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- UN urges Sudan to act on aid, peacekeeper attacks
Sudanese authorities must act to identify, apprehend and prosecute those responsible for attacks on aid workers, as increasing security concerns have forced relief organizations to cut or suspend aid deliveries in Darfur, the United Nations says. Aid workers and peacekeepers have faced a surge in attacks and kidnapping since last year. The World Food Programme estimates as many as 400,000 people will go without food aid in June as a result. AlertNet.org/Reuters (6/24)        - Mexico battles high maternal-mortality rate
Access, cultural concerns, and affordability and quality of care are helping to keep Mexico's maternal-mortality rate, particularly among indigenous and poor communities, the highest in Latin America. More than one-third of maternal deaths are the result of malpractice, mistakes during operations or administration of improper medications. The Economist (6/24) - UNEP urges G20 to act on global green economy
Investments in measures to promote a green global economy are lagging despite promises of $500 billion in funding from countries around the world, the United Nations Environment Programme says. UNEP urged world leaders to commit 1% of gross domestic product, or $750 billion, to a "Global Green New Deal" in 2008. UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner is calling on the G20 leaders to act decisively on the green economy, particularly in the fields of energy, water, forestry and agriculture. AlertNet.org/Reuters (6/24) - Rights advocates assail Russian intelligence bills
Russian authorities are considering two proposed bills that would vastly expand the powers of Russia's intelligence agency -- the FSB -- to "anticipate" extremist activities and take preemptive measures, and expand the scope of existing state secret laws and the penalties for violating them. Critics charge the proposals constitute a direct assault on basic human rights and are a throwback to the restrictive governance style of the former Soviet Union. The Christian Science Monitor (6/24) - Peru's indigenous groups react to land-reform veto
Indigenous groups lashed out at Peru's Alan Garcia on Thursday after the president blocked a law that would have provided better protections for indigenous lands, livelihoods and cultures. Garcia said the law, which provided greater community decision-making power in oil and mining projects on indigenous lands, would hinder the country's economic development. Disputes over the awarding of exploration and development contracts have led to violent confrontations between government forces and indigenous communities in recent years. The Guardian (London) (6/24) , BBC (6/24) - Kimberley Process deadlocked over Zimbabwe diamonds
Days of marathon negotiations on the future of Zimbabwean diamond trade have failed to produce agreement among member countries of the Kimberley Process, a voluntary system that works to prevent trade in conflict diamonds. Human-rights advocates argue the Zimbabwean military remains in control of mines and is continuing to commit abuses. Zimbabwe has vowed to pursue diamond trading regardless of a Kimberley Process approval. The New York Times (free registration) (6/24) - Obama, Medvedev find common ground
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that the bilateral tensions of recent years are thing of the past as Medvedev made his first visit to Washington. Both reaffirmed commitments to aid Kyrgyzstan, to pursue nuclear disarmament and to increase economic cooperation. Obama vowed to support Russia's World Trade Organization bid, while Medvedev agreed to lift a six-month ban on U.S. poultry imports. BBC (6/25) , The New York Times (free registration) (6/24) - South, North Korea mark 60th war anniversary with tensions
Sober commemorations contrasted with sharp rhetoric from North and South Korea on the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, a conflict that has technically never ended. North Korea blames the U.S. for what it estimates to be $65 trillion in damages against the impoverished nation, while South Korea focused its outrage on the Cheonan warship, which officials say was sunk by a North Korean torpedo. CNN (6/25)  | |  | | | | | | | | Communications Director, Global Health | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Deputy Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Executive Director | Cultural Survival | Cambridge, MA | | Online Communications Senior Associate, Public Affairs Girl Up Campaign | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Campaign Associate, Girl Up Campaign | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Communications Associate, Public Affairs Girl Up Campaign | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Systems Administrator | United Nations Foundation (UNF)/Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Pledge Guarantee for Health (PGH) Associate | United Nations Foundation (UNF)/Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Managing Director, Thought Leadership | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | UNITED KINGDOM DIRECTOR | Human Rights Watch | London, United Kingdom | | | |  | |  | |
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Initiatives to help bolster global economic recovery -- such as taxes on financial institutions that needed taxpayer money to survive and trade stimulus measures -- will be top of the agenda for G20 leaders, writes British Prime Minister David Cameron. 
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