UNWIRE August 9, 2013

August 9, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION   News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Inclusive development practices honor indigenous peoples Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples when "we highlight the importance of honoring treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between states, their citizens and indigenous peoples," says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The best way to honor indigenous people is an inclusive decision-making process, giving them a say in development issues, said Santos Mero, deputy secretary general of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance in the northern Philippines. Devex.com (free registration) (8/9) Share: Above the Fold Coca planting falls 25% in Colombia as criminals turn to illegal mining, UN report shows "Quality of growth" is important for Africa development, AfDB head says UN's Family Planning 2020 works to empower women in poorest countries U.S. removes embassy staff in Pakistan as violence rocks country UN Radio Quote of the Day @UNFOUNDATION: #Youth can change the world. Ex: Brooke Loughrin, the 1st ever @USYouthObserver: http://bit.ly/1bhKuEo Share: UN Dispatch "Just as we were seeing record-low cases of polio worldwide and coming closer than ever to eradication, 105 new cases of wild polio have been identified in Kenya and Somalia, raising new concerns about low coverage and inaccessible populations in that area. While the outbreaks are undoubtedly a setback, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) had anticipated that sporadic cases would occur in vulnerable settings during the final push for polio eradication, and it's noteworthy that the situation has been met with one of the quickest and most effective emergency responses to date." UN Dispatch (8/9) Share: United Nations Coca planting falls 25% in Colombia as criminals turn to illegal mining, UN report shows Colombia's coca planting dropped 25% in 2012 to 48,000 hectares, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime annual report. While the decline shows that Colombia's anti-drug efforts are working, crime gangs are replacing coca with illegal gold and emerald mining to finance their operations, analysts say. BBC (8/8), Reuters (8/8) Share: Ban discusses Syrian crisis with Russian foreign minister The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)/The Associated Press (8/8) Share: UN chemical-weapons team is expected to arrive in Syria over weekend, sources say Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates) (8/9) Share: Health & Development "Quality of growth" is important for Africa development, AfDB head says Harnessing natural resources and improving infrastructure, including electricity generation, must be done in a way that is inclusive and quality oriented, Donald Kaberuka, president of the African Development Bank, tells Mark Tran. Aid shouldn't be forever, either. "Aid is not successful unless it has a sell-by date," Kaberuka says, adding "If aid does not stop, it will have failed." The Guardian (London) (8/8) Share: Malaria vaccine is successful in small clinical trial BBC (8/8) Share: MERS could be originating in camels, experts say The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (8/8) Share: Women & Girls UN's Family Planning 2020 works to empower women in poorest countries Family Planning 2020, which is part of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Every Woman Every Child initiative, is celebrating its one-year anniversary. FP2020 is working with donor countries to achieve its goal of bringing family planning methods to 120 million women and girls who don't have access now, although ultimately the group would like to reach every woman in the 69 poorest countries in the world. "If we even reached 120 million, we would not have reached the unmet need for contraception," says Valerie DeFillipo, FP2020's director. The InterDependent (8/9) Share: Peacekeeping and Security U.S. removes embassy staff in Pakistan as violence rocks country The U.S. is pulling its staff from the embassy in Lahore, Pakistan, and is advising Americans not to travel to the country. "The presence of several foreign and indigenous terrorist groups poses a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan," the U.S. State Department said. Meanwhile, at least six people were killed and 15 injured today by gunmen in the city of Quetta. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/9), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (8/9) Share: Backers of Egypt's Morsi continue to demonstrate for his release Al Jazeera (8/9) Share: Will Syria become a new haven for extremists? The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/8) Share: Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations to restart Aug. 14 Al Jazeera (8/9) Share: Clashes in South Sudan's Jonglei state leave more than 300 dead Reuters (8/8) Share: Benin's president fires entire 26-member Cabinet Reuters (8/9) Share: DR Congo sends in commando troops to find M23 in Goma Al Jazeera (8/9) Share: Election committee in Zimbabwe admits mistakes were made Al Jazeera (8/9) Share: Position Title Company Name Location Community Manager, mHealth Alliance United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Director of Development The Trevor Project West Hollywood, CA