ECPAT [to 24 May 2014]

“WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION…” says Ms. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio
Posted on 05/22/2014, 18:16
22 MAY 2014; BANGKOK, THAILAND: Ms. Maud De Boer-Buquicchio, the newly appointed UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography said, ‘implementation of child protection mechanisms requires strong collaboration between all stakeholders’ in her recent exclusive talks with ECPAT International.

ECPAT Taiwan celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Posted on 05/22/2014, 10:02
On 14-15 May, ECPAT Taiwan held a conference and banquet celebrating two decades of protecting Taiwan’s children.
In the early 1990s, prior to officially registering as an organisation, ECPAT Taiwan was busy helping build the ECPAT movement. ECPAT International currently operates in 74 countries across the globe but the movement was born in South East Asia, with four original founding members: Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines and Taiwan.

ECPAT International @ECPAT May 22
Today in #Bangkok, #Iowa State University students heard a presentation about ECPAT and the work we do to end #CSEC. pic.twitter.com/28XbAQV72T

ECPAT International ‏@ECPAT May 21
.@ECPATTaiwan celebrates its 20th Anniversary! http://www.ecpat.net/news/ecpat-taiwan-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary … pic.twitter.com/vWz6NIcvCm

ECPAT-USA ‏@ecpatusa May 21
ECPATUSA Exec Director Carol Smolenski discusses the business behind #humantrafficking in a new article from @Time > http://ow.ly/x66oe

ECPAT International @ECPAT May 21
ECPAT is launching the campaign Non voltarti dall’altra parte with the occasion of the #WorldCup2014 @ECPATItalia http://bit.ly/1mWFe00

Retweeted by ECPAT International
Ecpat Belgium @ecpatbelgium May 19
@ECPAT participated to #ICMEC conference in Brussels to address the growing problem of transnational child sex offenders @INTERPOL_HQ

Handicap International [to 24 May 2014]

Handicap Intl UK @HI_UK May 23
Bosnia floods heighten #landmine risk: We are dispatching a team of 2 experts to assess situation and possible action http://bit.ly/1kvEsWI

Handicap Int’l-US @HI_UnitedStates • May 19
We’ve helped more than 2,000 displaced people with disabilities or injuries to receive vital care in #SouthSudan

Heifer International [to 24 May 2014]

Heifer International @Heifer • 2h
After the Nepal Civil War tore her family apart, Sobha found new hope with Heifer: http://hefr.in/1w3Fr5Q

Heifer International @Heifer • May 23
Heifer is partnering with U.S. farmers like Ann Rose to help end hunger in Appalachia. http://hefr.in/S1cDe8

Retweeted by Heifer International
Pierre Ferrari @HeiferCEO • May 23
How one tiny Nepal village is feeling the effects of #climatechange http://oak.ctx.ly/r/13jet via @heifer #IYFF14

HelpAge International [to 24 May 2014]

HelpAge @helpage • May 23
1.3m people have fled their homes in #SouthSudan. @Age_Int looks @ impact violence is having on 1000s of older people http://bit.ly/1lWlneN

HelpAge @helpage • May 22
Great new #video from our #Gaza team on how we’re supporting older people to grow their own vegetables & farm land http://bit.ly/1nho143

HelpAge @helpage • May 22
Want to stay up to date with the latest #ageing news from around the world? Sign up to one of our eNewsletters: http://bit.ly/wA2osG

HelpAge @helpage • May 19
We’re giving solar radios to older people to fight isolation & give news inc typhoon warnings: http://bit.ly/helpagehaiyan

International Rescue Committee [to 24 May 2014]

Press Releases
22 May 2014 – David Miliband: 2014 Commencement Address, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
22 May 2014 – Civilians in dire need of protection in north of Mali
21 May 2014 – NGO’s strongly welcome the outcomes of the Donor Pledging Conference
19 May 2014 – Lives of children in South Sudan in peril as malnutrition rates soar

South Sudan: “This crisis is man-made” [Commentary]
Posted by The IRC on May 23, 2014
Half the population of South Sudan – 4.9 million – needs humanitarian assistance as a result of five months of fighting. “This crisis is man-made,” says IRC vice president Sharon Waxman, “and the parties to the conflict bear ultimate responsibility for its impact on civilians and for its resolution.”

