UN Wire Fri, Oct 18, 2013 - The case for migration to be included in the post-2015 goals

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Top Story The case for migration to be included in the post-2015 goals Momentum is building for the inclusion of migration in the post-2015 development goals, writes Denis Fitzgerald. Any efforts would require coordination at all levels, argues Sarah Rosengaertner of the United Nations Development Programme. "You can make a global commitment, but then it would be realized at the national, bilateral or regional level where it's easier to make some commitments to mobility or to protection of migrants," she said. The InterDependent (10/17) Share: Above the Fold Saudi Arabia declines Security Council seat U.S. newspaper won't print nonexpert opinions on climate change UN needs to boost data use but must do so prudently Splintering among Syrian rebel forces may doom peace talks UN Radio Quote of the Day @UNFoundation: VIDEO: What is the @UN's role in ending extreme poverty? trib.al/ODkGwXH #EndPoverty Share: UN Dispatch "The historian Gary Bass has penned a new book that is getting rave reviews. 'The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger and a Forgotten Genocide' tells the story of the muted American response to a human rights and humanitarian catastrophe that befell Bangladesh in the wake of its separation from Pakistan in the early 1970s." UN Dispatch (10/17) Share: United Nations Saudi Arabia declines Security Council seat Saudi Arabia has declined to accept a nonpermanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, citing the body's inability to resolve the crisis in Syria and the Palestinian-Israeli dispute. Chad, Chile, Lithuania and Nigeria also were elected Thursday to be rotating members. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/18), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (10/18), The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (10/18) Share: UN responds to threat by al-Shabab in Somalia The United Nations has discovered a "credible" threat to its compound in Mogadishu, Somalia, and is taking action to counter a possible attack, writes Colum Lynch. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the Security Council and African governments to help bolster security in Somalia. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (10/16), ForeignPolicy.com/The Cable blog (10/17) Share: Drones undermine international security, UN rapporteur warns The Guardian (London) (10/17) Share: Climate and Energy U.S. newspaper won't print nonexpert opinions on climate change Following the most recent findings of the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Los Angeles Times says it won't print letters to the editor that question climate change and man's impact on global warming. CBS News (10/10) Share: Technology UN needs to boost data use but must do so prudently The United Nations can and should make better use of information and communication technologies but must develop policies and procedures that ensure security and human rights protection, writes James Cockayne. ICT goals should be included in the post-2015 development goals, he argues. The Guardian (London) (10/16) Share: Better access to technology will improve post-disaster resiliency, report says The Guardian (London) (10/17) Share: Peacekeeping and Security Splintering among Syrian rebel forces may doom peace talks Disarray in the Syrian rebel ranks is causing analysts to conclude that any peace talks will be made "irrelevant" by continued fighting, writes Jim Lobe. Inter Press Service (10/18), National Public Radio/The Associated Press (10/17), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/17), BBC (10/18), ABC News/The Associated Press (10/18), Reuters (10/17) Share: Bomb blasts in northern Iraq leave 61 dead The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (10/17) Share: Can Libyan government keep rival militias in check? Thomson Reuters Foundation/Reuters (10/18) Share: Terror threat causes Uganda to issue alert BBC (10/18) Share: Political detainees are being abused in Ethiopia, rights group says BBC (10/18) Share: Suicide bomber kills 5, injures 15 in south Yemen Al Jazeera/Reuters (10/18) Share: Pact being negotiated to quell tensions on India, China border Reuters (10/18) Share: Position Title Company Name Location Program Manager Social Science Research Council Brooklyn, NY Click here to view more job listings.