[RED DEMOCRATICA] Hillary Clinton, Julia Roberts advocate clean cookstoves

 

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	May 9, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Clinton, Roberts advocate clean cookstoves The provision of cleaner, more efficient cookstoves to families in the developing world will help battle climate change, address major health concerns and create economic opportunities for millions of women, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Global Ambassador Julia Roberts write. Both Clinton and Roberts support the United Nations initiative to provide 100 million homes with clean cookstoves by 2020. USA TODAY (5/6) Ban: LDC investment isn't charity  Family planning saves mothers  IPCC: Renewables could power global future  Syria arrests, crackdown continues  Troop pullback is scheduled from Abyei region  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Development Health and Poverty | Development Energy and Environment | Human Rights | Peace and Security Here's a Mother's Day thought: There's a way to save many of the world's 350,000 women who die in childbirth each year. But it's very controversial, for it's called family planning." Columnist Nicholas D. Kristof. Click here for the full story. "According to Libyan rebels and at least one aid worker in the city, pro-Gaddafi forces are using helicopters to drop naval mines in the harbor in an attempt to prevent any ships -- including those carrying humanitarian supplies -- from docking." UN Dispatch Ban: LDC investment isn't charity The world's least-developed countries have recorded relatively high growth in recent years, but are increasingly under stress from record highs in food and fuel costs, as well as the impact of climate change. A UN conference in Istanbul urged investment in 48 such countries to help propel and sustain global economic recovery. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (5/9) West aims to deny Syria special UN human rights seat Western powers are maneuvering at the United Nations to try to prevent Syria from occupying one of four vacancies the world body's Human Rights Council in light of the country's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, some 800 of whom have died. European Union ambassadors voted Friday to extend sanctions against 13 Syrian officials, but not President Bashar al-Assad. Telegraph (London) (5/8), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (5/6) 4 UN staffers die in air crash in Bolivia UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday said he was saddened by the deaths of four staff of the world body's Office on Drugs and Crime, and two military pilots, in the crash Thursday of a plane used to monitor coca production in Bolivia. All of the deceased were Bolivian nationals. United Press International (5/7), UN News Centre (5/8) Family planning saves mothers Millions of abortions, fistulas and preventable deaths from pregnancy complications could be addressed by the wider availability of family planning and care services in the developing world, writes Nicholas Kristof. Better access could save 94,000 women's lives and result in 25 million fewer abortions a year, according to research from the Guttmacher Institute. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/7)   Africa's rising "middle class" Africa's emerging middle class can help promote poverty reduction efforts across the continent by increasing demand for products, investment in local markets and workforce, and applying pressure on governments to promote accountability. About one-third of Africans are now middle class, although that figure covers a wide swath of income groups, including some living on as little as $2 per day, according to the African Development Bank. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (5/6) Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. Osama bin Laden killed in U.S. attack (The Washington Post) UN report raises alarm over boom in world's population (Bloomberg) UN's Ban, Security Council respond to death of bin Laden (Bloomberg) How warming affects crop yields worldwide (The New York Times (tiered subscription model)) Hillary Clinton and Julia Roberts back clean cookstoves initiative (TIME) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. IPCC: Renewables could power global future Renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power can produce enough supply to power the world and help fight global warming, according to a report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Building capacity and use of renewables would cost only 1% of global GDP and help keep greenhouse-gas concentrations below levels where scientists predict climate change would become irreversible. The Guardian (London) (5/9) World economies lag behind China's green production China is far outpacing other countries -- including the U.S., which ranks 17th -- in production of green technologies, recording increases of about 77% annually. "When you speak to the Chinese, climate change is ... a growth sector, and they want to capture this sector," said World Wildlife Fund economist Donald Pols. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (5/8) Other News Japan reaffirms commitment to nuclear power The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (5/9) Japanese plant suspends reactors for safety upgrades Los Angeles Times (5/9) Syria arrests, crackdown continues Syrian security forces are going house to house searching for organizers and participants of ongoing anti-government demonstrations, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Hundreds have been detained in this manner, with thousands more arrested during demonstrations, the group says. NPR.org/The Associated Press (5/9) Adrift migrants perish after NATO, Europe ignore pleas All but 11 of 72 African migrants -- including women, children and political refugees -- died from thirst and hunger after their boat drifted in the Mediterranean Sea for 16 days after failing to reach the Italian island of Lampedusa. The UN refugee agency is urging stricter cooperation among commercial and military vessels after European and NATO military units apparently ignored refugees' pleas for help. The Guardian (London) (5/8) Other News Sectarian clashes erupt in Cairo The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (5/8) Mass graves yield more bodies in Cote d'Ivoire CNN (5/9) Rights groups blast Cambodian police over protest response Google/Agence France-Presse (5/8) Troop pullback is scheduled from Abyei region Unauthorized troops from North and South Sudan were scheduled Tuesday to begin withdrawing from the Abyei border region a week after deadly clashes, the United Nations said. 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