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- ICC still seeks Gadhafi's arrest
Suggestions by Western leaders and Libyan rebels that Moammar Gadhafi could remain in Libya as part of a negotiated settlement to remove him from power, ending months of fighting, have been dismissed by the International Criminal Court. A spokesman for the ICC, which last month issued arrest warrants for Gadhafi and his son for alleged crimes against humanity, says that the strongman now "has to be arrested." The Guardian (London) (7/26)       - U.S. lawmakers consider cutoff of climate aid
U.S. government spending legislation proposed by Republican Congress members would eliminate funds to support United Nations climate-change initiatives and efforts to help poor countries mitigate the effects of climate change. The administration of President Barack Obama had requested $590 million to support World Bank-run programs. The Hill/E2 Wire blog (7/26) - WHO: Increase awareness of hepatitis
About 2 billion people worldwide are infected with hepatitis and more must be done to raise awareness about the danger of the viral disease, the World Health Organization said Tuesday to mark the inaugural United Nations World Hepatitis Day. Most of the infected are unaware they carry the disease and can spread infection to others through bodily fluids. AlertNet/Reuters (7/26) - Phasing out "aid," phasing in "development cooperation"
A high-level forum on aid effectiveness scheduled for later this year in South Korea will eschew the word "aid" in favor of the term "development cooperation." The emergence of developing countries as influential voices in international relations and humanitarian assistance has lent an old-fashioned feel to the word "aid," but will the linguistic shift make any real difference? The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (7/27) - UNICEF to vaccinate 300,000 Somali child refugees
The stream of refugees from drought-stricken Somalia to camps in Kenya is being met by efforts from UNICEF to vaccinate more than 300,000 children so as to prevent a corresponding outbreak of disease. The two-week program to immunize children against polio and measles, while also providing them with vitamin A and de-worming tablets, targets four regions in northern Kenya. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/27) - Ghana looks to revive flagging fishing industry
Ghana hopes a $53 million agreement with the World Bank to modernize the country's fishing industry will help boost the overall economy. About one-tenth of Ghana's population -- 2.2 million people -- rely on the industry for their livelihood but have seen production drop over the past decade due to overfishing while simultaneously missing out on economic benefits stemming from the inability to process successful catches. The Christian Science Monitor (7/26) - Pakistan scrutiny of aid workers is slowing charity work
The stealth killing of Osama Bin Laden on Pakistani territory by U.S. special forces has sparked a sweeping search for U.S. spies in Pakistan, hampering efforts to assist millions of people who are still affected by last summer's devastating floods. "We've seen gradual restrictions on movement and longer processing time for visas," said a spokesman for an association of 40 aid groups, among which Western charities are being singled out for especially close scrutiny. The Guardian (London) (7/26) - Land sales and African food security
The purchase of vast tracts of farmland in Africa by foreign countries looking to secure food supply for their own populations creates additional challenges for Africa in achieving food security, Worldwatch Institute says in a report. Countries from Asia and the Middle East have increased purchases in recent years, with 15 million to 20 million hectares of sub-Saharan African land sold between 2006 and 2009, often leaving local populations landless and unemployed. AlertNet/Reuters (7/26)  | - UN envoy seeks an end to Middle East deadlock
A top UN envoy to the Middle East on Tuesday called upon the international community to to help break the three-year deadlock in peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. "Without a credible political path forward, accompanied by more far-reaching steps on the ground, the viability of the Palestinian Authority and its state-building agenda and, I fear, of the two-state solution itself, cannot be taken for granted," Robert Serry told the UN Security Council. Google/The Associated Press (7/26) - Haitians apply pressure on President Martelly
Haiti's new president, Michel Martelly, finds himself battling the pressure of expectations as the political newcomer struggles to gain experience and build a political base. Haitians embraced the musical performer at the polls in part because he was an outsider, but have begun to express displeasure with the lack of progress on reconstruction and anti-poverty measures. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/26)
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