World News Update Social Media Slant 4 Good - 23 December 2015 - The latest from #SMSlant4G‏

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 23 December 2015 Read paper → World Business Environment Technology Health  Politics #awareness #yemen World Food Programme - Troubled Waters on Exposure Shared by United Nations panorama­.wfp­.org - The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict ... UN World Food Program Shared by United Nations www­.wfp­.org - Life has always been tough for Aqila, a farmer living on less than a half-hectare of land in Shir Mast village in Balkh Province, northern Afghanistan. She has seven children to feed and until rece... These Pictures Show How Refugee Children Haven't Changed Since World War II Shared by UNICEF www­.buzzfeed­.com - The sheer amount of people attempting to reach safety in 2015 is unlike anything seen since the end of World War II in 1945. In this photo essay compiled by UNICEF, the almost uncanny resemblance b... Mass graves for '300 Shia Nigerians' in Zaria - BBC News Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.bbc­.com - Nigeria's military killed and quickly buried the bodies of at least 300 Shia Muslims in an unjustified attack in the northern Zaria city, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The bodies were buried w... The world must rise to the challenge of keeping refugee girls safe Shared by Girl Effect www­.girleffect­.org - As the refugee crisis unfolds in Europe, one vulnerable group of people remains invisible to media attention. Adolescent girls are missing from photographs, articles and, most worrying, probably al... VIDEOS Shared by United Nations Shared by UNICEF Shared by United Nations More Videos → WORLD Rwanda: International Tribunal Closing Its Doors Shared by Human Rights Watch Gaining space and self-esteem: UNRWA empowers women in Gaza through social and recreational activities | UNRWA Shared by United Nations World Humanitarian Summit at risk of neglecting marginalized groups Shared by Oxfam International Burma: Brazen Bid for Presidential Immunity Shared by Human Rights Watch The Year in Human Rights Tweets: 2015 Shared by Human Rights Watch 9 acts of individual defiance that changed the world Shared by ONE More World → BUSINESS #YearInReview: United Nations on social media in 2015 (with images, tweets) · un Shared by United Nations How Fossil Fuel Divestment Can Rewrite the Climate Narrative Shared by GOOD Who's on ONE's Naughty List? Shared by ONE Kiva - Loans that change lives. Shared by Kiva 5 powerful ideas for global impact from social entrepreneurs Shared by UN Women India’s Chamber of Commerce and UN Women partner to advance gender equality and empower women in business Shared by HeForShe More Business → ENVIRONMENT World Trade Organization not delivering what world urgently needs: a strong fair rules-based and multilateral trading system Shared by Oxfam International Tamil Nadu Floods Shared by Oxfam International Climate Change: Today and Not Tomorrow! — Voices of Youth Shared by UNICEF This Is What It Looks like When Thousands of Migratory Birds Descend on Peru · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices Countries Declare States of Emergency in the Face of El Niño · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices UN News - COP21: a ‘green’ UN climate change conference, from electric cars to the power of human energy Shared by United Nations More Environment → TECHNOLOGY FTC Donation Shared by Free The Children WhatsApp Is Back on in Brazil. But Why Was It Blocked in the First Place? · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices Why buying anything on your smartphone stinks - CNET Shared by Martin (Marty) Smith Cyber Security – Network Security Solutions - Welcome to Cisco Shared by Geoff De Weaver Google URL Shortener Shared by #EidMubarak2015 Clever ‘Common Sans’ Font Has a Hidden Humanitarian Message Shared by UMUC More Technology → HEALTH Schools, health centers, and activists in Kenya: 11 photos you have to see! Shared by ONE M5.0 - 74km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Shared by Earthquakes Tsunamis Husbands' Schools: Funny name, but serious goals and results Shared by ONE UN Women receives Presidential Award for action to confront the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone Shared by UN Women UN launches regional programme to eradicate child marriage Shared by Girl Effect Cervical Cancer Prevention Week Shared by Jo's Trust More Health → POLITICS Timeline: Gender Equality, 2015 Year in Review Shared by HeForShe New York City Lays Out Transgender Protection On Dress Codes, Bathroom Use Shared by NOH8 Campaign More Than Two-Thirds of Residents in Every State Support Transgender-Inclusive Employment Protections Shared by Trans Equality New Orleans City Council Votes to Remove Confederate Memorials Shared by GOOD This is what Americans think about transgender students in locker rooms Shared by Trans Equality New York City unveils new rules on gender discrimination Shared by Trans Equality More Politics → #AWARENESS Learn 2 Live Shared by Alan Quick What everybody ought to know about Positive Thinking Shared by susan pearson Tara Brach Shared by Dr. Vic Strecher Russian senator calls surrogacy human trafficking, urges legislative ban Shared by Madison Mondell Hong Kong raises with India 'abuse' of non-refoulement policy - The Economic Times Shared by Madison Mondell The Gambia bans female genital mutilation Shared by Banish FGM More #awareness → #YEMEN Cluster Munitions: A Year of Contradictions Shared by Human Rights Watch Oxfam International - Our Country, Our Peace on Exposure Shared by Oxfam International Dispatches: Special UN Treatment for Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen? Shared by Human Rights Watch More #yemen → World • Business • Environment • Technology • Health • Politics • #awareness • #yemen Read paper →

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