| - UN needs a special rep for climate-security issues
United Nations members should endorse the appointment of special representative on climate change and security to help map UN action on conflict surrounding climate change effects, Nauru's UN Ambassador Marlene Moses writes. Last week, the Security Council formally acknowledged the link between climate concerns and security with a statement, but disagreements over what active role the UN should play remain. The Huffington Post (7/24) - New UNESCO ambassador to raise global profile of jazz
Herbie Hancock, the American jazz pianist and composer, said that his appointment Friday as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador "feels like an answer to some of my biggest dreams." Among his goals is the promotion of literacy through the discipline of his art, jazz, and the establishment by next year of an International Jazz Day. NPR.org/The Associated Press (7/22) - Haiti plans commission revamp
The new president of Haiti, Michel Martelly, is undertaking a major overhaul of the 34-member panel in charge of the country's recovery after a devastating earthquake. The Interim Haiti Recovery Commission has completed only five of the projects it has approved in health, job creation, housing and shelter, disbursing only $84 million of $5.5 billion in promised aid. The Miami Herald (free registration) (7/21) - Anti-malaria efforts get boost from Ivorian soccer star
A soccer star from Cote d'Ivoire, Didier Drogba, who has been among the top goalscorers in the English Premier League, is helping to reduce the spread of malaria by providing thousands of mosquito nets, chiefly in West Africa, and building a hospital to serve residents of Abidjan, the country's capital. "I had malaria, I know exactly what it feels like, and it's something that I want to stop," Drogba said Saturday in Thailand, where he passed out to children hundreds of mosquito nets bearing his likeness. Reuters (7/23) - Food security failures could spread famine, UN warned
The French agricultural minister warned of a surge in the cycle of famine and starvation if the international community doesn't do more to boost global food security. "If we don't take the necessary measures, famine will be the scandal of this century," Bruno Le Maire said at UN talks in Rome over the ongoing famine in East Africa, which was brought on, in part, by the worst drought there in 60 years. BBC (7/25) - Indian women protest violence, rape
Organizers have altered the look of the anti-sexual violence Slut Walk to fit the country's more conservative society, and hope street plays, public debates and marches will help break cultural stereotypes that women's rights advocates say encourage violence against women. The Slut Walk concept began on a Toronto university campus and has spread to a half dozen countries including Argentina, Germany and South Korea. The Washington Post (7/23) - Mobile tech links isolated Ugandans
Mobile phone technologies are changing the lives of those living in Uganda's most isolated communities, where phones are charged by generators powered by people riding stationary bicycles. Current campaigns range from disseminating information about farming and health care to banking systems for those unable to afford conventional banking fees. The Guardian (London) (7/24) - Clinton seeks progress on Asia security issues
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered stern messages on security concerns while attending an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Indonesia over the weekend. North Korea must make a more tangible effort to address concerns about its nuclear program if Pyongyang wants a resumption of six-party talks, and all parties should clarify and manage competing claims to portions of the South China Sea, Clinton said. The Washington Post (7/23) 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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