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	March 23, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN, aid groups sound alarm over Libya supplies Libya's conflict is causing rises in food prices, and making access to medical care and drugs increasingly difficult, the United Nations and aid agencies warn. Thousands of Libyans have sought refuge in schools and other public places as supplies dwindle. Aid agencies are seeking access to deliver emergency supplies. AlertNet/Reuters (3/22) UN warns over Cote d'Ivoire violence  Indian women gain political ground  Japanese radiation warnings spread to tap water  Ukraine's Kuchma is charged in murder  NATO is tapped to command Libya efforts  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Development Health and Poverty | Development Energy and Environment | Human Rights | Peace and Security Human rights are the inalienable right of every person, no matter who they are or who they love." U.S. ambassador to the UN Rights Council, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe. Click here for the full story. "About 80% of all Malaria cases in Bangladesh come from the rural hilly tracks of south-east Bangladesh. It extracts a terrible toll on the people here who by and large make their living in farming and other labor intensive pursuits." UN Dispatch UN warns over Cote d'Ivoire violence Forces loyal to incumbent Cote d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo are preparing an attack helicopter and rocket launchers even as condemnations of the regime's attacks on civilians intensify, United Nations peacekeeping officials warn. Cote d'Ivoire has been plagued by deadly violence since Gbagbo refused to acknowledge the results of recent elections. AlertNet/Reuters (3/22) U.S. pushes UN to do more to support gay rights In another departure from the foreign policy of his predecessor, U.S. President Barack Obama is pressing the UN to do more to curtail global discrimination against gays and lesbians beyond the condemnation of human rights violations based on sexual orientation or gender identity. "I think this will stimulate dialogue and increase recognition of the importance of the issue among governments," said a U.S. State Department official. Los Angeles Times (3/23) UN chief winds up tour of North Africa UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the self-immolation last year of 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi was representative not only of the sum of "daily indignities, the crushing of a people's potential" in Tunisia, where his death sparked a revolution, but elsewhere in the Arab world. Ban met with Bouazizi's mother during a four-day trip to the region. Bloomberg (3/23) Indian women gain political ground India's introduction of gender quotas in the 1990s for local and state governments has contributed to gradual opening of political space for women in a traditionally male-dominated society. While women initially assumed office on a quota-only basis, many have returned to office after competing against men in general elections. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (3/22) Popularity of Andean superfood poses Bolivian dilemma The spike in global popularity of quinoa, an Andean plant virtually unrivaled for its life-sustaining balance of protein and amino acids, has helped raise the incomes of farmers in Bolivia -- while also making the crop unaffordable for many others in Bolivia. Observers fear the corresponding 34% drop in domestic consumption could lead to the spread of cheap processed foods and malnutrition. The New York Times (free registration) (3/19) Japanese radiation warnings spread to tap water The Japanese government has warned residents in Tokyo and its regions not to allow infants under the age of 1 to drink tap water after tests showed elevated levels of radioactive iodine -- about double the levels deemed safe -- at a water treatment plant. Consumers earlier were told not to eat about a dozen types of vegetables, too, contaminated with radiation from the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant some 150 miles away. Los Angeles Times (3/23) Other News Some 20,000 penguins are coated in South Atlantic oil spill The New York Times (free registration) (3/22) Nestle chairman criticizes U.S. "food for fuel" policies The Independent (London) (3/23) Ukraine's Kuchma is charged in murder Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma said he is prepared "to go through all the torments of hell" to defend himself against charges implicating him in the 2000 murder of prominent investigative journalist Georgiy Gongadze, whose headless corpse was discovered in a forest outside Kiev. Prosecutors say Kuchma overstepped his authority in giving orders to Interior Ministry officials that resulted in Gongadze's murder, for which two police officers already have been convicted. The New York Times (free registration) (3/22), BBC (3/23) Other News NYT journalists recall Libya capture, captivity The New York Times (free registration) (3/22) HRW: Ugandan authorities are guilty of widespread abuses The New York Times (free registration) (3/23) New Israeli law is seen as restricting Arab expression Reuters (3/22) Myanmar blocks Skype and other online voice services Digital Trends (3/22) Accusations of Google e-mail meddling are refuted by China BBC (3/22) NATO is tapped to command Libya efforts British, French and U.S. leaders have agreed on a plan to turn over command of the Libya no-fly zone to NATO. The move is contingent on a vote by the alliance, which is set to take up the measure today. Moammar Gadhafi's forces continued an offensive against the rebel-held city of Misurata, and the leader appeared briefly on Libyan television to condemn the Western military actions. The Guardian (London) (3/23), Reuters (3/23), NPR.org/The Associated Press (3/23), The New York Times (free registration) (3/23) Death toll mounts as Syria cracks down on protests At least five people were killed today after Syrian security forces fired upon protesters in the southern part of the country, where hundreds had taken to the streets for a fifth day of demonstrations against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay appealed to Syria to curtail excessive force against protesters. BBC (3/23), The New York Times (free registration)/Reuters (3/22) Negotiated settlement is the only way to end Afghan conflict Neither the Taliban nor the Afghan government and its allies can decisively defeat the other through combat, and only a negotiated political settlement can bring the stability needed to help Afghanistan develop, former UN Afghanistan envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and former U.S. Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering write in the New York Times. The two call for a "neutral international facilitator" to begin reaching out to all sides and exploring terms for a negotiating process. The New York Times (free registration) (3/22)   Farrow: Hope and danger remain in Sudan The people of Sudan continue to live in a state of crisis and fear, and need security and opportunity to build better lives for their families, actress Mia Farrow says in this interview with TIME. "If we can just make sure that one rung of the economic ladder is within their reach, knowing the people of south Sudan, they will grasp it and climb out of this," Farrow said. 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