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- UNEP joins electric vehicle race across the world
Racers driving vehicles powered by electricity from renewable energy sources began a multicountry racing competition Monday to raise awareness and inspire action on passenger vehicles powered by nonpolluting fuels. The race, which began in Switzerland, will take the vehicles across Europe, Asia and the U.S. before ending Cancun, Mexico, ahead of the United Nations climate summit. Bloomberg (8/16)       - U.S. mission to UN moves into new space
The U.S. mission at the United Nations is moving into a new building designed to protect those inside from a suicide bomb, chemical or biological attack. The 26-story solid concrete structure will house 300 will serve as working space for 300 diplomats and federal officials, and house the U.S. Foreign Press Center. Some UN diplomats have criticized the building as imposing and off-putting to visitors who come to do business with the U.S. ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (8/16)   | - Sudan orders 5 UN, ICRC staff out of Darfur
Sudanese authorities have expelled five employees of the United Nations and International Committee of the Red Cross saying only that the five had conducted activities "beyond their mandate." Sudan has maintained a troubled relationship with international aid workers and relief agencies since the International Criminal Court issued as arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir in 2009, and expulsions of individuals and organizations that speak out about human-rights abuses or development issues are not uncommon. AlertNet.org/Reuters (8/16) - Afghan rights advocates are worried by stoning
Afghan human-rights advocates worry an order by the Taliban to stone a couple in Kunduz province Sunday is just the latest sign of the Taliban's growing confidence in their ability to impose their will on the Afghan population. Witnesses said hundreds of villagers -- including family members -- participated in carrying out the sentence, which was imposed after the young couple attempted to elope. In Badghis province last week, a Taliban commander ordered a lashing and execution of a woman who became pregnant out of wedlock. The New York Times (free registration) (8/16) - Iran announces plan for new enrichment sites
Iranian authorities announced plans Monday to build 10 more uranium-enrichment sites in defiance of United Nations Security Council sanctions aimed at containing the country's nuclear program. Iran, which plans to begin construction early next year, says the new sites are needed to meet domestic energy needs over the next 15 years. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also announced the implementation of a new law banning most cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (8/17) - Karzai calls for private security contractors to leave Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on private security companies relied on by the U.S. to do much of the work of daily security to leave Afghanistan within four months -- a move that has stunned U.S. officials, who said that the deadline is too ambitious. The U.S. employs 19,000 security contractors in Afghanistan. Some U.S. military officials said that Karzai's new schedule -- far advanced from earlier discussions about transitioning to Afghan control over security between 2011 and 2014 -- represents an effort to take a better bargaining position. The Washington Post (8/17)  | |  | | | | | | | | Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, Development | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Business Operations Officer – Energy | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director of IT | Trivedi Foundation | San Francisco / Los Angeles / New York, CA | | Sales Manager | Trivedi Foundation | San Francisco / Los Angeles / New York, CA | | Director of Marketing | Trivedi Foundation | San Francisco / Los Angeles / New York, CA | | SENIOR ADVOCATE/RESEARCHER (International Financial Institutions) | Human Rights Watch | Washington, DC | | Development Director | Crisis Action | New York, NY | | Executive Director, United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director, Maternal Newborn mHealth Initiative (MNMI) | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | | |  | |  | |
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