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- UN to stay in Cote d'Ivoire as economic hopes dim
The peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire, which involves some 9,800 troops, was extended for another year Wednesday by a unanimous vote of the United Nations Security Council. The country is struggling to recover from the deadly conflict spurred by the refusal of former leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down despite losing a presidential election, resulting in the deaths of thousands and the contraction of the economy. United Press International (7/27), Google/Agence France-Presse (7/27)        | - U.S. House seeks UN funding cuts
A move by a key committee of the U.S. House of Representatives to cut contributions to the United Nations operating budget poses a danger to the country's security interests, development experts warn. "Failing to meet our UN obligations will diminish our ability to leverage the UN in support of vital U.S. national security objectives. Instead of working constructively with other nations, the bill will force the U.S. to go it alone," says the Better World Campaign's executive director, Peter Yeo. Devex.com/Obama's Foreign Aid Reform blog (7/22)  | - Researchers take aim at infant-mortality rates
A solar-powered baby warmer and a hand-powered fetal heart monitor are among the 77 finalists hoping to win grants as part of the Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development process to conduct clinical trials in the developing world. The drive to find innovative tools to decrease infant mortality is being supported by major funders including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Bank. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (7/28) - Mexican cartels target women for trafficking
Politicians and women's rights advocates are searching for ways to combat a move by Mexican drug cartels into the business of human trafficking. Mexico is a major sex-traffic destination and transit point, and the cartels often target immigrant women for capture. The Washington Post (7/27) - China admits concerns around Three Gorges Dam
Chinese authorities have acknowledged environmental degradation issues with construction of the country's massive Three Gorges Dam project. Hundreds of thousands of the 1.3 million people relocated to make room for the hydropower dam will likely have to be moved once again, and the government faces a projected $15 billion in costs to finance repairs. The Christian Science Monitor (7/27) - UN program in Uganda is providing biogas for cookstoves
 In the impoverished northern Karamoja region of Uganda, cattle herders are taking part in a UNICEF-sponsored program that uses cow dung to produce biogas to fuel cooking stoves. The UN children's fund hopes that the pilot program will be adopted across the region to help reduce the environmental effects of wood-gathering, and to protect women who collect firewood from sexual assault by men from rival clans. Al-Jazeera (7/27) - India, Pakistan vow to improve relations
A sustained dialogue and increased cooperation is needed to resolve a host of security issues that have kept India and Pakistan at odds, the countries' foreign ministers said after a meeting Wednesday. The two agreed to increase trade in the disputed region of Kashmir as a confidence-building measure ahead of talks on other issues such as nuclear weapons and the use of water in the Indus Valley. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/27), CNN (7/27) - North Korea seeks U.S. peace treaty, warns of arms race
North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations said the U.S.-led plan to deploy a missile shield in Europe could spur a new nuclear arms race because it is designed not merely to protect the continent from an attack from Iran, but to gain "absolute superiority and global hegemony over the other nuclear power rivals." The country, through its state-run news agency, urged the U.S. on Wednesday to sign a peace treaty officially ending the Korean War ahead of renewed diplomatic talks. Reuters (7/27), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (7/28)
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