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UNity is the weekly national on-line publication of the United Nations Association of Australia. The editor is based in Brisbane and the Contributing Editor lives in Canberra. Contributions are particularly welcome from all over Australia and the South East Asia/Pacific region.
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LEADING ITEMS
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TRAFFIC DEATHS: UN PROCLAIMS DECADE FOR ROAD SAFETY
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2011 to 2020 the Decade of Action for Road Safety to spur national and global efforts to halt or reverse increasing road traffic deaths and injuries around the world – UN & Agencies
AUSTRALIA CHANGES ISRAEL VOTE IN UN
Australia softens its traditionally staunch support for Israel in the United Nations but denies this is linked to tensions over Israel's apparent use of forged Australian passports in an assassination in Dubai – UN & Agencies
WOMEN ‘POTENT FORCE FOR CHANGE - WE CAN CHANGE WORLD’ THERESE REIN
International Women’s Day celebrated – UN & Agencies
INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW IPCC PROCEDURES REVIEWED – Climate Change
CHILE SITUATION ‘STILL CRITICAL’ FOR FOOD, WATER AND ELECTRICITY – Energy & Environment
PRODUCTIVITY REVOLUTION NEEDED FOR GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
ABARE Outlook conference hears Dr Nick Austin of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research outline need for a revolution in productivity to deal with global food security – Energy & Environment
OBAMA REVIEW ‘TO REVERSE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS’
Obama plans ‘dramatic reductions’ in the country's nuclear arsenal – Peace & Security
UNAIDS LAUNCHES PLAN TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS TO PREVENT HIV
UN agency tackling AIDS epidemic launches action plan to empower women and girls to protect themselves against HIV – Health & Means
CLIMATE CHANGE COUNTDOWN
Australia’s Chief Scientist Penny Sackett, in March 2009, said the world had only six years to radically lower emissions or face calamitous, unstoppable global warming.
A weekly UNity CLIMATE CHANGE COUNTDOWN monitors time passing.
This week there are 266 weeks left in which to radically lower emissions.
WARNING: UNity readers should be aware that there appear to be a number of so-called United Nations organisations and conferences - some aimed at youth - which are promoted on the Internet but whose origins are dubious. It is particularly concerning when participants are invited to attend overseas conferences. The origins (and credibility) of some organisations are obscure and need careful scrutiny before any action is taken. It is very likely that some are bogus. For clarification, check out details with the UN Information Centre, Canberra, at: julia.dean@unic.org
