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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 March 2016 Read paper → World Business EnvironmentPolitics Health Technology #csw60 #awareness This is Oakland: Lend local Shared by Kiva www­.kiva­.org - Kiva Oakland helps small business owners in Oakland get the financing they need to grow and create jobs. Kiva Oakland works with local community groups and Kiva's Trustee partners, and is made poss... Syrians in Iraq make a new life in an old prison — Stories from UNICEF in Iraq Shared by UNICEF medium­.com - Murad and his friends play during a sports activity in Akre Refugee Camp. When eight-year-old Murad and his family fled the conflict in Syria the last place they expected to find safety was in a pr... United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Statements Shared by United Nations www­.un­.org - The Secretary-General condemns the airstrikes that hit al-Khamees market in Mastaba district in the Hajjah province of Yemen yesterday. This incident is one of the deadliest – reportedly killing an... All Events | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Shared by United Nations www­.unesco­.org - As part of the initiative to raise awareness among Mongolian youths on heritage values through World Heritage Education, the ‘Heritage in a Box’ toolkit will be launched on 17 March 2016 at Mongoli... World’s Largest Corporate Sustainability Initiative Says No to All-Male Panels Shared by United Nations www­.unglobalcompact­.org - (New York, 15 March, 2016) – Today, United Nations Global Compact Executive Director Lise Kingo announced the UN Global Compact Panel Pledge, a new global effort to help put an end to all-male pane... VIDEOS Shared by HeForShe Shared by Save the Children Shared by Valentin Villafañe More Videos → WORLD Syria: Renewed calls for Bassel Khartabil’s release on 4th anniversary of detention Shared by Human Rights Watch Myanmar: Time for Change Shared by United Nations Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Shared by United Nations Drought stings Southern Africa: The region’s leadership must act now as millions face food crisis Shared by Oxfam International UN News - Myanmar: UN chief welcomes election of first civilian President in more than 50 years Shared by United Nations Yemen conflict leaves 2.4 million forcibly displaced Shared by United Nations More World → BUSINESS Kiva - Loans that change lives. Shared by Kiva Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Webcast Shared by United Nations Call for investors to pull out of deadly Honduras dam project Shared by Oxfam International How one woman is helping farmers in Kenya create a path out of poverty Shared by ONE High-level Meeting during the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women on Africa’s Year of Human Rights with a particular focus on the Rights of Women: Opportunities & Challenges (17 March 2016) | Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, OSAA Shared by Global Goals Business leaders, UN Member States and civil society agree: Gender equality critical to economic development Shared by UN Women More Business → ENVIRONMENT Oxfam, Save the Children and CARE call for donor intervention, as Southern Africa region endorses action plan to tackle El Nino food crisis Shared by Oxfam International United Nations kick starts response to dzud affected populations in Mongolia Shared by United Nations Five Years After Fukushima, Japan’s Nuclear Power Debate Is Heating Up Shared by GOOD Oxfam condemns murder of second Honduran land activist; demands justice and companies’ withdrawal   Shared by Oxfam International Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy Shared by UN Women Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production Shared by UN Women More Environment → POLITICS A New Trump Attack Ad Addresses His Misogyny Shared by GOOD Yes, the World Really Can Eliminate Gender Inequality — Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Shared by ONE Call for Workshop Proposals! Shared by Global Goals Faith and Gender Equality - CSW60 Side Event Shared by UN Women South Africa: Crisis for Children with Disabilities Shared by Human Rights Watch Healey builds support for bill protecting transgender people Shared by Trans Equality More Politics → HEALTH Adolescent Boys and Young Men | UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund Shared by United Nations #StandWithEva: How these Tanzanian girls are speaking up for their village Shared by ONE Ashley Judd appointed Goodwill Ambassador by United Nations Shared by Global Goals Here's How to Get Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All by 2030 Shared by UNICEF How many more physicians will we lose to suicide? Shared by Scott Chisholm Media Release 17 March 2016 – Sector leaders call for new target to reduce Indigenous child over-representation in out-of-home - SNAICC Shared by Save the Children More Health → TECHNOLOGY Watch Unicef's Harrowing Child-Marriage Campaign Dominating Branded Video This Week Shared by UNICEF The problem with a technology revolution designed primarily for men Shared by Breakthrough U.S. Why You Need to Add Snapchat to Your Marketing Arsenal Shared by Angelina Simms ‘Siri, I was Raped’: The Woefully Inadequate Way Smartphones Respond in Crises Shared by WeTalkWomen M5.0 - 140km SSW of Kotaagung, Indonesia Shared by Earthquakes Tsunamis Connecting to the iTunes Store. Shared by Room to Read More Technology → #CSW60 United Nations: Gender equality and women's empowerment Shared by Global Goals Press release: “We need to challenge folks to step up”—says Canadian Prime Minister at UN Women event Shared by UN Women Ashley Judd vows to combat 15M forced child marriages every year Shared by Girl Effect #CSW60 Highlights- Day 3 (with images, tweets) · un_women Shared by UN Women More #csw60 → #AWARENESS El Noor Geh Reduces Your Electricity Waste and Cost Shared by ArabNet عرب نت President Obama – Corey Jacobs Does Not Deserve To Die in Prison Shared by #MotherOfConcepts Anti-human trafficking bill advances, though a question is raised Shared by Madison Mondell Human Traffickers Found to Be Using Pet Trackers on People Shared by Jay Bonner On the Run | VICE | United States Shared by Madison Mondell Over four thousand Moldovan students learn about democracy Shared by UNDP in Moldova More #awareness → World • Business • Environment • Politics • Health • Technology • #csw60 • #awareness Read paper →

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