UN Wire October 3, 2013 - Security Council urges wider access for Syria aid workers

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Top Story Security Council urges wider access for Syria aid workers The United Nations Security Council adopted a "presidential statement" on Wednesday that requests that the Syrian government increase access for humanitarian workers. "If the commitments and practical steps in this statement are implemented, humanitarian workers will be able reach over 2 million people who have been unreachable for many months," says UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos. Voice of America (10/2), The Indian Express (New Delhi)/Indo-Asian News Service (10/3), The Guardian (London) (10/2), Reuters (10/2) Share: Above the Fold Chemical-weapons crisis spurred diplomacy, UN's Angela Kane says Migrant remittances outstrip foreign aid, World Bank study finds Ocean health imperiled thrice over, IPSO says Syrian rebel groups try to stem internal strife UN Radio Quote of the Day @plus_socialgood: "Take on responsibility, ask questions, challenge the leadership. You are prepared to build the world you want to live in." #KofiAnnanLive Share: UN Dispatch "There's a terrible phenomenon in global health known as 'death clustering.' That is when a majority of deaths come from a minority of sources." UN Dispatch (10/2) Share: United Nations Chemical-weapons crisis spurred diplomacy, UN's Angela Kane says Angela Kane, the UN's high representative for disarmament affairs, said that the Aug. 21 use of chemical weapons in Syria galvanized successful diplomatic efforts after a March incident did not. A UN team is in Syria now as it begins weapons-dismantling efforts. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/2), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/2) Share: Emerging economies must do more in poverty battle, UNCTAD head says Emerging economies such as Brazil and China have a key role in helping reduce global poverty, says Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. "From Brazil to China, while they have shown a willingness to invest in economic infrastructure -- the construction of roads, railways and ports -- that capacity should also extend to the construction of social infrastructure," Kituyi argues. The Guardian (London) (10/3) Share: UN cautions Dominican Republic on stripping citizenship from Haitian migrants Thomson Reuters Foundation (10/2) Share: Widespread prisoner abuse found in Libya, UN report says ABC News/The Associated Press (10/1) Share: Health & Development Migrant remittances outstrip foreign aid, World Bank study finds The money that migrant workers funnel back to their homelands exceeds the amount of foreign aid those developing countries receive, says a World Bank report. Remittances from migrants are slated to reach $414 billion in 2013 compared with about $126 billion in annual foreign aid. USA Today/The Associated Press (10/2) Share: Food-price levels lowest since 2010, FAO says Thomson Reuters Foundation/Reuters (10/3) Share: Asia governments are stockpiling grain due to food-insecurity fears Thomson Reuters Foundation/Reuters (10/2) Share: Pakistan's polio workers to receive military escorts DAWN Media Group (Pakistan) (10/2) Share: Climate and Energy Ocean health imperiled thrice over, IPSO says Climate change and increases in oxygen-free "dead zones" and acidification each pose health concerns for the world's oceans, with immediate action required, says a report from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Reuters (10/3), BBC (10/3) Share: Peacekeeping and Security Syrian rebel groups try to stem internal strife Syrian rebel groups are seeking to end infighting after the closure of Turkey's border crossing, which serves as a supply route. Al-Qaida-linked rebels and a rival rebel faction are being urged to end hostilities and withdraw within 48 hours. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Reuters (10/3), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (10/2) Share: Rally for Morsi turns into gunfight; one student dies Reuters (10/3) Share: Group: Escalating sectarianism must be addressed by Myanmar Thomson Reuters Foundation (10/2) Share: Will Guinea Bissau collapse? Inter Press Service (10/2) Share: Suicide bomber leaves 13 dead in Pakistan Voice of America (10/3) Share: Colombia edges closer to reintegration of rebels BBC (10/3) Share: Position Title Company Name Location Associate, Business Services, Budgets, and Reporting United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Senior Campaign Associate, Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Program Manager Social Science Research Council Brooklyn, NY Network Administrator United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings.