World News Update Social Media Slant 4 Good - 08 January 2016 - 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 08 January 2016 Read paper → World Business Technology HealthEnvironment Politics #awareness #refugees As winter settles in, refugees from Syria face increasing hardship Shared by Oxfam International blogs­.oxfam­.org - As the Syria crisis approaches its fifth year, our teams in Lebanon and Jordan shared this update on how refugees there are facing harsh winter conditions. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from Sy... Cholera vaccine supply set to double, easing global shortage Shared by United Nations www­.who­.int - The global supply of oral cholera vaccines is set to double after WHO approved a third producer, helping to address global shortages and expand access in more countries. Globally, OCV production is... Zeid urges Yemen to reverse decision to expel top UN human rights official Shared by United Nations www­.ohchr­.org - GENEVA (8 January  2016) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday urged the Government of Yemen to reverse its decision to declare his Representative in the country p... Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 08 January 2016 Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - Siege & starvation in Syria; Ethiopia's escalating crisis; troubling new media law in Poland; Saudi Arabia's parallel universe; new Uganda report HRW coming up; Rwanda sliding into a new tragedy; g... Ethiopian forces 'kill 140 Oromo protesters' - BBC News Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.bbc­.com - Ethiopian security forces have killed at least 140 people taking part in mass anti-government demonstrations since November, activists say, according to US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW). The prote... VIDEOS Shared by UNICEF Shared by UN Women Shared by Black Ops 3 More Videos → WORLD More funding is needed to save lives in countries hit by El Nino Shared by Oxfam International Mexico mayor's murder probe leads to mass grave - Telegraph Shared by UN Women Children Behind Bars Shared by Human Rights Watch Bill O'Reilly Goes Off on the NRA Shared by GOOD Hillary Goes After the UFO Believer Vote Shared by GOOD United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Statements Shared by United Nations More World → BUSINESS World must support Ethiopians as frightening drought looms Shared by United Nations How to Get Companies to Care About Recycling? Get the Shareholders on Board Shared by GOOD Girl Rising Shared by Girl Effect UN Capital Development Fund offers strategies/tips to increase youth financial inclusion Shared by Global Goals 17 miners Were Trapped Overnight in a Salt Mine in New York. This Morning, All of Them Were Rescued Shared by GOOD Malawi pioneers peer review for disaster risk reduction in Africa - UNISDR Shared by United Nations More Business → TECHNOLOGY M5.2 - 150km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia Shared by Earthquakes Tsunamis Netizen Report: Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’ App is Under Fire in India, Offline in Egypt Shared by Global Voices The Story Behind One of the Most Frightening Dashcam Videos Ever Seen Shared by GOOD 'Get Off the Stage, Squaw!' 14-Year-Old Native American Is No Stranger to Racism Shared by Sylvia Smith A new dawn of data breach awareness in 2016 Shared by Hardware Newz Mind Your Mental Health Shared by Hornchurch Life More Technology → HEALTH Changing day care in Swaziland - UNICEF Connect Shared by UNICEF Study: Bed nets help prevent malaria deaths in undernourished children Shared by The Hunger Project Suicide and the Workplace Shared by Scott Chisholm CDC Report Describes Changes, Complexity in Adults’ Sexual Orientations | Human Rights Campaign Shared by hrc.org/blog/ World Kidney Day Video Shared by NatlKidneyFoundation Mum of rare cancer boy Kian aims to raise £140k for US treatment: 'We have never felt heartache or sadness like this' - Daily Record Shared by Poms & Ceremony UK More Health → ENVIRONMENT California Governor Finally Declares State of Emergency Over Months-Long Gas Leak Shared by GOOD Planting Trees to Save the Mangrove Shared by UN Women TransCanada Sues the U.S. for $15B for Rejecting Keystone XL. Will This Be the New Normal Under TPP? Shared by Democracy Now! Climate calls in 2016: 9 predictions for the new year | Climate Home - climate change news Shared by Oxfam International M5.0 - 32km SSE of Jarm, Afghanistan Shared by Earthquakes Tsunamis Sustainable Development Home Shared by Global Goals More Environment → POLITICS Dispatches: New Twist in a Flawed US Asylum System Shared by Human Rights Watch Canadian Mint to celebrate 100th anniversary of women's right to vote with $1 coin Shared by UN Women Timeline: Gender Equality, 2015 Year in Review Shared by Girl Effect Va., Md. lawmakers to consider several LGBT bills in 2016 Shared by Trans Equality Kentucky Bill Would Nullify All Federal Gun Control | Tenth Amendment Center Blog Shared by Timothy Bledsoe HRC Previews Anti-LGBT State & Local Legislation | Human Rights Campaign Shared by hrc.org/blog/ More Politics → #AWARENESS Money = Power = Energy: Why Money Systems Enable Evil | T.A.P. - You're It Shared by Amaterasu Solar Department of Health: To ensure a coordinated package of aftercare for all families following the loss of a baby/child, which will involve Midwives, GPs and full support networks. Shared by abbie morris Human trafficking case and upcoming rape trial share a common witness Shared by Madison Mondell KDRV.com | Florida Man Bikes Across the Country for Cancer Awareness Shared by The Grove Patients Can Apply for Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship - Sleep Review Shared by Jane Blackwell Daily Riches: Let Your Anger Teach You (Henri Nouwen) Shared by Bill Britton More #awareness → #REFUGEES UNHCR recommends measures for strengthening security and refugee protection in parallel Shared by Oxfam International David Cameron must do more for refugees this year, charities say Shared by Oxfam International One million refugees and migrants have fled to Europe in 2015 Shared by Oxfam International More #refugees → World • Business • Technology • Health  • Environment • Politics • #awareness • #refugees Read paper →

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