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	June 7, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN: How to handle populations displaced by climate change People displaced by floods, droughts or storms need types of assistance that are different from those provided to people displaced by conflict or political oppression, said Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. For instance, it does not make sense to set up camps with distinct medical and water services for those who move because of crop failure because it is unlikely they would cross a border, but simply move to an urban area within the same country. Reuters (6/6) IAEA calls out Syria  Vaccine deal could save lives of 4 million children  Shedding light on child brides in Ethiopia  Japan pledges to reform nuclear oversight  Summit spotlights technology and health  UN vote looms on Syria's crackdown  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Spotlight: mHealth | Peacekeeping and Security Check out info on a landmark new report from @whonews - #mHealth: New Horizons for Health through Mobile Technologies http://ow.ly/5c8VM @unfoundation "HIV is just the first infectious disease that will appear out of nowhere at just the right time; a glimpse of the infectious diseases of our future. Climate change, population growth, and new technology are changing our planet, fast. At some point, we'll change just enough to create the conditions for the next massive infectious disease." UN Dispatch IAEA calls out Syria The Syrian government must demonstrate that it is making good on its pledge to cooperate with inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN agency's director Yukiya Amano said Monday. Western powers are pushing for the IAEA to recommend Syria to the Security Council over claims that it stonewalled investigators. Google/The Associated Press (6/6) Other News White House releases statement endorsing a second term for Ban USA TODAY/The Oval blog (6/7) UN panel seeks probe of abuses at Ireland's workhouses Google/The Associated Press (6/6) Vaccine deal could save lives of 4 million children For the first time ever in many of the world's poorest countries, the rotavirus vaccine, among others, will be made available to children under an agreement between several drug companies and the GAVI alliance -- which over the next five years aims to vaccinate 50 million children, potentially saving up to 4 million lives. "This tremendous milestone means that we'll be able to save the lives of millions of children regardless of how poor they are," writes Melinda Gates, of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, a GAVI partner. The Huffington Post (6/6) Tweak to malaria vaccine could boost effectiveness Clinical trials of an enhancement to a new malaria vaccine were scheduled to begin this summer in a bid to increase the effectiveness of the drug 80%. The trials would measure the effects of an amended version of the current vaccine, to which scientists have added an engineered common cold virus intended to generate a stronger response by the immune system. Reuters (6/6)   New cancer treatments are unaffordable for many in U.S. Cancer patients in the U.S. increasingly are unable to afford new advances in treatment, and are even abandoning medical care altogether as costs continue to spiral over the country's second-leading cause of death. "We're thrilled with what we consider to be breakthroughs and wonderful new therapies ... yet the barriers for some patients to get them is insurmountable. It is an indictment of how we take care of patients in the United States," says a pediatric oncologist. AlertNet/Reuters (6/6) Other News Study reveals impact of psychiatric disorders on youth Los Angeles Times/Booster Shots blog (6/7) India is on the fence over candidacy for IMF top job Reuters (6/7) Shedding light on child brides in Ethiopia World leaders, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have assembled in the Amhara region of northwestern Ethiopia to raise awareness of the effects of child marriage there. Efforts have been undertaken to keep girls in school, and to discourage marriages of girls between 9 and 13 years old to considerably older men. PRI/The World (6/6)   Japan pledges to reform nuclear oversight The Japanese government has acknowledged in a report that it was unprepared for a disaster on the scale of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, doubling its earlier estimate of the radiation that escaped after meltdowns in three reactors. The report, which was presented to the UN International Atomic Energy Agency, pledges an overhaul of the country's nuclear power regulations to stiffen oversight and safety standards. Google/The Associated Press (6/7), Reuters (6/7), BBC (6/7) Other News Chemical spill poisons drinking water in Chinese metropolis The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (6/7) Summit spotlights technology and health Representatives from corporations, governments and nonprofit organizations gathered Monday at the UN Social Innovation Summit to discuss collaborating for positive social change, including how to use technology to improve the access and quality of health care worldwide. Already Hewlett-Packard and a Botswana-based nonprofit, Positive Innovation for the Next Generation, are teaming up to develop a mobile technology system to monitor malaria in Africa, where some 75 million people are estimated to be at risk of the disease. The Huffington Post (6/6) UN vote looms on Syria's crackdown It was unclear whether the mounting number of deaths being reported from the Syrian border town of Jisr al-Shoughour was attributable to armed gangs who attacked security forces, as the government claims, or payback by the regime against soldiers who defected, as some opposition figures claim. The reported deaths of some 120 police officers appeared to mark an escalation of violence. At the UN, France is preparing to push for Security Council vote condemning the regime's bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. BBC (6/6), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/6)   Sudan troops dig in as Abyei refugee count climbs At least 96,000 people have fled the Abyei region of Sudan since northern troops occupied the disputed border territory last month, according to the United Nations, which admitted that peacekeepers wrongly remained in their barracks, and failed to protect civilians, during recent fighting there. Sudan's foreign minister has rejected UN calls to withdraw armed forces from Abyei. The Washington Post (6/6), Reuters (6/7), The Guardian (London) (6/6) Other News Israel accuses Syria of stoking clashes with refugees The Associated Press (6/6) Yemen president is suffering from burns from bomb attack The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (6/7) Gains by African Union forces are at risk in Somalia The Christian Science Monitor/Africa Monitor blog (6/6) Progress is slow over Congo trade in "conflict minerals" The Christian Science Monitor/Africa Monitor blog (6/6) Technical Advisor for Reproductive Health,Youth, Gender, International Programs Population Reference Bureau Washington, DC Sr. Maternal Neonatal Child Health (MNCH) Advisor, International Programs Population Reference Bureau Washington, DC Program Officer Open Society Institute, Budapest Budapest, Hungary Deputy Director, Girl Up United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Administrative Assistant to the President Director of Special Events United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Associate, Millennium Development Goals Initiatives (Every Woman, Every Child) United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF) New York, NY Program Administrator - Project on Justice in Times of Transition, Institute for Global Leadership Tufts University Medford, MA   Get more involved: Follow the UN Foundation on Twitter Key Sites United Nations Secretary-General UN News Centre Key UN Bodies, Agencies, Funds and Programs UN Foundation UN Dispatch UN Radio News Service Close to 100,000 people displaced in Sudan's Abyei region UN Radio   This SmartBrief was created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com   Subscriber Tools       Update account information | Change e-mail address | Unsubscribe | Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Grab our News Widget Advertise With Us Amy DiElsi Director for UN Foundation Communications United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (D) 202-419-3230 (C) 202-492-3078 (F) 202-887-9021 www.unfoundation.org   About UN WIRE UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today. 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