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- India inoculates 172M against polio
An ongoing campaign in India to vaccinate children against polio is showing that health services not only can be brought to some of the poorest and most geographically remote places on Earth, but that the disease, much like smallpox, can one day be eradicated. In just five days last month, 2.5 million health workers visited 68 million homes and inoculated 172 million children with a new, more effective vaccine. MSNBC/The Associated Press (2/21)       - India is rocked by food scam
India's federal police are investigating the alleged theft and sale of massive amounts of fuel and food grains originally earmarked for the poorest of the poor in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, through food-for-work and school meals programs. Thousands of public officials and shop owners allegedly siphoned off the goods and sold them in open markets at much higher rates as prat of what Indian media is calling "the mother of all scams." BBC (2/21) - Governments eye food market interventions
Commodities traders expect governments across Africa and Asia to play bigger roles in global food markets in efforts to stave off popular unrest like that currently being seen throughout the Middle East. Some might boost stockpiles and subsidies, while others might impose curbs on trade, to counteract higher costs for wheat, sugar and dairy products that last month took the UN World Food Price Index to a record high. Bloomberg (2/21)  | - Watching revolution is a crime in Zimbabwe
Authorities in Zimbabwe have arrested 46 students, trade unionists and political activists who had assembled to watch prerecorded foreign news broadcasts of Mideast uprisings on suspicion of plotting the overthrow of longtime President Robert Mugabe. A human rights lawyer said the event, which was organized in part by a law school professor, was intended to generate academic debate after showing images of the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions to those who did not have access to the Internet or cable television. The New York Times (free registration) (2/21) - China calls for tighter controls to defuse social unrest
China is calling for even more stringent controls over the country's Internet and social media networks after police and Internet censors easily quelled an anonymous online call for popular revolt billed as a jasmine revolution. Domestic security chief and Politburo member Zhou Yongkang was quoted by state media as saying the country must "strive to defuse conflicts and disputes while they are still embryonic." The Wall Street Journal (2/22) - Yemen protesters keep up the pressure
The longtime president of Yemen is insisting that the "anarchy and killing" arising from 10 days of sustained demonstrations would not unseat him, but only result in chaos. The remarks by Ali Abdullah Saleh nevertheless have failed to appease protesters, particularly the country's youth, who say they will not negotiate with a leader who has used violence to suppress demonstrations. Reuters (2/21), The Christian Science Monitor (2/21)  | |  | | | | | | Researcher on Afghanistan | Human Rights Watch | N/A, Afghanistan | | Senior Development Associate, Girl Up | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director, Global Vaccines Campaign | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director, Nothing But Nets campaign | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Peacebuilding Program Director | Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn, NY | | Leo Nevas Human Rights Fellow | United Nations Foundations | New York City, NY | | Coordinator, mHealth Alliance | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Human Resources Coordinator | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Various Positions | International Labour Office | Geneva, Switzerland | | | |  | |  |
 | - Linkin Park and UN Secretary-General team up on Facebook to help Haiti
On Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. EST (3 p.m. PST), two-time Grammy winning band Linkin Park, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Foundation CEO Kathy Calvin and Facebook Marketing Director Randi Zuckerberg will participate in a unique and interactive Facebook "Town Hall" to maintain the focus on Haiti, and use the power of social media to get people involved. To join the conversation, log on to the UN Foundation Facebook page. This event will mark the first time the Secretary-General will meet with members of Linkin Park to discuss their charity Music for Relief and the new Download to Donate campaign, an innovative way for music fans to make a one-time $10 donation to the continued rebuilding of Haiti. As a thank you, donors will receive a one-year subscription to a growing catalogue of music donated by hundreds of artists. | |
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