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- 7 billion global population looms
World Population Day focuses awareness on issues including family planning, poverty, maternal health, care for the elderly and gender equality. Sometime in the fall, the UN expects the world population to hit 7 billion, which represents a 40% increase over the past 20 years. CBC.ca (Canada) (7/10)      - UN looks to Libya's future
The United Nations special envoy to Libya, Abdul Elah Al-Khatib, is in talks about a managed transition of power in the North African country. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke by telephone Thursday with the country's prime minister, while al-Khatib traveled Saturday to the capital, Tripoli, where he met with high-ranking officials to discuss the impact of sanctions and the ongoing NATO airstrikes. Reuters (7/10) - Habre repatriation is suspended
Senegal on Sunday reversed a decision to extradite Hissene Habre to Chad, paving the way for the former president to stand trial in Belgium for allegedly killing and torturing tens of thousands of opponents between 1982 and 1990. UN human rights chief Navi Pillay had urged the Senegalese review of its decision to repatriate Habre to Chad, where he has been sentenced to death. Reuters (7/11), BBC (7/10) - Canada to suspend UN disarmament participation
Canada is expected to announce it will boycott the United Nations Conference on Disarmament as a reflection of the country's concerns that North Korea is not a credible chair for the effort. North Korean Ambassador So Se Pyong was appointed to lead the UN body last week. National Post (Canada) (7/10) - Indian authorities struggle to prepare for urban growth
India is unprepared to manage an influx of people into urban areas that is expected to almost double urban populations by 2030, the government warns. Sewage treatment, garbage collection, public transport and adequate sanitation facilities are among the many infrastructure issues authorities are struggling to address. The Washington Post (7/9) - Rural tradition promotes maternal care
Maternal health advocates say community-driven efforts to institutionalize the use of hammocks, called ayod, to transport pregnant women to medical facilities can help slash maternal mortality rates in rural Philippines where 70% of births take place at home. The ayod have been used by indigenous people for generations to help transport the elderly and infirm across mountainous areas to reach treatment centers. IRINNews.org (7/11) - Japan faces possible energy crisis
Japan faces a looming double threat of energy supply gaps and economic fallout from efforts to address nuclear safety concerns. Japan requires all reactors to undergo safety tests every 13 months, but since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster struck, reactors shut down for testing have not been restarted as the government grapples with energy policy and public sentiment. The Washington Post (7/9) - Syrian forces return to restive cities
Syrian forces launched raids in the restive cities of Homs and Hama today, killing at least one person, a day after opposition leaders boycotted government talks aimed at ending months of political unrest. Human rights advocates have repeatedly criticized the government for an ongoing crackdown, and say hundreds of people are being arrested every week. AlertNet/Reuters (7/11) Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. - Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.
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