IRC responds to thousands fleeing southern Somalia
Posted by The IRC on May 22, 2014
The IRC in Mogadishu, Somalia, has been responding to the health needs of thousands of people fleeing conflict in the south of the country.

On the ground in Niger: Updates on emergency aid for Nigerian refugees
Posted by The IRC on May 22, 2014
Matias Meier, the IRC’s country director in Niger, is visiting IRC emergency programs in for people who have fled the violent conflict across the border in northeastern Nigeria. He’s tweeting his photos and updates at @meier_matias.

Aid groups to the UN: ‘Make protection of Mali’s civilians a priority’
Posted by The IRC on May 22, 2014
In a statement released today, the IRC and five other aid groups urged the United Nations Security Council to make the protection of civilians a priority in Mali, where violent conflict continues to affect hundreds of thousands of people.

Food crisis in South Sudan imperils chidren’s lives
Posted by The IRC on May 19, 2014
On the eve of a donor conference on South Sudan, the IRC released a statement calling on the international community to be generous in its response to the extreme humanitarian crisis currently faced by the South Sudanese people.

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 23
“Humanitarian response must be fit for new crises.” New article on @guardian by @DMiliband: http://bit.ly/1ojA91v

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 23
IRC responds to thousands fleeing southern #Somalia: http://bit.ly/Ri4ZeU

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 22
On the ground in #Niger, updates from IRC director @meier_matias: http://bit.ly/1jb9SNE
Retweeted by Intl Rescue Comm IRC

IRC Press @IRCPress • May 22
RELEASE: Civilians in dire need of protection in north of #Mali, 6 NGOs incl @theIRC call for protection of civilians http://bit.ly/1gT2dcr

Intl Rescue Comm IRC @theIRC • May 21
9 NGO’s strongly welcome the outcomes of #SouthSudanConf: http://bit.ly/1lEw3gs

IRCT [to 24 May 2014]

News
Statements & declarations
Bolivia must create an adequate national mechanism to prevent torture
20 May 2014
Excerpt
A group of 31 human rights organisations are calling on the government of Bolivia to retract on recent steps taken to create a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) that fails to uphold independence, ignoring recommendations by civil society organisations.
The group – which includes IRCT member Institute for Research and Therapy of Torture Sequels and State Violence (ITEI) – are particularly concerned with law 474, enacted by the Bolivian government in December 2013 to allow a Ministry of Justice institution to monitor cases of detention.
This state influence in monitoring places of detention conflicts with OPCAT provisions and with recommendation by civil society organisations who emphasise the importance of functional, personal and institutional independence for the establishment of an effective NPM.
Bolivia’s ratification of the OPCAT in 2005 sets out an obligation to create an effective NPM to prevent torture and ill-treatment…

In focus
The 2013 IRCT Annual Report is out
19 May 2014

MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 24 May 2014]

“We Demand Action”: Death Toll From Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Must Be Slashed Within a Year
May 19, 2014
Phumeza Tisile, co-author of the DR-TB Manifesto and XDR-TB survivor, delivers urgent plea to World Health Assembly delegates on behalf of 50,000 supporters worldwide.

MSF UK @MSF_uk • May 24
Join us and @ajcure in Armenia as we treat people diagnosed with devastating drug-resistant TB. Monday 10.30pm http://msf.me/1m0Qiqb

MSF International @MSF • May 22
MSF Scientific Day is tomorrow! You can watch the stream Live from the website http://msf.org.uk/msfsci #MSFsci

MSF UK @MSF_uk • May 20
Read the brilliant, impassioned speech that @Ptisile gave to the #WHA67 yesterday: http://msf.me/1tdZxI1

Retweeted by MSF International
MSF Access Campaign @MSF_access • May 19
We are with Phumeza @ptisile as the World Health Assembly prepares to discuss #tuberculosis #WHA67 #TBmanifesto

Operation Smile [to 24 May 2014]
Upcoming Mission Schedule
Lima, Peru: May 23-31, 2014
Guadalajara, Mexico: June 5-13, 2014
Beira, Mozambique: June 6-15, 2014
Zhaotong, Yunnan: August 6-12, 2014
Fengkai, Guangdong: October 10- 17, 2014

Operation Smile @operationsmile • May 17
Every 3 mins a child is born with a cleft. http://ow.ly/wL8EU

Partners In Health [to 24 May 2014]

May 23, 2014
Why I Nurse: Gedeon Ngoga
I always wanted to become a nurse. As a child, I didn’t know the difference between nurses and doctors—all I knew is that the people in white coats had the power to help sick patients become healthy, and that is what I too wanted to do.

