World News Update The latest from #SMSlant4G 07 January Social Media Slant 4 Good

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 07 January 2016 Read paper → World Business Technology Politics EnvironmentHealth #lgbt #elniño Statement on hard-to-reach and besieged communities in Syria [EN/AR] Shared by United Nations reliefweb­.int - Statement is attributable to Yacoub El Hillo, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria and Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis. Damascus, 7 January 2016, ... FAO food price index drops in December Shared by United Nations www­.fao­.org - 7 January 2016, Rome - Prices of major food commodities declined for the fourth year in a row in 2015, averaging 19.1 percent below their previous-year's levels, as the dwindling global economy als... Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 07 January 2016 Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - Saudi-led coalition accused over cluster bombs in Yemen; China should free lawyers; no justice in Thailand; truck bomb kills police in Libya; India's archaic LGBT laws; 2015 among most deadly for m... Why Girls? Shared by Girl Effect www­.girleffect­.org - It seems you've been here before. If you'd like to skip to a PDF version, just click this link. Got 2 minutes? Scroll down and learn about the unique potential of adolescent girls to end poverty fo... Dispatches: Tackling India’s Archaic LGBT Law Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - The boy’s suicide attempt is the latest, tragic reminder that much work needs to be done in India to change public attitudes and reduce hysteria over so-called traditional values. In 2010, Srinivas... VIDEOS Shared by United Nations Shared by United Nations Shared by Democracy Now! More Videos → WORLD War and Hunger Drive South Sudan Displacement Shared by United Nations Inclusive Security on Fareed Zakaria's GPS - Institute for Inclusive Security Shared by UN Women UN backlash against call to scale back Geneva convention on refugees Shared by Human Rights Watch China: Free 38 Detained Lawyers, Activists Shared by Human Rights Watch Yemen: Coalition Drops Cluster Bombs in Capital Shared by Human Rights Watch Sharing cherished memories provides vital comfort for Syrian children | At a glance: Syrian Arab Republic Shared by UNICEF More World → BUSINESS The aid pie is growing, but the poorest countries get a smaller slice | Adrian Lovett Shared by ONE Kiva - Loans that change lives. Shared by Kiva Africa innovations: 15 ideas helping to transform a continent Shared by ONE Fund for Gender Equality Shared by UN Women My experience as a Kiva Fellow in Puerto Rico Shared by Kiva Who are the 1%? The answer might surprise you Shared by Oxfam International More Business → TECHNOLOGY Here's How Dangerous You Actually Are Behind the Wheel Shared by GOOD Netizens Smell Arson in ‘Convenient’ Fire at Trinidad & Tobago’s Water Authority · Global Voices Shared by Global Voices Did this 20-year-old just bring an end to texting and driving? Shared by GOOD G2A.COM and Gaming for Good Announce: 'Humanitarian Emergency All-Out Response Team' (HEART) Shared by Save the Children Veteran's family gets new home in Yonkers Shared by Habitat Westchester The Volkswagen Hippie Bus Is Back and Now It's Electric Shared by EcoWatch More Technology → POLITICS Why this woman is teaching 20,000 Ghanaian kids to code Shared by ONE New Year, New Start Shared by Girl Effect Alabama Chief Justice Orders Judges To Enforce Ban On Same-Sex Marriage Shared by NOH8 Campaign A Mother Improves Life for Her and her Family in Ghana Shared by The Hunger Project Oklahoma City Passes LGBT Housing Non-Discrimination Ordinance Shared by Trans Equality ONE advisor and Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson visits Iowa to talk foreign assistance - ONE Vote Shared by ONE More Politics → ENVIRONMENT Oxfam quiz of the year 2015 Shared by Oxfam International Oxfam: 'Unprecedented' humanitarian crisis unfolding in Africa | Climate Home - climate change news Shared by Oxfam International Yemen | Oxfam International Blogs Shared by Oxfam International Rapid, Climate-Informed Development Needed to Keep Climate Change from Pushing More than 100 Million People into Poverty by 2030 Shared by Kiva El Nino sends records tumbling - with the worst weather yet to come - Telegraph Shared by Global Goals A very low-tech approach to cleaning the ocean could have big results. Shared by ONE More Environment → HEALTH WHO EMRO | WHO calls for immediate access to Taiz City for delivery of life-saving health supplies | News Shared by United Nations 4 ways a recycled bar of soap is creating change in Uganda Shared by ONE Heartbreaking Photos Capture The Girls Forced To Become Moms Too Early Shared by Room to Read With Love From India - VITRUVI Shared by Free The Children Treatment for all: My journey fighting for children with AIDS and HIV Shared by ONE City's New HIV Prevention Campaign Targets Transgender Community Shared by Trans Equality More Health → #LGBT This Georgia School Wants To Be A Safe Space For LGBT Students Shared by Trans Equality Oklahoma City forbids LGBT discrimination in housing Shared by Trans Equality Kansas House committee to hear nondiscrimination bill - Metro Weekly Shared by Trans Equality Twitter bans homophobia and transphobia Shared by Trans Equality China's first marriage equality case accepted by court - Gay Star News Shared by Human Rights Watch More #lgbt → #ELNIÑO Super-charged El Niño brings Papua New Guinea’s worst drought in 20 years Shared by Oxfam International El Niño briefings | Oxfam GB | Policy & Practice Shared by Oxfam International More #elniño → World • Business • Technology • Politics • Environment • Health • #lgbt • #elniño Read paper →

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