Development
Solar Powered Water Towers in Chad
I like these UNICEF videos. Here’s the story of bringing solar powered water pumps to the outskirts of N’Djamena, Chad.
Do Rich Countries Have a “Duty” to Help Feed the Horn of Africa?
That’s the provocative question that kicks off a not-to-be missed online debate. Check it out.
Crisis in the Sahel (Video)
Some stunning images from the front lines of the world’s next big humanitarian crisis.
Social Media 4 Social Good: ‘Hip Helps. But Relevant Matters’
An insider discusses how social media can be harnessed for global change.
The World’s Newest Country May be the World’s Hungriest
The World Food Program and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization sent a fact-finding team to South Sudan last month to examine the state of food security in the world’s newest country. They published their findings today and, well, the situation is growing increasingly dire.
Afghan IDP Children are Freezing to Death. Here’s How to Help.
“Is that reasonable that all of them would die at night?” That’s how Afghanistan’s top disaster response official responded when asked about the nearly two dozen children who have frozen to death in IDP camps in Kabul over the past month.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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