May 21, 2014
Working in Global Health: Elizabeth Barrera-Cancedda
TB expert Elizabeth Barrera-Cancedda discusses her path to a career in global health. Read

May 19, 2014
Nursing in Navajo Nation
Charlene Blindman, a public health manager at the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation in Tuba City, Arizona, reflects on nursing in Navajo Nation.

Partners In Health @PIH • 6h
Chief Nursing Officer Raises the Bar for Nursing in #Haiti http://bit.ly/1gnHwES #NursesDeliver

PATH [to 24 May 2014]

PATH @PATHtweets May 23
This new video shows PATH’s impact on infants’ first 1000 days in #SouthAfrica http://youtu.be/5ycBKTv_Oo4 #BFGH #everynewborn #socialgood #wha67

PATH @PATHtweets May 23
Explore our new online 2013 Annual Report: http://bit.ly/2013PATH pic.twitter.com/rQbHVEFKW0

PATH @PATHtweets May 22
Countries across Asia have rolled out the Japanese encephalitis vaccine with PATH’s support. http://bit.ly/2013PATH pic.twitter.com/6H5RxEnI2c

PATH @PATHtweets May 20
PATH’s had 4 stars from @CharityNav for 10 years. Only 1% of nonprofits can say that. http://bit.ly/1iYwSyP pic.twitter.com/aQAouKrIdE

PATH @PATHtweets May 20
“In 2013 PATH’s lifesaving work touched the lives of more than 219 million people.” @SteveDavisPATH #BFGH

PATH @PATHtweets May 19
It’s World Human Milk Donation Day. How does milk banking create the potential for a healthy start for more babies? http://bit.ly/1vfoQeX

SOS-Kinderdorf International [to 24 May 2014]

Emergency Response Underway in Flooded Balkans
21.05.2014 – SOS Children´s Villages is on the ground and responding with emergency relief to children and families in Balkan regions hard hit by the floods and landslides.

Balkan Floods Recovery Expected to Take Years
21.05.2014 – Flooding and landslides in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia are being described as the biggest natural disaster in 120 years. Massive recovery efforts are needed.

Children’s Villages ‏@sos4children May 23
What is SOS Children doing to improve #education in #India? http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/our-work/tomorrow-in-india/education …

Children’s Villages ‏@sos4children May 19
As the worst floods since records began hit the Balkans, we’re happy to report that all SOS families are safe http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/news/balkans-floods …

St. Christopher’s Hospice [to 24 May 2014]

St Christopher’s deliver the UK’s first stand-alone university-validated programmes in childhood bereavement
Published on Tuesday, 20 May 2014
St Christopher’s Hospice and Help the Hospices are working in partnership to deliver the UK’s first stand-alone university-validated programmes in childhood bereavement.
The next intake for the Childhood Bereavement Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate will be in September 2014 at St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham.

The summer edition of the St Christopher’s Group newsletter Connections now available online
Published on Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Tostan [to 24 May 2014]

Press Release: Senegal celebrates the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on Friday, May 23, 2014 in Kolda
May 22, 2014
Dakar, Senegal
The NGOs AMREF Health Africa, Handicap International, and Tostan, in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Senegalese Ministry of Women, Family, and Children, and the Ministry of Health and Social Action in Senegal, organized a day of social mobilization in Ndorna (Kolda region) with the theme “Let us prevent fistula.”…

Tostan @Tostan May 23
With @Fistula_Fdtn, we led research to first identify who had fistula & then help them get treatment http://bit.ly/1cw1FkF #EndFistula

Tostan @Tostan May 23
A5: #Childmarriage & #fistula are linked. “To #endfistula, we need to abandon marriages before the age of 18” – @MollyJMelching

Tostan @Tostan May 23
A3 Through partnerships w/ @Fistula_Fdtn @AMREF_Worldwide @HI_france @UNFPA we’re raising awareness of prevention & treatment. #EndFistula

Tostan @Tostan May 23
Obstetric #fistula impacts 2mil women worldwide. Join the #EndFistula chat today at 1pmET to learn how we can end it. pic.twitter.com/5kjMtiUPdp

Tostan @Tostan May 20
Our founder @MollyJMelching shares why careful listening is key to starting & scaling social change in the @SSIReview: http://bit.ly/1klKFEG

