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- Ban calls for "restraint" and "nonviolence"
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commented on the protests in Egypt on Sunday. "With respect to Egypt, I once again make a call for restraint, nonviolence and respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights," he said. The Jerusalem Post (free registration) (1/30)       - UN chief urges Sudan talks on separation
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday encouraged the start of talks in Sudan on how best to divvy up the country's oil wealth -- as well as how to resolve issues over border demarcation, security and the Abyei region -- after nearly 99% of southern Sudanese voted recently for independence. The south, which would control some 80% of the country's oil production, is slated to become independent in July. Bloomberg (1/30) , Reuters (1/30) - The new philanthro-teens
Teens are launching their own global philanthropic initiatives, using social media and modeling their efforts on celebrity charity projects. In the U.S. over the past year, 79% of girls have contributed food or clothing, 53% have donated money and 66% have solicited family and friends to pitch in for global relief efforts, according to research sponsored by the UN Foundation. The UN Foundation introduced its Girl Up campaign last fall to inspire American girls to raise funds for their counterparts in developing countries. Crain's New York Business (1/30) - Gates calls for renewed efforts to end polio
American philanthropist Bill Gates was slated today to challenge world leaders to do all they can in 2011 to eradicate polio "once and for all" in light of recent outbreaks in Nigeria, Tajikistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Gates Foundation is expected to increase by $102 million its annual contribution of $200 million toward the treatment and prevention of the disease, which, in addition to Nigeria, is only actively transmitted in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. USA TODAY (1/31) 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.
- Ban challenges U.S., EU over climate leadership
Europe and the United States must stop playing "psychological games" and exhibit serious leadership in combating climate change, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the meeting in Davos, Switzerland, of the World Economic Forum. "This has started from industrial revolution," he added, "and the United States and European countries they have to be morally, politically responsible." Google/Agence France-Presse (1/29) - Hungary's Orban takes aim at opponents
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has used the surge of popularity that put him in office to pursue forceful nationalistic policies that have raised concerns across Europe. Beside a restrictive media law that drew international criticism, Orban has positioned party loyalists in every level of government, abolished a budget investigation body and challenged the Constitutional Court. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (1/28) - Afghanistan moves to end child recruitment, slavery
Afghan officials are working with the United Nations to address concerns over the presence of underage males in the country's security services after being included on a UN blacklist of countries that use child soldiers. Officials are targeting police recruitment practices and the practice of child sex slaves in a bid to allay international concerns. The New York Times (free registration) (1/29) - Egypt's opposition plans more protests
Disparate opposition groups in Egypt, united in their opposition to the three-decade rule of President Hosni Mubarak, have announced mass street protests for Tuesday despite today's announcement of a new government. Opposition leaders called for more than a million people to take to the streets as protesters continued their tenuous occupation of Tahrir (Liberation) Square in Cairo. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (1/31) - Mobile service is restored in Egypt amid continuing protests: Mobile phone service returned to Egypt today, Vodafone and France Telecom said. The Wall Street Journal (1/31)
- Al-Jazeera calls for eyewitness reporting: The Qatar-based broadcaster, Al-Jazeera, is reaching out to bloggers and amateur videographers in Egypt to help report on developments in the street protests after authorities shuttered its bureau in Cairo. CBS News/The Associated Press (1/31)
- Will Arab monarchs face discontent?
The events in Egypt point to President Hosni Mubarak having little choice but to change the political reality of the country, but other Arab leaders do not expect waves of popular unrest to sweep across the Arab world. Unlike Egypt, where the political system is ostensibly a democracy, most Arab countries have monarchies in place that carry different expectations of the relationship between rulers and their constituents. The New York Times (free registration) (1/30) - Clinton looks to push Haiti political process forward
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Haitian officials to accept the result of an Organization of American States report on the country's controversial 2010 elections and commit to moving the process forward. Haiti postponed a second round runoff after controversy surrounding the initial Nov. 28 vote threw the country into political uncertainty. The Miami Herald (free registration) (1/31) - Return of exiled Tunisian Islamist inspires, unsettles
 The long-exiled leader of Tunisia's main Islamic movement has returned to the country in the aftermath of the ouster of its autocratic president. Rachid Ghannouchi, whose party is likely to play a significant role in parliamentary elections, was welcomed by thousands of supporters even as others in the largely secular country were unsettled by his arrival. BBC (1/30) , Los Angeles Times (1/30) , Reuters (1/30)  | |  | | | | | | Administrative Associate, Public Affairs | United Nations Foundations | Washington, DC | | Administrative Associate, Energy Access | United Nations Foundations | Washington, DC | | Associate, Executive Office | United Nations Foundations | Washington , DC | | Manager, UNA Education Programs | United Nations Foundations | New York City, NY | | Major Gifts Officer, Nothing But Nets and Global Partnerships | United Nations Foundations | Washington, DC | | Regional Manager for Europe | Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | | Senior Officer, Medical Safety | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Washington, DC | | | |  | |  |
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