Development
PSA: Vote in the DAWNS-Global Citizen Humanitarian Reporting Contest
Read through 12 humanitarian reporting project proposals and select the stories you would like to see funded through a grant.
Not on A-1: Massive Flooding in Mozambique
One of the biggest global stories of the past few weeks that has gotten the least amount of media attention has been massive flooding in southern Africa.
Map of the Day: The World You Want, After 2015
The United Nations and partners have launched an exercise to poll the world’s citizens on their top priorities, policies and views as world leaders shape a global development agenda to replace the Millennium Development Goals, which expire in 2015.
How Afghan Amateur Mappers Unintentionally Punked Apple
Wall Street Journal Kabul bureau chief Yaroslav Trofimov noticed something strange when he loaded Apple’s map of Afghanistan’s capital city on his new iPad today –the existence of a street named “Bad Monkey.”
Haiti Three Years On: Facts and Figures from the Earthquake Recovery
Three years ago on Saturday the western hemisphere experienced the worst natural disaster in recent memory when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook the heart of Haiti. Over 200,000 people were killed. A massive humanitarian disaster — and a massive international response ensued.
Map of the Day: Small Disasters Add Up in the South Caucuses
Today’s map comes via the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to highlight a series of small-scale natural disasters that have had a very big impact on lives of people in the Caucuses.
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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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