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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 06 October 2015 Read paper → World Health Business Technology Environment  Politics #globalgoals #worldteachersday “I want to stay here and take care of Syrian children” Shared by UNICEF medium­.com - Yasser, a 27 year old English teacher in Kawergosk refugee camp in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, relaxes in the teacher’s common room, chatting with his colleagues after a tiring day at work . His job h... Education - United Nations Sustainable Development Shared by United Nations www­.un­.org - EducationFlorencia Soto Nino2015-08-26T16:05:06+00:00 Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people’s lives and sustainable development. Major progress has been made towards i... UN World Food Program Shared by United Nations www­.wfp­.org - Deepak and his classmates at Saraswati Vidya Mandir School, in Mohana, a small town in Gajapati District in India, say they like their daily meal. But this is no ordinary lunch. “The special rice h... Shared by Trans Equality salsa4­.salsalabs­.com - The proposed rule should be even stronger to better protect all people at risk of discrimination in health coverage or care. The final rule should recognize that discrimination based on sexual orie... Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 6 October 2015 Shared by Human Rights Watch www­.hrw­.org - DRC officials implicated in protester attacks; refugee crisis; MSF hospital bombing; hope for California's young offenders; tackling hate crime in Europe; Saudi's skewed sentencing; held for a hug ... VIDEOS Shared by Girl Effect Shared by Room to Read Shared by UNICEF More Videos → WORLD How the Ninth Amendment to the Penal Code affects child protection in China - UNICEF Connect Shared by UNICEF For World Teachers' Day, A Look At What Classrooms Look Like Across The Globe Shared by UNICEF ‘Is this why I risked my life?’ Shared by Human Rights Watch Why women need a bigger role in peace negotiations Shared by Oxfam International UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency Shared by United Nations THIS is why we need to end world hunger Shared by ONE More World → HEALTH THIS is why we need to achieve gender equality Shared by ONE Baseball Game “Selfie” Sorority Sisters Put Their Newfound Fame to Good Use Shared by GOOD A call to Fast-Track access to antiretroviral therapy Shared by United Nations 5 Things Canadians Should Know About PrEP Shared by Pride Winnipeg Government of Somalia signs instrument of ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child | Press centre Shared by Girl Effect Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Glamulet 50% of Proceeds Go to Breast Cancer Awareness! #GlamuletPinkOctober | Fashion Beyond Forty: Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Glamulet 50% of Proceeds Go to Breast Cancer Awareness! #GlamuletPinkOctober Shared by Kristin More Health → BUSINESS UN News - South Sudan: UN agency air operation delivers agriculture aid to hard-to-access areas Shared by United Nations Charting a new path forward to defeat malaria - ARAB TIMES Shared by United Nations The new poverty line: How poor are the extremely poor? Shared by ONE Just in: Extreme poverty is down by 65 percent! Shared by ONE 100 Million Women In Developing Countries To Receive Free Cell Phones Shared by UN Women Where has the global movement against inequality got to, and what happens next? Shared by Oxfam International More Business → TECHNOLOGY Google Impact Challenge | Bay Area 2015 Shared by Kiva Thai Netizens Stage ‘Virtual Sit-in’ Against Single Internet Gateway Plan Shared by Global Voices Jim Killoran of Habitat for Humanity of Westchester posts signs asking motorists to drive carefully. Shared by Habitat Westchester Open Letter: Facebook Must Change its Broken “Real Name” Policy Shared by Global Voices The Casualties of Gun Deaths and Terrorism Visualized Shared by GOOD Listen Live Shared by Breakthrough U.S. More Technology → ENVIRONMENT Unprecedented drought spreads through Haiti and the Dominican Republic - Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection - European Commission Shared by Oxfam International Poverty - United Nations Sustainable Development Shared by Global Goals Climate Change and El Nino May Leave 10 Million Hungry Shared by Oxfam International M5.1 - 154km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Shared by Earthquakes Tsunamis Cities - United Nations Sustainable Development Action 2015 Shared by Global Goals 10M poorest to suffer hunger due to rain scarcity in 2015, says international charity Shared by Oxfam International More Environment → POLITICS Nauru refugee 'release' shows neither detention nor drawn-out processing were ever necessary | Joyce Chia Shared by Save the Children Versailles to consider drafting LGBT Fairness ordinance Shared by Trans Equality Hillary Clinton Announces Plan To Tackle Gun Control Without Congress Shared by WeTalkWomen UK-US surveillance regime was unlawful ‘for seven years’ Shared by Sylvia Smith Nauru to process 600 refugee claims Shared by Human Rights Watch Nauru says it will process remaining 600 refugee claims within a week Shared by Human Rights Watch More Politics → #GLOBALGOALS Five things to love about the new global goals Shared by Girl Effect World Bank Forecasts Global Poverty to Fall Below 10% for First Time; Major Hurdles Remain in Goal to End Poverty by 2030 Shared by Global Goals Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Shared by UN Women The Unfinished Business of Girls’ Rights Shared by Girl Effect More #globalgoals → #WORLDTEACHERSDAY “Education is power” – Girl Guide teacher/trainer Shared by UN Women This man is using his own experiences to help kids break the cycle of poverty Shared by ONE More #worldteachersday → World • Health • Business • Technology • Environment • Politics • #globalgoals • #worldteachersday Read paper →

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