Women for Women International [to 24 May 2014]

Women for Women Intl @WomenforWomen • May 23
#WfWI-Kosovo graduate Valbona Ademi is reaching new levels of success, growing her business with help from @USAID http://ow.ly/x9DaI

United Nations – Selected Meetings Coverage and Press Releases [to 24 May 2014]
http://www.un.org/en/unpress/

Meetings
Committee Grants Special Consultative Status to 15 Non-Governmental Organizations, While Deferring Action on Applications of 38 Others (23 May 2014)
The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today recommended 15 organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and deferred action on 38 others.
ECOSOC/6614-NGO/792

Growth-Driven Quality Jobs Key to Reducing Poverty in Post-2015 Era, Delegates Stress during General Assembly Meeting (23 May 2014)
Sustained, inclusive growth aimed at creating decent, quality jobs for the millions of unemployed, underemployed and informally employed people around the world was the key to reducing poverty in the post-2015 era, speakers in the General Assembly said today.
GA/11512

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples Concludes Thirteenth Session, Forwarding Several Reports for Adoption by Economic and Social Council (23 May 2014)
The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concluded its thirteenth session today, sending nine draft reports to the Economic and Social Council containing proposals, recommendations and five draft decisions, including a call for the General Assembly President to act swiftly to ensure the fullest participation of indigenous peoples in all aspects of the World Conference set for September.
HR/5187

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Status for Nine Entities, Defers 33 (22 May 2014)
ECOSOC/6613-NGO/791

Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Status for 32 Entities, Defers 30 (21 May 2014)
ECOSOC/6612-NGO/790

Attention in Permanent Forum Shifts to Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples’ Inclusion in Shaping Post-2015 Development Agenda (21 May 2014)
HR/5185

‘Do Not Lose Hope’ if Efforts to Embed Respect for Indigenous Rights in National Processes Do Not Yield Immediate Results, Permanent Forum Told (20 May 2014)
HR/5184

Reaffirming World’s Commitment to Youth, General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Commemorating Children’s Rights Convention (20 May 2014)
GA/11510

Press Releases
Secretary-General, at General Assembly Meeting, Stresses Need to Make Employment ‘A Priority, Not an Afterthought’ (23 May 2014)
SG/SM/15876-GA/11513-DEV/3095

On Africa Day, More Must Be Done to Unleash Continent’s Agricultural Potential, Says Secretary-General, Pledging Continued United Nations Support (23 May 2014)
SG/SM/15874-AFR/2895-OBV/1335

Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Boko Haram to Its Sanctions List (22 May 2014)
SC/11410

West Africa No Mere Transit Route for Drug Traffickers, but Also Growing Destination, Secretary-General Says in Message to Regional Conference (22 May 2014)
SG/SM/15870-AFR/2894

Society Can Only Be as Healthy as Its Mothers, Children, Secretary-General Tells China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (22 May 2014)
SG/SM/15869-DEV/3094

Condemning Attacks in Nigeria, Secretary-General Seeks Government Proposals on How United Nations Can Help Secure Release of Abducted Girls (21 May 2014)
SG/SM/15867-AFR/2893

Good Intentions Must Be Translated into Credible Action, Secretary-General Tells Participants, as Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization Begins in Fiji (21 May 2014)
GA/COL/3264

Adopt, Adapt, Scale up Best Practices to Protect Ecosystems amid ‘Unprecedented’ Loss of Island Biodiversity, Secretary-General Urges in Observance Message (21 May 2014)
SG/SM/15863-ENV/DEV/1431-OBV/1332

Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Calls Obstetric Fistula ‘a Stark Reflection of Inequality at Its Worst’ (21 May 2014)
SG/SM/15864-DEV/3093-OBV/1333

Wide Gap Remains between Targets, Policy Delivery on Global Development Partnership, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Event (21 May 2014)
DSG/SM/775-GA/11511-DEV/3092

Concerned by Devastating Floods in Balkans, Secretary-General Thanks Member States for Prompt Response, Including Relief Teams, Civil-Military Support (20 May 2014)
SG/SM/15859

UNICEF [to 24 May 2014]
http://www.unicef.org/media/media_71508.html

Media Releases [selected]
Rising costs in Myanmar put strain on UNICEF’s resources in Yangon
YANGON, Myanmar, 22 May 2014 – The end of foreign sanctions and the opening up of Myanmar has benefitted millions of children paving the way for greater progress, however they have also led to higher operational costs for UN agencies and other aid organizations.

