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- Israel to skip UN racism summit
Israel has confirmed it will not send representatives to the 2011 United Nations summit to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the controversial 2001 World Conference Against Racism. Canada has also indicated it will not attend. Google/Agence France-Presse (12/26)       - Deadly sectarian blasts in Nigeria are condemned by UN's Ban
The Nigerian city of Jos was rocked Dec. 24 by bombings, which killed at least 32 people and injured more than 50. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the bombings, the latest salvo in an ongoing sectarian conflict between Christians and Muslims -- violence that has claimed 500 lives in Jos over the past year. Bloomberg (12/27) - U.K. buoys UN disaster fund
The United Kingdom has given $62 million to a UN fund set up to respond to natural disasters, a donation nearly two-thirds of the fund's shortfall for 2010. More than 260 million people worldwide were affected by natural disasters, a figure that is expected to increase to some 375 million by 2015. BBC (12/25) Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. - Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.
- Syrian city gets innovative upgrades
A German nonprofit group has teamed up with local Syrian authorities to drive an innovative preservation program in the ancient city of Aleppo that provides a variety of financial and zooming incentives to local home and business owners to get involved. The project will look to rebuild streets and homes in Aleppo's oldest sections, restore its medieval Citadel and create a 42-acre park. The New York Times (free registration) (12/26) - Political power does not bring equality for women
The Jan. 1 inauguration of Dilma Rousseff as president of Brazil will mark the sixth time since the 1990s that a woman has lead a Latin American country. The rise of women to power throughout the region is in contrast to the inequality they face in business and professions outside politics. The Wall Street Journal (12/24) - WikiLeaks release shows complex DEA reality
Cables released by WikiLeaks provide detail that shows the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's counternarcotics efforts have become embroiled in complicated international realities. In some countries, according to the cables, authorities have sought the DEA's technological assistance in targeting political rivals -- in others, the agency must balance counternarcotics efforts with knowledge of the involvement of high level officials and their families in drug trafficking schemes. The New York Times (free registration) (12/25) - General strike called by presidential claimant in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara called for a general strike today in protest of the continued resistance by incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo in the face of election results widely recognized as giving Ouattara the presidency. About 14,000 people, primarily supporters of Ouattara, have fled to neighboring Liberia since the Nov. 28 poll. Bloomberg (12/27) , Reuters (12/26)
- What do you think was the UN's biggest accomplishment in 2010?
 | Climate-change agreements in Cancun | | Helping to nearly eliminate polio in Africa | | Providing disaster relief in Haiti and Pakistan | | Assisting in free and democratic elections | | Nuclear non-proliferation review conference | | Something else |
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