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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 17 December 2015 Read paper → World Business Politics Technology Health  Environment #awareness #wsis10 Central African Republic: Amid Conflict, Rape Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - In Bangui between December 1 and December 13, 2015, Human Rights Watch documented at least 25 cases of sexual violence since September 26, when a new wave of sectarian violence gripped Bangui. The ... Donors promise initial US$ 687.2 million for UNHCR operations in 2016, the highest amount ever Shared by United Nations www­.unhcr­.org - Government donors pledged today an initial US$ 687.2 million for the work of the UN refugee agency to help almost 60 million forcibly displaced or stateless people worldwide next year. The pledges,... OCHA CERF Shared by United Nations www­.unocha­.org - ECOSOC CHAMBER United Nations Headquarters, New York Delegations & participants should REGISTER ONLINE by 10 Dec 2015 [link] CERF’s 10-year anniversay High-Level Conference will bring together seni... Burundi crisis: Zeid calls for robust action by international community to avert another civil war Shared by United Nations www­.ohchr­.org - GENEVA (17 December 2015) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein today urged the international community to take “robust, decisive” action on the situation in Burundi, to ave... Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 17 December 2015 Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 17 December 2015 Burundi at "bursting point"; Putin's presser; solving Syria; 5 years since 'Arab Spring'; rape rife in #CARcrisis; marriage equality under threat in... VIDEOS Shared by United Nations Shared by Girl Effect Shared by GOOD More Videos → WORLD United Nations News Centre Shared by United Nations Born into conflict — Photography and social change Shared by UNICEF Donald Trump Takes on Green Power-Producing Wind Farm—and Loses Shared by GOOD UN News - Amid escalating hate speech against Muslims, UN rights officials denounce intolerance, incitement Shared by United Nations Archivists Are Preserving Moving Written Tributes to the Paris Attacks  Shared by GOOD The Right Path to a Syrian Accord Shared by Human Rights Watch More World → BUSINESS In one of Africa's largest slums, these girls saved to solve a problem Shared by ONE Press release: UN Women’s Fund for Gender Equality awards USD 7.3 million for implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals Shared by UN Women Mozambican Woman Paves the Way for a New Generation of African Engineers Shared by UN Women Kiva - Loans that change lives. Shared by Kiva unctad.org | African countries export just 0.3 per cent of world’s high-tech products Shared by United Nations Fewer women in the US are going to work–and that’s good for gender equality Shared by HeForShe More Business → POLITICS Gender Equality: Because It’s 2015! Shared by Oxfam International Why the farq Shared by Oxfam International 6 quotes from Nelson Mandela that keep us fighting for a better world Shared by ONE Justice Department Issues Anti-Gender Bias Guidelines For Sexual And Domestic Violence Cases Shared by UN Women Canada supports Ghana in fight against child marriage - Graphic Online Shared by Girl Effect Malta could become first country in Europe to ban ‘gay cure’ therapy · PinkNews Shared by NOH8 Campaign More Politics → TECHNOLOGY FTC Donation Shared by Free The Children China’s 2nd World Internet Conference Will Focus on ‘Rule of Law’, But Not Free Expression Shared by Global Voices Here’s What Russian Internet Users Googled in 2015 · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices Stephen Zunes: No Candidates Are Looking at Root Cause of ISIL, "This Monster We Created" Shared by Democracy Now! Bangladesh Unblocks All Social Media Services (For Now) Shared by Global Voices Bison Men's Chorus - Home Page Shared by Agape Table More Technology → HEALTH Millions of Babies at Risk, Unicef Says Shared by UNICEF Schools, health centers, and activists in Kenya: 11 photos you have to see! Shared by ONE A voucher for health Shared by Girl Effect "My name is Koketso Mokhethoa. I am 24 years old and I was born with HIV." Shared by ONE Polio in State House Shared by UNICEF More than 16 million babies born into conflict this year: UNICEF | Press centre Shared by UNICEF More Health → ENVIRONMENT Dairy Farmers in Colombia: Where Milk Comes Drop by Drop Shared by Oxfam International COP21: Three perspectives on the Paris climate deal Shared by Oxfam International Financing Africa’s development agenda Shared by United Nations Solar-Powered Water Wheel Removes 350 Tons of Trash From Baltimore Harbor Shared by EcoWatch The Fraudulent Science at COP21 Exposed Shared by EcoWatch MDGs: An assessment of Africa’s progress Shared by Global Goals More Environment → #AWARENESS Here's Why Glenn Close Wants To End The Stigma Around Mental Illness Shared by Frances Snyder The Gambia bans female genital mutilation Shared by pǝɹɐlc What You Need To Know About Public School Drug Education Shared by Secret Drug Test Six people charged in connection with human trafficking and immigration offences Shared by Madison Mondell Statistics Say These Four Skills Make The Most Successful Businessmen Shared by MasterMind Skills Turkey deports four Pakistani human smugglers Shared by Madison Mondell More #awareness → #WSIS10 Countries adopt plan to use Internet to implement Global Goals Shared by Global Goals WSIS+10 | United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting > Home Shared by United Nations ITU Gateway for WSIS Shared by United Nations More #wsis10 → World • Business • Politics • Technology • Health • Environment • #awareness • #wsis10 Read paper →

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