UNICEF appoints Parreira as UNICEF Brazil Champion for the Right to Safe and Inclusive Sports
BRASÍLIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, 22 May 2014 – UNICEF today appointed Carlos Alberto Parreira, the technical director of Brazil’s national football team, as UNICEF Brazil Champion for the Right to Safe and Inclusive Sports. As of today, Parreira becomes part of the team of celebrities supporting UNICEF’s work in Brazil in defending and promoting the rights of children and adolescents.

Statement on the United States Government’s announcement on vaccination campaigns
NEW YORK, 20 May 2014 – “WHO and UNICEF appreciate the commitment by the U.S. Government to stop making operational use of immunization campaigns.

Almost 3 million newborns could be saved each year – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 20 May 2014 – A ground-breaking series of papers released by The Lancet at UNICEF Headquarters today shows that the majority of the almost 3 million children who die before they turn one month old could be saved if they received quality care around the time of birth – with a particular focus on the most vulnerable and under-served.

New Lancet Series finds counting births and deaths is an indicator of progress towards ending 3 million preventable infant deaths
LONDON, 20 May 2014 – Each year, 5.5 million babies enter and leave the world without being recorded and one in three newborns—over 45 million babies—do not have a birth certificate by their first birthday. Babies who are stillborn, born too early, or who die soon after birth are least likely to be registered, even in high-income countries.

Cholera cases rapidly multiplying in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan, 19 May 2014 – The caseload of cholera is rapidly increasing in South Sudan and the deadly, highly contagious disease appears to be spreading, UNICEF said today.

UNICEF fears the worst for hundreds of thousands of children in South Sudan
OSLO, 18 May 2014 – On the eve of the Oslo Humanitarian Pledging Conference, UNICEF warned that hundreds of thousands of children in South Sudan’s three most conflict-affected states are at imminent risk of death and disease, including the threat of cholera.

UNOCHA [to 24 May 2014]
http://www.unocha.org/

Press Releases
21 May 2014
Philippines: Support needed for 64,000 people displaced in Zamboanga
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines Office of the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines Eight months after 120,000 people fled fighting in the west of Zamboanga City, more than half remain displaced and in need of continued humanitarian support. (Manila, 21 May 2014): Eight months after fighting broke out between a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in…

20 May 2014
South Sudan: Donors pledge more than $600 million for Humanitarian Response to South Sudan Crisis
Source: Government of Norway, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, South Sudan (Oslo, 20 May 2014): The international donor community today raised more than US$600 million in pledges to scale up humanitarian response to the South Sudan crisis at a conference hosted by Norway in collaboration with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “These generous pledges will, once paid, translate into life-saving…

20 May 2014
South Sudan: High-Level Humanitarian Conference on South Sudan – Joint Communiqué
Source: Government of Norway, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, South Sudan Following the 12 April “Call for Action issued in Washington, D.C., over 300 representatives from South Sudan, donor governments, regional organisations, international and national NGOs and UN agencies gathered at a high-level conference co-chaired by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of…

19 May 2014
South Sudan: Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos Remarks to the Pledging Conference on South Sudan, Oslo, 20 May 2014
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Uganda, South Sudan I would first like to thank Mr. Børge Brende [Norwegian Foreign Minister] for his personal commitment to the people of South Sudan, and thank the Government of Norway for its continued commitment and their generous pledge. Excellencies, Ministers, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you all very much for coming to Oslo today to show support to the millions of South Sudanese…

19 May 2014
Serbia: Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos: Statement on Balkan Floods
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia (New York/Geneva, 18 May 2014) I am very concerned by the devastating floods in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, which have so far claimed more than 35 lives and affected hundreds of thousands of people. Reportedly the worst floods in the Balkans in decades, emergency responders fear that more rain could lead to further rises in water levels, additional storm surges and…

WHO & Regionals [to 24 May 2014]
http://www.who.int/en/

WHO: Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly [WHA]
Key interviews, video, the WHA Journal and all documentation available here: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2014/wha67/en/.
:: Closing remarks at the Sixty-seventh World Health Assembly
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization
24 May 2014 Geneva, Switzerland

