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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 15 April 2016 Read paper → World Business Politics Health Technology Environment #awareness #parisagreement United Nations Population Division | Department of Economic and Social Affairs Shared by Global Goals www­.un­.org - Bureau Members Chairperson: Dr. Mwaba Patricia Kasese-Bota (Zambia) - African Group Vice-Chairpersons: Mr. Ebrahim Alikhani (Iran (Islamic Republic of)) (designate) - Asia-Pacific Group Ms. Oana Re... Turkey: Open Borders to Syrians Fleeing ISIS Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - (Istanbul) – Turkey should stop shooting at Syrian civilians fleeing fighting and immediately allow them to cross the Turkish border to seek protection, Human Rights Watch said today. Renewed fight... Mapping inequality for child well-being in rich countries - UNICEF Connect Shared by UNICEF blogs­.unicef­.org - Research on inequality often loses sight of where children stand in relation to one another. The new Innocenti Report Card Fairness for Children: A league table of inequality in child well-being in... Dispatches: A Refugee Sanctuary on Lesbos the Pope Should Visit Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - On his visit to Lesbos this Saturday, Pope Francis should visit the Lesbos Solidarity Camp (PIKPA), a volunteer-run camp that since 2012 has given shelter, care, and comfort to thousands of the mos... Deportations of refugees and migrants from Greece must be halted as fears of human rights violations grow Shared by Oxfam International www­.oxfam­.org - Deportations of refugees and migrants from Greece to Turkey must be halted immediately and people wanting to seek asylum should not be kept in detention, said Oxfam, Norwegian Refugee Council and S... 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