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- UN begins work on global arms treaty
A United Nations preparatory conference to work toward crafting an international arms trade treaty is under way in New York. Representatives are looking to begin creation of the world's first binding treaty on conventional arms to control the $55 billion-per-year arms trade and prevent arms from entering conflict zones. The UN will hold four such meetings before a four-week conference in 2012 to finalize an agreement. Google/The Associated Press (7/13) , AlertNet.org/Reuters (7/12)        - African youths lead fight against HIV/AIDS
An increase in safer sex practices by African youths is helping to drive down infection rates in 16 out of 25 countries, UNAIDS says in a new report. Many African countries -- including Kenya, Botswana, Ethiopia and Malawi -- are on track to reduce infection levels among 15- to 24-year-olds by 25% or more as compared with 2000 levels by the end of 2010. AlertNet.org/Reuters (7/13) - Bill Clinton urges accelerated Haiti process
 Efforts to stabilize and rebuild Haiti in the aftermath of January's devastating earthquake are progressing, but plans to remove debris and meet housing concerns need to be accelerated, Bill Clinton, United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti and head of the Interim Haiti Reconstruction Commission, says in this interview. Clinton is advocating plans to improve Haiti's education, sanitation and power supply infrastructure while creating a national health care system as part of the rebuilding process. The Miami Herald (free registration) (7/10) - Ethiopia is on target for poverty reduction Millennium Development Goal
A new report by the UN finds that Ethiopia will likely meet its Millennium Development Goal of cutting its poverty rate by half before 2015 -- a result of progress in education, health and targeted infrastructure spending. Rising inequality remains a threat in a country where half of all children are malnourished, and Ethiopia's progress toward its Millennium Development Goals is susceptible to weather and global financial conditions. Bloomberg Businessweek (7/13) - UNEP highlights value of global biodiversity loss
Increased awareness has done little to stem the pace of biodiversity destruction, with one-third of the world's habitats adversely affected by human activity, the United Nations Environment Program warns in a new report. UNEP is looking to associate economic costs with the loss, highlighting multinational companies' contributions to the pace, in a bid to give the issue economic value and more visibility. ABC (Australia) (7/13) - Uganda makes arrests in deadly bombing
Ugandan authorities have made their first arrests over a deadly Sunday bombing on World Cup final viewing parties that claimed 76 lives. Somalia's Al-Shabaab militia claimed responsibility for the attack, citing the presence of Ugandan peacekeepers in the country as reason. Uganda's inspector general of police indicated two of the arrested individuals are of Somali origin. The Washington Post (7/13) - Report: Israel plans raid of Gaza-bound Libyan ship
Despite international criticism for its handling of a raid of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May, Israel is planning to forcefully intercept an aid ship sponsored by Libya and bound for the Gaza Strip. The Libyan ship, whose official destination is the Sinai port of El Arish, could come within range of the Gaza shore as early as tonight. Ha'aretz (Tel Aviv, Israel) (7/13) - Israeli flotilla report condemns intelligence, praises commandos: An investigation commissioned by the Israel Defense Force into the May raid of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that resulted in nine deaths cited flawed intelligence and poor communication between intelligence units -- but praised the Israeli commandos who took part in the raid. The report defended the Israeli use of force to suppress protesters, some of whom greeted the commandos violently. The Independent (London) (7/13) , Google/The Associated Press (7/12)
- Economic crisis, soaring murder rate threaten Ciudad Juarez
A broad Mexican "hearts and minds" campaign in Ciudad Juarez, including a transition between security enforced by military soldiers to federal police officers, has yet to either curb crime related to the war against drug traffickers or produce substantial social and economic gains. Despite the new security effort, crime and economic stagnation persist in the city, which suffers about seven murders per day and has lost one in four jobs. Stimulus measures have provided 5,000 job training grants and temporary positions as well as some 6,000 scholarships, though the gains have yet to appreciate. Los Angeles Times (7/12)  | |  | | | | | | | | 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 | | COUNTRY AND REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS | ARD, Inc. | Multiple Locations Worldwide, Guatemala | | Executive Assistant, Energy Climate | 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 | | Executive Director | Cultural Survival | Cambridge, MA | | | |  | |  | |
- 6 months after the earthquake, what is the biggest challenge facing Haiti?
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