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- Ban's plane is diverted away from Kabul
A plane carrying United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Bildt was diverted away from Kabul, Afghanistan, and landed at Bagram air base after rocket fire was reported on the outskirts of the Afghan capital near the airport. Ban and Bildt were en route to a major conference on the future of international involvement in the development and security of Afghanistan. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (7/20)       - U.S.-born cleric is added to UN terror list
The UN added to its terrorist watch list U.S.-born Anwar al-Awlaki, a cleric living in Yemen alleged to have ties to al-Qaida. The move, which tracks a similar action taken by the U.S. Treasury, freezes his assets and curtails his ability to travel internationally. Al-Awlaki is suspected of having collaborated in the unsuccessful plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner in the so-called Christmas Bombing in 2009, and he also communicated by e-mail with U.S. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood in Texas. Google/The Associated Press (7/21)  - Haitians look to build storm barriers
Residents of Gonaives are working to help plant trees and other flora in the hills around the city as part of a USAID-funded project aimed at preventing floods as a result of hurricanes. Meteorologists have predicted an active hurricane season, and Haiti is still struggling to provide adequate shelter and protection for residents in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake. TIME (7/20) - Research links circumcision and HIV/AIDS reduction
More than 4 million new HIV/AIDS infections could be prevented and $20.2 billion in HIV-related costs in eastern and southern Africa saved by 2025 if male circumcision rates increase to 80%, the aid group Population Services International says. Researchers say circumcision cuts a man's infection risk by as much as 60%. AlertNet.org/Reuters (7/20) - U.K. study finds rising HIV/AIDS rates among older residents
The number of people over 50 contracting the HIV/AIDS virus and other sexually transmitted diseases has doubled in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the past decade, the Health Protection Agency reports. Many older HIV infected people are diagnosed late, prompting health advocates to call for awareness campaigns on the importance of prevention and testing for the age group. BBC (7/21) - UN urges new targets for emissions trading
If world leaders fail to agree on new carbon gas emission targets, the clean development mechanism in the Kyoto Treaty may cease to function in 2013, the United Nations says. The mechanism allowed for wealthy and poor countries to trade emissions rights, in a bid to help developing countries meet Kyoto targets. Kyoto will expire in 2012. AlertNet.org/Reuters (7/21) - Hague court to retry former Kosovo PM
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague has ordered a partial retrial for former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, citing concerns that witnesses suffered intimidation during his previous trial. Haradinaj, a commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army during the 1997 to 1999 independence war, was accused of ordering the torture, murder, rape and forced movement of Serbian civilians. Judges ordered Haradinaj taken into pretrial custody. The New York Times (free registration) (7/21) , AlertNet.org/Reuters (7/21) - Veil bans are spreading across Europe
Moves to ban Muslim women from wearing face-covering veils in public places are proliferating across Europe. French politicians are supporting a broad ban on the veil, while Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and other European countries are grappling with veil restrictions. Supporters say the bans promote Muslim women's integration and help guarantee security, while opponents argue such bans do little to promote women's emancipation. Der Spiegel (Germany) (English online version) (7/19) - U.S. introduces new sanctions against North Korea
During a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates to the demilitarized zone bordering South Korea, the Obama administration announced new sanctions against North Korea as well as a plan to strengthen existing sanctions. The unilateral U.S. action follows the announcement that the U.S. and South Korea will participate in joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan -- a coordinated effort to pressure the Kim Jong Il regime into compliance. The New York Times (free registration) (7/21) , The Washington Post (7/21) - Rough waters for Iranian shipping after U.S. sanctions
Newly imposed sanctions against Iran have had a significant impact on Iranian shipping, with Western insurance companies refusing to insure Iranian ships and other ports and freighting companies refusing to do business with Iran. Despite the growing number of companies complying with U.S. sanctions, Russia and India have indicated that they will continue doing trade with Iran. The Washington Post (7/21)  | |  | | | | | | |  |  MSH SEEKS STAFF FOR HEALTH PROJECT IN MALAWI | Management Sciences for Health | Lilongwe, Malawi | | Researcher, U.S. Immigration Policy/Criminal Justice | Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | | COUNTRY AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS | ARD, Inc. | Multiple Locations Worldwide, Guatemala | | Web Producer/Project Manager | United Nations Foundation (UNF)/Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | Director, Corporate Relations | United Nations Foundation (UNF)/Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington , DC | | 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 | | Director of Corporate Relations | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Executive Assistant, Energy Climate | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | | |  | |  | |
 | - The UN Secretary-General and his climate finance advisers are exploring private financing options to deliver resources to combat climate change. Developing countries pledged "fast-start" financing -- $10 billion per year for the next three years, growing to $100 billion annually by 2020 -- for those nations least responsible for, and most affected by, climate changes.
Should private donors contribute to aid to mitigate the effects of climate change in developing countries?
 | Yes -- it is everyone's responsibility | | No -- governments should find their own financing |
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