World News Update - The latest from #SMSlant4G‏ Social Media Slant 4 Good - 21 December 2015

Social Media Slant 4 Good Using social media to raise awareness of important issues! New daily edition at 9 a.m. Published by Cendrine Marrouat 21 December 2015 Read paper → World Environment Health Technology Business Politics  #awareness #cop21 50th Anniversary Shared by United Nations www­.ohchr­.org - On 21 December 1965, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 2106, which established the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD).  I... “In the end it wasn’t my choice”: Child marriage in Mozambique Shared by UNICEF www­.unicef­.org­.mz - As we left the main sealed road outside the city of Inhambane, a 7 hour drive from the capital in Mozambique, Maputo, the dusty, sandy roads narrowed and then completely disappeared. The community ... Ukraine: More Civilians Killed in Cluster Munition Attacks Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - (Berlin) – Government and Russia-backed rebel forces repeatedly used cluster munitions in eastern Ukraine in January and February 2015, killing at least 13 civilians, including at least two childre... Middle East and North Africa: Crises in Focus - An overview of Humanitarian Needs in the Region [EN/AR] Shared by United Nations reliefweb­.int - 57.6 million people in need of humanitarian assistance The region's conflicts have taken a severe toll on civilians' lives and fundamental rights, with parties to conflict frequently violating inte... Action needed to prevent abuse of domestic workers Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.nation­.co­.ke - “Maria”, a Ugandan worker, paid $400 in 2013 to an agency in the United Arab Emirates that promised her a job in a mall in Dubai. Instead, the agency placed her as a domestic worker with half the s... VIDEOS Shared by Kiva Shared by UN Women Shared by Global Goals More Videos → WORLD 2015 likely to break records for forced displacement - study Shared by United Nations Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 21 December 2015 Shared by Human Rights Watch UN News - Yemen: UN envoy adjourns peace talks till January pending enforcement of a proper ceasefire Shared by United Nations Witness: A Wedding Bombed in Yemen Shared by Human Rights Watch Yemen peace talks called off amid new clashes - Al Jazeera English Shared by Oxfam International Russia/Syria: Extensive Recent Use of Cluster Munitions Shared by Human Rights Watch More World → ENVIRONMENT New York to London Swim Shared by Oxfam International Statement by UN Women Executive Director on the adoption of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Shared by UN Women African forestry scheme aims to build prosperity by restoring landscape Shared by ONE COP21: Three perspectives on the Paris climate deal Shared by Oxfam International UN whistle-stop campaign promotes inclusive business in Belarus Shared by Global Goals M5.2 - 94km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Shared by Earthquakes Tsunamis More Environment → HEALTH UNICEF Ukraine - Media centre - EU and UNICEF reached 1 million people with safe water in eastern Ukraine Shared by Global Goals My neighbours used to discuss my sickness and laugh at me. Shared by ONE Why Are So Many Black Women Dying of AIDS? Shared by UN Women Sexual & reproductive health | UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund Shared by Global Goals ACLU Takes Aim at Minnesota's Ban on Medicaid Transition Surgeries Shared by Trans Equality Dispatches: 17 Women in El Salvador Need Help This Holiday Season Shared by Human Rights Watch More Health → TECHNOLOGY Stephen Zunes: No Candidates Are Looking at Root Cause of ISIL, "This Monster We Created" Shared by Democracy Now! FTC Donation Shared by Free The Children Thank You Shared by Martin (Marty) Smith EcoWatch Shared by EcoWatch The Death Star’s Single Point of Failure Shared by Eric Vanderburg 4 Slick Ways to Expand Your Digital Branding Strategy Shared by After Dark Media More Technology → BUSINESS Four Charts That Defined the World in 2015 - The New Yorker Shared by Global Goals Singapore Couple on Trial for Allegedly Starving Filipina Maid for 15 Months · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices From Coyotes to Vultures: What Happens When Migrants Borrow · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices Congressional Republicans Deliver Early Christmas Gift to Big Oil, Exxon and Koch Brothers Shared by EcoWatch  CEDIA SPECIAL: CEDIA Announces Biggest ISE Education Programme Ever Shared by CEDIA EMEA Fashion Industry: Career, Trends, Clothing, Trade Shows & Events Shared by Newsplanet More Business → POLITICS Inspirational Women of 2015 - Fatou Bensouda Shared by ONE Democracy Is Being Dismantled Before Our Eyes: Bob Herbert on Sheldon Adelson-Backed GOP Debate Shared by Democracy Now! Canada appoints its first transgender judge Shared by NOH8 Campaign Timeline: Gender Equality, 2015 Year in Review Shared by UN Women Juan González: GOP to Puerto Rico - "Drop Dead" Shared by Democracy Now! Bernie Sanders Makes History With 2 Million Individual Campaign Contributions Shared by EcoWatch More Politics → #AWARENESS Meningitis explained | Meningitis Now Shared by Lauren Thompson Aspiring model with Down Syndrome promotes awareness using Instagram Shared by MUI-The PR Company Author Chris Snider Shared by Chris Snider When is a breach not a breach? – IT Governance USA Blog Shared by Kaluma Inc Cancer Awareness Angel Pin Shared by Leah Davidson More #awareness → #COP21 Q&A: What’s Next After COP21? Shared by United Nations Interactive Map of the Paris Climate Agreement Shared by EcoWatch Sandra Steingraber: Dispatches From the Paris Climate Talks Shared by EcoWatch More #cop21 → World • Environment • Health • Technology • Business • Politics • #awareness • #cop21 Read paper →

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