67th WHA News Releases:
:: World Health Assembly progress on noncommunicable diseases and traditional medicine 23 May 2014
:: World Health Assembly approves resolution on hepatitis and mechanism to coordinate noncommunicable disease response 22 May 2014
:: World Health Assembly approves monitoring framework for maternal and child nutrition 21 May 2014
:: World Health Assembly guest speakers focus on gender-based violence and newborn health 20 May 2014
:: World Health Assembly opens: Director-General announces new initiative to end childhood obesity 19 May 2014

WHO: Humanitarian Health Action [to 24 May 2014]
http://www.who.int/hac/en/
:: Cholera in Juba, South Sudan.
– Read the latest cholera outbreak situation report – 21 May 2014
pdf, 2.13Mb
– Read the Ministry of Health press release
pdf, 299kb

UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 24 May 2014]
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter.html

21 May 2014
Donors pledge $600 million to bolster UN-led aid response to South Sudan crisis
As part of the humanitarian response, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has agreed to help mitigate the crisis by providing emergency employment to affected and displaced people, helping people move home and address the underlying causes of the conflict by helping communities to mediate and settle disputes peacefully.

21 May 2014
Helen Clark: Keynote Address at the High-level Event of the General Assembly on the “Contributions of North-South, South-South, Triangular Co-operation, and ICT for Development to the Implementation of the Post-2015 Agenda”
United Nations, New York

21 May 2014
Voting for their future – young people voice their priorities in the My World 2015 Survey
Some 50 young people recently gathered together in a Skopje café with United Nation’s Human Rights Advisor Silva Pesic, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Youth Project Coordinator Dejan Dokuzovski, to learn more about the UN’s Universal Periodic Review and to offer their own input into the post-2015 agenda.

20 May 2014
UNDP: Flooding unearths landmine danger
Record flooding in the Balkans region in recent days could increase the risk of injuries and deaths from landmine accidents in Bosnia and Herzegovina, says the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and BH Mine Action Centre (BHMAC).

19 May 2014
UNDP highlights the importance of competition in increasing access to health technologies
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a new guidebook today encouraging low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to make greater use of competition law and policy to increase access to HIV treatment and other health technologies.

19 May 2014
Helen Clark: Statement at the Opening of the 18th session of the High-Level Committee on South-South Co-operation
United Nations, New York

19 May 2014
African countries need to tap global markets more effectively to strengthen their economies
By participating more effectively in the global production of goods and services, Africa can transform its economy and achieve a development breakthrough, according to the latest African Economic Outlook, released at the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings.

19 May 2014
Key partnership delivering development results: India, Brazil, South Africa and the United Nations
The Ambassadors of India, Brazil and South Africa to the United Nations, the United Nations Secretary-General and the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) highlighted the achievements of their joint activities carried out through the India, Brazil and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation, known as the IBSA Fund.

UN Women [to 24 May 2014]
http://www.unwomen.org/

Media Advisory: UN Women Executive Director and AU Special Envoy visit Central African Republic
Posted on May 23, 2014
From 24 – 26 May, UN Women Executive Director and United Nations Under-Secretary General, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and African Union Special Envoy for Women Peace and Security, Bineta Diop, will undertake a joint visit to the Central African Republic. The visit’s aim is to focus international attention on the plight of women and girls, increase international support, and strengthen the role of women in peacebuilding, reconciliation and recovery. More

UN Women calls on global citizens to bring gender equality into focus
Posted on May 22, 2014
UN Women today launched a major campaign in the lead-up to the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the historic Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. A year of activities around the world will aim to mobilize governments and citizens alike to picture a world where gender equality is a reality and to join a global conversation on empowering women to empower humanity. More

UN Women Executive Director urges investing in gender equality during mission to Rwanda
Posted on May 21, 2014
UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is in Rwanda to attend the African Development Bank Annual Meetings and to introduce the gender dividend to key financial institutions and policymakers. During her visit she met with the H.E President of the Republic of Rwanda, ministers and representatives of other government institutions, civil society organizations and regional African institutions. More

On solidarity mission, UN Women Executive Director visits girls school in Nigeria
Posted on May 19, 2014
In the wake of the horrific abduction of more than 200 school girls, which has ignited global outrage, UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka joined a delegation that visited the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC) in the town of Abaji, Nigeria, from 17-18 May. The FGGC Abaji is one of the Federal Government’s all-girls colleges similar to the FGGC Chibok, where more than 200 students were kidnapped on 14 April, in Chibok, Nigeria. More