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- UN to send investigation mission to Yemen
The United Nations will send a team of human rights investigators to Yemen next week to examine widespread allegations of abuse against pro-reform demonstrators. Yemen has seen months of violent clashes and protests pushing for the removal of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. AlertNet/Reuters (6/24)        - Turlington raises awareness about fistula
Obstetric fistula remains one of the most common childbirth-related conditions that faces poor women around the world, yet the vast majority of those affected remain unaware a simple surgical procedure can repair the damage, says Christy Turlington after a visit to the Dhaka Medical College. The model-turned-women's health advocate has produced an educational module on fistula featuring stories of women from Tanzania and Bangladesh in a bid to raise awareness on the issue. The Huffington Post (6/23) - UN Foundation leaders visit Svalbard
Top United Nations Foundation directors, including Chairman and Founder Ted Turner, traveled to a receding glacier near the Arctic Circle after an annual board meeting to see firsthand the effects of climate change and discuss ways to advance international dialogue on combating its effects. Turner, who considers climate change to be the greatest challenge the world faces, said more must be done to inform the general public on the dangers and build support for climate policy. Environment News Service (6/23), UN Dispatch (6/23) - IAEA mulls safety measures as Fukushima efforts stall
International Atomic Energy Agency member states are in broad agreement on the need for increased international safety checks on nuclear power plants in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, says Yukiya Amano, head of the IAEA. Member states met for talks this week, and Amano will present an action plan in September. High-tech machines brought in by the operators of the Fukushima plant to reach areas unsafe for humans malfunctioned Friday, delaying efforts to cool damaged reactors. Reuters (6/24), Google/The Associated Press (6/24)  | - U.S. seeks swift deployment of Abyei peacekeepers
The United States is pushing the UN Security Council to swiftly approve the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian peacekeeping troops to the disputed border region of Abyei, in Sudan, following a deal earlier this week under which government and southern-aligned forces agreed to withdraw. An estimated 10,000 Sudanese have fled the region to escape fighting, arson and looting. CNN (6/24), BBC (6/23), Bloomberg (6/23) - Rwanda tribunal sentences woman for genocide
The United Nations-backed International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentenced the former minister for family and women's affairs to life in prison for her role in the country's 1994 genocide -- marking the first time a female has been convicted of genocide anywhere in the world. Pauline Nyiramasuhuko and her son were convicted of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for their roles in organizing the abductions and sexual assaults of Tutsi females. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/24), Google/The Associated Press (6/24) - Acknowledging victims of rape in wartime
Interviewers are spending months, and sometimes years, in some the world's most dangerous conflict zones in order to listen to victims of war recount their experiences. In a two-part series focusing on rape as a tool of war, interviewers speak, too, of their experiences, in hopes that their work can not only steer foreign policy, but help heal emotional wounds. CNN (6/23) - West stymied over report on Iranian arms embargo
Russia and China were blocking publication of a UN report chronicling what Western governments characterize as "alarming" breaches of sanctions by Iran, including three new allegations of trade in weapons and arms-related technology. The confidential report is said to detail weapons deliveries to Syria, which Western diplomats say passed the arms on to Lebanese and Palestinian militants. Google/Agence France-Presse (6/23), Reuters (6/23)
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