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- Non-controversy emerges over Kashmir statement Ban did not make
Ministers in Pakistan and India reacted with indignation to a statement published by the Press Trust of India and attributed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that addressed -- in unspecific and non-controversial terms -- the conflict in Kashmir. After the report, the office of the UN secretary-general denied that Ban had ever made a generic statement calling for peaceful resolution to conflicts in the region in the first place. The Wall Street Journal/India Real Time blog (8/3)        - Prostitution networks thrive in post-quake Haiti
Prostitution networks that provide women from the Dominican Republic to clients in Haiti have expanded in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake, a United Nations report finds. Many of the women -- drawn by the prospects of foreign clients and an influx of international aid money -- have their passports seized by brothel owners after arrival and are prevented from leaving. TIME (8/2) - World's diverse marine areas face species loss
Enclosed marine regions such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean have the world's most diverse ecosystems and simultaneously face the greatest threats to species diversity, according to the latest update of the Census of Marine Life in the journal PLoS ONE. Australian and Japanese waters are home to the greatest number of species, researchers reported. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (8/2) - Cantonese supporters oppose language proposal
Cantonese speakers are continuing their protests against a Guangzhou city proposal to increase the amount of Mandarin-language programming on television. Authorities see the potential shift as a way to welcome visitors to the region for the upcoming Asia Games. Cantonese speakers say the proposal is the latest salvo in a decades-long assault by authorities on the language. TIME (8/2) - Video inspires backlash against Sarkozy immigration stance
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is under fire after the release of a video showing police dragging immigrant women and children away from a protest -- a video that critics say reveals the French government's authoritarian instincts on immigration. The video follows brutal arrests from a sit-in rally in Paris last month in which police dragged a pregnant African woman away from a protest and manhandled another woman who had a baby strapped to her back. Sarkozy has said that he supports stripping the citizenship of any foreign-born French citizen who attacks the police. The Independent (London) (8/3) - Israel consents to UN investigation of flotilla raid
Israel has agreed to participate in a UN investigation into the May raid of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, an investigation to which Israeli authorities were initially reluctant to accede. U.S Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice has said that the investigation -- which will be conducted by a panel appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon -- will complement domestic and internal investigations conducted by Turkey and Israel. The Washington Post (8/2) - Karachi locks down amid wave of revenge killings
A wave of revenge attacks in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi has claimed at least 45 lives since Monday, prompting schools and businesses to close down until authorities gain control of the situation. The violence erupted after assailants gunned down provincial lawmaker Raza Haider. Karachi has a long history of political and religious violence. Yahoo!/The Associated Press (8/3) - Exchange of fire along Lebanon-Israel border
Lebanese and Israeli authorities disagree about the nature of the incident that caused troops stationed along their shared border to exchange fire -- a flare of violence that caused casualties on both sides. The Lebanese army reports that they fired after warning Israeli troops not to uproot a tree that served as an obstruction to Israeli visibility. Israeli authorities say that Lebanese troops fired on them after Israeli troops ignored a warning to leave an area they consider to be under their purview. Lebanon said that two of its soldiers and a journalist were killed in the exchange, while Israel reported at least two injuries. The New York Times (free registration)/The Associated Press (8/3) , BBC (8/3)  | |  | | | | | | |  |  Director Civil Society (emphasis climate adaptation) | Institute for Sustainable Communities | Washington, DC | | SENIOR ADVOCATE/RESEARCHER (International Financial Institutions) | Human Rights Watch | Washington, DC | | Executive Director, United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, Global Partnerships | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Administrative Assistant, Global Partnerships | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director, Online Communications – Public Affairs | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director, Maternal Newborn mHealth Initiative (MNMI) | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Staff Accountant | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | 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 | | Executive Assistant, Energy Climate | United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) | Washington, DC | | | |  | |  | |
 | - The U.S. Senate is poised to consider a vastly pared down mix of energy legislation and drilling regulations, meaning the worst environmental accident in U.S. history will not translate to a breakthrough on carbon emissions reductions. Why?
 | The Senate's 60-vote threshold is too difficult | | BP took the blame, not an energy policy that is over-reliant on oil | | Capping carbon emissions is really a tax on energy | | The Environmental Protection Agency will regulate carbon emissions |
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