, gas and other natural resources are the key components of the countr... http://europeandcis.undp.org/news/show/87D85445-F203-1EE9-BBF1704483E89CCC

UNdata | explorer

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:55:00 GMT

Find UNdata on Facebook · Follow UNdata on Twitter · Please send us your feedback · logo. Data Glossary Metadata More. About UNdata · Advanced search · Country profiles · Explorer. Explorer. Exploring... http://data.un.org/Explorer.aspx?d=WDI

Localizing Development : Does Participation Work?

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:40:00 GMT

The Policy Research Report Localizing Development: Does Participation Work? brings analytical rigor to a field that has been the subject of intense debate and advocacy, and billions of dollars in deve... https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/11859

Home | United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:05:00 GMT

New York, United States, 6 November 2012 - The Institute's Board of Trustees concluded its Fifty-second session, which convened in New York from 5 to 6 November. The session's highlight was the presen... http://www.unitar.org/

United Nations Association of the USA

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:30:00 GMT

Recognizing the UN's vital role advancing peace, justice and prosperity, UNA-USA honored recipients of the 2012 Global Leadership Awards at the annual Global Leadership Dinner. http://www.unausa.org/

At memorial service, United Nations pays tribute to staff who fell in line of duty

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:10:00 GMT

14 November 2012 – United Nations staff, led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, today paid tribute to colleagues who perished in the line of duty over the past year, at a memorial service at the world body’s headquarters in New York. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43495&&Cr=peacekeeping&&Cr1=#.UKSiHmeVXfl

Using theory and practice to fight cross-border crimes

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:05:00 GMT

Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam), 15 November 2012 - It would be as easy as usual, he thought. After packing some ivory carvings, a rhino horn and 300 grams of heroin in a suitcase, Sok drove a few kilometres to the border with Viet Nam, went through the checkpoint, and into the nearby small town across the border. http://www.unodc.org/eastasiaandpacific/en/vietnam/2012/11/patrol/story.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women announces over US$8 million in grants | UN Women

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:05:00 GMT

United Nations, New York — The United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) today kicked off its 16th year announcing more than US$8 million in grants to 12 local initiatives in 18 countries. In ten countries, funds will be used to address violence against women in conflict, post conflict and transitional settings, including Libya for the first time. http://bit.ly/SOOEM5

WFP reaches communities isolated by floods in Burkina Faso

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:55:00 GMT

During the months of the rainy season WFP used multiple means of transportation including donkey-pulled carts and canoes to deliver food to communities in the Sahel region. Each year during the rainy season in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, roads and bridges are flooded, cutting off many areas of the region from WFP food assistance. Read More : https://www.wfp.org/stories/wfp-reaches-communities-isolated-floods-burkina-faso

New reports show slight growth in philanthropic funding for AIDS–More robust response needed

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:10:00 GMT

Private AIDS-related funding from United States and European philanthropic donors totaled US$ 644 million in 2011, a 5% increase (US$ 32 million) from 2010 according to an annual report from Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) and the European HIV/AIDS Funders Group (EFG), with support from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2012/november/20121108prresourcetracking/

FAO Media Centre: FAO Food Price Index falls slightly in October-World food import bill may fall in 2012; rice production set for new record

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 09:35:00 GMT

8 November 2012, Rome - The FAO Food Price Index fell one percent in October 2012, and for the first ten months of the year food prices were on average eight percent lower than in the same period in 2... http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/163996/icode/

Nostalgic nonagenarian from North Kivu faces twilight years alone

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 08:15:00 GMT

MUGUNGA III, Democratic Republic of the Congo, November 7 (UNHCR) – Paul Mirurumu has led a happy, long and relatively successful life in the heart of Africa, but in his twilight years he has experienced only devastating personal loss and suffering. Today, the 92-year-old Congolese is alone, friendless and marooned in a camp for the internally displaced, convinced that he will never again see his home village in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. http://www.unhcr.org/509a7c6b9.html

UN Secretary-General Urges More Companies to Embrace Sustainability

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:10:00 GMT

At a meeting of international business leaders in Seoul today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for corporate sustainability to become a transformative force. The meeting, convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), focused on scaling up solutions for sustainability following the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – Rio+20 earlier this year. http://htl.li/f2mZJ

The Sahel Crisis

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:55:00 GMT

FAO is acting in the Sahel Region to face a new food crisis due to a combination of drought, high food prices and chronic poverty which affects millions of people http://www.fao.org/crisis/sahel/the-sahel-crisis/en/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Tweet&utm_campaign=Sahel

Agricultural cooperatives can help end global hunger, says UN food agency

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:45:00 GMT

Agricultural cooperatives provide small-scale food producers with what may be their best chance to compete in global markets, the head of the United Nations food agency said today, adding that coopera... http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43408&Cr=fao&Cr1=#.UJelWmdyXHp

WFP Joins The Fight Against Locusts In The Sahel

Jjingo Samuel B. — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:45:00 GMT

As families in the Sahel struggle to recover from this year’s hunger crisis, tens of millions of locusts threaten to swarm across the region devouring the new harvest. To ensure that doesn’t happen, WFP has airlifted insecticide to Mali and Chad in a joint operation with its sister agency, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. http://www.wfp.org/stories/wfp-joins-fight-against-locusts-sahel

ROME—WFP airlifted thousands of litres of insecticide to countries in the Sahel last week as part of an effort to prevent an onslaught of desert locusts just as people in the region are beginning to get back on their feet after this year’s drought.

The pesticide was donated by Morocco and Senegal through an arrangement with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43391&Cr=Iraq&Cr1=#.UJN3x2eVXfl

Selective application of human rights law undermines credibility of UN | United Nations Radio

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:00:00 GMT

The credibility of international law and of the United Nations is undermined when States violate the UN Charter with impunity or apply human rights law as it suits them. That warning has come from Alfred de Zayas the United Nations independent expert on promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. Gerry Adams reports. http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2012/10/selective-application-of-human-rights-law-undermine-credibility-of-un/

Dairy cooperatives help support and stabilize rural Afghan villages | United Nations Radio

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:00:00 GMT

As Afghanistan prepares to assume responsibility for its national security following the departure of foreign forces in 2014, an unexpected form of peace-building is taking root in some of the country's rural villages. http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2012/10/dairy-cooperatives-help-support-and-stabilize-rural-afghan-villages/

Join now to deliver 1 Million Signatures for Malala | Say NO - UNiTE

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 10:25:00 GMT

On 10 October, a day before the first International Day of the Girl Child, Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl from Pakistan was shot and wounded by the Taliban for speaking out on the rights of girls to education and to live free of violence. http://saynotoviolence.org/join-say-no/join-now-deliver-1-million-signatures-malala?nocache=1

What can $1 do?

Jjingo Samuel B. — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:15:00 GMT

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