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- Syria is referred to Security Council over nukes
The UN Security Council will take up claims that Syria was secretly building a nuclear reactor in 2007 to produce plutonium for use in weapons. The UN International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday voted to refer the case to the council, calling Syria a threat to "international peace and security." Bloomberg (6/9), BBC (6/9)       - Abbas is under pressure over planned UN approach
Palestinian officials are reportedly advising President Mahmoud Abbas to drop plans to seek United Nations recognition for a state of Palestine due to opposition from the U.S. Abbas plans to ask the UN to recognize Palestine in the fall, but has indicated he remains open to restarting negotiations with Israel to progress plans for a two-state solution. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (6/9) - UNAIDS looks to halt HIV in newborns
A new campaign called Countdown to Zero will treat some 15 million pregnant women infected with HIV in a bid to reduce to less than 5% the transmission of the virus to babies by 2015. The plan, sponsored by UNAIDS and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, targets expectant mothers in low- and middle-income countries, primarily sub-Saharan Africa, where some 370,000 children were infected with HIV at birth in 2009. BBC (6/10) - Clinton's Africa visit to spotlight clean cookstoves
One of the stops on the scheduled weeklong swing through sub-Saharan Africa by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will highlight the need for clean cookstoves in developing countries such as Ethiopia, where she is slated to meet women who sell new, cleaner devices. Smoke from traditional wood-burning cookstoves kills some 2 million people annually, and causes serious illnesses among women and children, according to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. CNN (6/10) - FAO: Climate change to hit agriculture hard
Farmers will soon be feeling the effects of climate change on their ability to produce crops, endangering the livelihoods of millions and the food supply for urban areas, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says. Governments need to improve water-management systems, and farmers should consider more water-efficient planting patterns now to help mitigate the effects. AlertNet/Reuters (6/9) - Fighting on Sudanese border displaces 10,000 in a week
Weeklong clashes in the Sudanese border state of Southern Kordofan have caused an estimated 10,000 people to flee their homes and gather near the local UN mission there. Government troops and armed militias aligned with the country's south, which is poised to gain independence next month, are vying for control in the oil-producing region, which lies in northern territory. AlertNet/Reuters (6/9) - Vote for the best "tagline" for a new and emerging social network dedicated to connecting people on the cutting edge of mobile health and electronic health technologies (mHealth and eHealth). Which do you like best?
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