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- Ban travels to Japan, visits Fukushima
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan told United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that Japan is prepared to share lessons on disaster management and nuclear safety learned as a result of a March earthquake and tsunami. Ban visited Japan over the weekend, including several stops in Fukushima to meet those affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/8)       - Aid workers move in as Somali militants leave
The Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab on Saturday suddenly retreated from the country's capital, Mogadishu, pledging to engage in "hit-and-run attacks" against the 9,000-strong African Union peacekeeping force. Aid workers are able to deliver food relief to parts of the capital for the first time in years, hoping to reach an estimated 100,000 refugees who have fled the country's famine. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/6) - Measles erupts in Ethiopia refugee camp
Health workers in the Dollo Ado camps in southeastern Ethiopia have reported more than a dozen deaths from suspected measles among refugees of the famine sweeping the Horn of Africa. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement that the world body "fears the outbreak could lead to high mortality and serious illness in an already vulnerable refugee population whose overall health was already fragile." Google/Agence France-Presse (8/7) - Maternal mortality in South Africa
Abusive treatment and insufficient care have helped quadruple South Africa's maternal mortality rate over the past decade, Human Rights Watch says in a report. Women giving birth are likely to encounter physical and emotional abuse, or may find themselves denied treatment, the group charges. AlertNet (8/8) - Locals help revive Andean condors
Environmentalists are looking to enlist the help of Colombian farmers, shepherds and army units to track the movements of Andean condors as part of an effort to increase condor populations. U.S. and Colombian biologists have been working together to raise condor chicks in the U.S. before releasing them in to the wild in Colombia. The Washington Post (8/7) - UN wariness of Australian reef gas industry spurs review
UNESCO criticism of Australian plans to build three multibillion-dollar liquid natural gas processing plants on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef has spurred federal and state governments to order a comprehensive review of the environmental impact of the proposed industrial activity. "It's not like they are going to overturn the World Heritage status, but it is a concern that we hold the Great Barrier Reef up as a shining light and a world body is expressing concern that perhaps we're not managing it as well as we should be," said one observer. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)/Australian Associated Press (8/6)  | - Saudi Arabia recalls Syria ambassador
 King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has recalled the country's ambassador from Syria after criticizing the military crackdown on anti-government protesters as having "nothing to do with religion, or values, or ethics." The remarks, the sharpest yet by an Arab leader since demonstrations began in Syria, came as protesters in most major towns and cities braved the streets in a show of resolve as residents of Hama were subjected to a sixth day of siege involving tanks and sporadic shelling. The Guardian (London)/Reuters (8/8), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (8/6) 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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