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• Date: 01 December 2015
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/nba.30141
• Published date: 01 December 2015

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disagreed, observing that the animosity between

Tejada and Benavides had preceded the 2007 sexual

harassment complaint. It also ruled that the actions

against Tejada that happened in 2010 and 2011 oc-

curred so long after the Guzman incident that they

could not have had anything to do with her report.

[Tejada v. The Travis Association for the Blind,

U.S. Circuit Court for the 5th Circuit, No. 14-50943,

07/13/2015]. ■

CGI meeting concludes with over

120 Commitments to Action

The tenth annual Clinton Global Initiative con-

ference has concluded with 123 Commitments to

Action aimed at improving the lives of more than 15

million people.

According to the Clinton Foundation, when fully

funded and implemented, the commitments will en-

sure that:

• More than 6 million girls and women will be

positively impacted by a variety of programs to im-

prove the quality of education and increase access to

employment and skills development opportunities.

• More than 1 million students will participate in

extracurricular learning activities (includes programs

related to arts; female empowerment; literacy; and

science, technology, engineering and mathematics).

• More than 26 million tons of carbon dioxide

equivalents will be reduced or abated.

• More than $83 million will be disbursed to entre-

preneurs, microenterprises and small/medium-sized

enterprises.

• Nearly 40,000 physicians and health workers will

be employed to expand access to health care services,

and more than 1 million smallholder farmers will

gain access to new agricultural products and markets.

For more information on the new Commitments to

Action, visit http://bit.ly/1jTOwMl.

International Red Cross

eyes budget shortfall

The International Committee of the Red Cross is

facing an unprecedented budget shortfall caused by

conict in the Middle East, and the situation is likely

to make the refugee crisis in Europe even worse.

As mentioned in The Guardian, the organization

reported a funding gap of over $80 million for its

operations in Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, as

of the end of September. Those funds go to such

things as water, food, shelter and medical supplies for

millions of people in the region—some 5 million in

Syria alone. But if those services are lacking, it will

prompt more refugees to ee to Europe, according

to Robert Mardini, the ICRC’s regional director for

the Middle East.

“When you develop and offer public services to the

population, you can give them options to stay,” Mar-

dini told The Guardian. “There are other parameters

in the mix, but at least it can help people to decide

to stay because the default position for people is to

stay close to their homes.”

Over the past ve years, the organization’s eld

budget has increased nearly 50 percent, The Guard-

ian reported. The ICRC now needs more than $123

million every month to sustain its operations.

California Community Foundation

pledges $1 billion for L.A. County

The California Community Foundation has

pledged $1 billion in funding to Los Angeles County

nonprot organizations over the next 10 years to

improve the quality of life for L.A. communities and

families, especially those who are struggling.

Over the last 10 years, the CCF provided $700 mil-

lion in grants to support a range of issues, including

health care, education, the arts, economic opportu-

nity and helping immigrants succeed. Looking ahead,

the foundation said it will increase its efforts to help

tackle the root causes of the major challenges facing

the region, such as homelessness, graduation rates,

health access and more.

In support of its $1 billion funding commitment,

the CCF aims to spur action from others in philan-

thropy, business and the public sector to invest in Los

Angeles County. The group said a recent poll indi-

cated a strong desire for residents to get more engaged

in their communities but found that residents do not

know how or if their actions will make a difference. ■