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- Security Council moves on Palestinian UN bid
The United Nations Security Council transferred a request for UN membership from the Palestinian Authority to committee Wednesday for debate, despite an expected veto from the U.S. when a vote is taken. Committee members are set to begin deliberations Friday. CNN (9/28)      - UN disputes U.S. reports on Afghanistan violence
The United Nations and NATO are at loggerheads over reported rates of violence in Afghanistan. A UN report released Wednesday found that "security incidents" are up nearly 40% this year over 2010 levels, whereas the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force recently reported a drop in violence from the previous year. The Miami Herald (free registration) (9/28), CNN (9/28)  - Africa grapples with mixed migration
African countries are struggling to effectively manage protection and assistance for mixed influxes of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. Conflict in DR Congo, crisis in Zimbabwe and drought in the Horn of Africa are causing mass movements of people. IRINNews.org (9/28) - U.S. "woodwalk" to spotlight open-fire cooking
Clean-cookstove activist Greg Spencer next week will begin a "woodwalk" from San Diego toward Los Angeles, along the Pacific Coast Highway, to draw attention to the ordeal women in East Africa face in gathering wood to cook in huts filled with smoke levels tantamount to 40 cigarettes a day. Spencer will carry 50 pounds of wood on his back over 136 miles. The Huffington Post/Impact (9/28) - Saudi king overturns lashing sentence
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has overturned the court sentence requiring Shaima Jastaina, a female activist, to be whipped 10 times for violating the country's ban on female drivers, some 20 of which were recently arrested. Saudi rights groups said the sentence -- believed to be the first of its kind not arising from a violation of Islamic law -- was intended by hardliners to undermine the monarch's decision to allow women to vote, and take part in elections, in 2015. The Guardian (London) (9/28), Al-Jazeera (9/28) - Gore: Evidence of climate change is growing
Flooding in Pakistan, Colombia, China and South Korea provides clear evidence of the dangers associated with climate change, Al Gore warns. The devastating impact of natural disasters and climate-change-related severe weather makes it clear that governments around the world must take immediate action, the former U.S. vice president says. The Guardian (London) (9/28) - Kenyan farmers battle drought, insects
Hundreds of Kenyan farmers have switched over to drought-resistant maize in recent years as part of a collaboration between Kenyan and international food organizations to overcome chronic food security challenges. While yields have improved, farmers face new challenges storing and protecting crops from insects. AlertNet (9/29) - UN: Cattle rustling threatens South Sudan
The sophisticated cattle raids in South Sudan that have killed some 1,000 people over the past several months could engulf the entirety of the new country, the United Nations warned Wednesday. "This is not normal cattle rustling," said Hilde Johnson, head of the country's UN mission, adding that the 25,000 cows stolen last month were seized by rustlers moving in armylike fashion, with new weapons and cellphones. Google/Agence France-Presse (9/28) - Every Woman Every Child
Every Woman Every Child is an unprecedented global effort, spearheaded by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to mobilize and intensify global action to improve the health of women and children around the world. Working with leaders from governments, multilateral organizations, the private sector and civil society, Every Woman Every Child aims to save the lives of 16 million women and children and improve the lives of millions more. Click here for a video on the new initiative.
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