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- Report: Iran defies UN arms-export embargo
A new report claims that Iran has been flouting a UN arms-export embargo by delivering conventional weapons to Syria, which diplomats say was expected to reroute the weapons to militants in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories. Nevertheless, UN sanctions appear to be inhibiting Iran's ability to produce nuclear weapons under the guise of a civilian atomic energy program, according to the so-called Panel of Experts of the Security Council. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (5/12), Reuters (5/11)       - Japan's most needy are still waiting for aid
Identification of missing individuals and destroyed resident registrations are hampering efforts to get aid to Japanese most affected by the March earthquake and tsunami, the Japanese Red Cross Society says. The group has collected $2.2 billion in relief money to support victims and has distributed it to regional governments. AlertNet/Reuters (5/11) - Brazil taps newfound wealth to battle poverty
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has embarked on a new program to lift some 16 million Brazilians out of extreme poverty by 2014. The effort will funnel increased development aid to the country's north, where 75% of residents qualify as indigent, and expand health, education and cash-transfer programs nationwide. The Washington Post (5/11) - Arctic Council examines warming, pollution
Government representatives from Arctic countries -- including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- are meeting in Greenland this week to explore ways to halt rapid warming in the Arctic Circle. The council might address emissions from wood-fired cooking stoves -- the signature issue of the United Nations Foundation's Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, which is working to provide tens of millions of homes with efficient, safe cookstoves by 2020. The Washington Post (5/11) - Malaria rates are rising in birds
Malarial infections patterns in birds are linked to an increase, according to research published in the journal Global Change Biology. Researchers hope to use the data to help inform predictions on the effects of climate change on malaria rates in humans. The Economist (5/5) - The growing global demand for mHealth products
The president of the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance is urging U.S. companies to look to the highly populated developing world for new markets for access to health services. "Five billion cellphone users constitute the largest distribution channel ever created in the world. How are you going to use it?" asked Robert McCray at the 6th annual WLSA Convergence Summit in San Diego. MobiHealthNews.com (5/9) - Kristof: Genital mutilation is torture
Female genital mutilation remains a widespread practice across large portions of Africa and Asia with more than 3 million girls subjected to the painful process each year despite persistent campaigning by Western rights activists, writes columnist Nicholas Kristof. The process leaves girls more prone to infections and increased risk of pregnancy complications. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/11) - Syria halts shelling of Homs
Residents and activists across Syria reported a tense calm today as Syrian military forces halted an onslaught against the pro-reform movement in the city of Homs. Thousands have been detained in recent weeks as the government of Bashar al-Assad looks to crush protests that began mid-March. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/12)
- 12th Annual Global Classrooms International High School Model UN Conference kicks off today
Nearly 3,000 young leaders and teachers from 24 countries will debate the issues currently facing the United Nations at the 12th Annual Global Classrooms International High School Model UN Conference in New York from May 12-14, 2011. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice, United Nations Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth and Conference Secretary-General Samuel Lichtenstein will kick-off the event during tonight's opening ceremony at the United Nations Headquarters. |
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