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	November 30, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Global HIV/AIDS gains could be lost amid funding crises The severe funding crisis at the public-private Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -- the world's largest financial backer of HIV treatment and prevention programs -- coupled with a drop in international donations to battle the disease is putting at risk the gains over the past decade toward achieving an AIDS-free generation. In South Africa, the world's largest anti-retroviral drug treatment program is especially vulnerable, even as the numbers of those saved by the drugs has more than doubled from 678,500 to 1.5 million over the past two years. BBC (11/29), Reuters (11/30)      Security Council blasts Iran attack on U.K. embassy  Partnership for global development nixed by China  Ghana engages women to promote development  Could Kyoto Protocol be killed off at Durban talks?  Development shows gains from new technology  Tensions rise as DR Congo election stumbles forward  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Technology | Peacekeeping and Security Call in the kids: Upstart entrepreneurs are rebranding the @unfoundation for the digital age. http://su.pr/2fG2tY" @good "A nice curtain raiser from Andrew Light, coordinator of international climate policy at the Center for American Progress, about COP17–the international climate conference — taking place in Durban next month." UN Dispatch Security Council blasts Iran attack on U.K. embassy Some diplomatic staff were leaving the British Embassy in Tehran today, a day after much of the compound was overrun by protesters, who Iranian authorities as "students," angered over the decision by the U.K. to impose further sanctions on the country over its controversial nuclear program. The UN Security Council condemned Tuesday's attack. Bloomberg Businessweek (11/29), BBC (11/30), AlertNet/Reuters (11/30)        Other News U.N. report offers low-cost options to slow global warming The Guardian (London) (11/27)      UN Development Program is targeted in "hacking attack" BBC (11/29)      Partnership for global development nixed by China China has withdrawn from ongoing talks in Busan, South Korea, that would establish a united front and common principles to steer aid to developing countries. Chinese officials said the country was not yet ready to endorse a partnership for global development, joining increasingly large aid players, Brazil and India, on the sidelines. The Guardian (London) (11/29)      Aid agencies warn of Somalia humanitarian disaster Aid organizations are raising an alarm over an unfolding humanitarian disaster in Somalia after al-Shabab militants ordered 16 major agencies out of the country. The move came as aid agencies were attempting to resettle tens of thousands of famine-affected Somalis who had sought refuge in the capital Mogadishu. National Public Radio/The Two-Way blog (11/29), IRINNews.org (11/29)      China boosts services to poor by raising poverty line Some 100 million rural poor in China are expected to become eligible for state benefits after the government adjusted the level at which people are officially regarded as poor. The limit was raised from 55 cents to include everyone earning less than $1 a day, closer to the World Bank's threshold of $1.25 a day. BBC (11/29)      China to help provide vaccines to the world Preparations by Chinese vaccine manufacturers to enter the world market are expected to lower costs and expand access to millions in the developing world. Public health experts say Chinese production should face quality tests before mass sales begin because of a series of recent scandals involving food and medical products. USA TODAY/The Associated Press (11/29)      Ghana engages women to promote development Ghana has successfully worked to increase female literacy from 16.6% in 1970 to 78% now, helping to trigger development and a trend toward female entrepreneurship. Authorities augmented education efforts with the embrace of microfinance programs that have created an entire class of Ghanaian businesswomen. The Christian Science Monitor (11/29)      Could Kyoto Protocol be killed off at Durban talks? The potential withdrawal of Canada from the Kyoto Protocol, hinted at by the country's environment minister at UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, would likely be the death knell of the only global treaty compelling rich countries, by law, to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. European Union plans to impose limits on emissions by international airlines beginning in 2012 were being portrayed by some countries, including China, Venezuela and Japan, as yet another obstacle to a new treaty. The Guardian (London)/Environment blog (11/29), Bloomberg Businessweek (11/30)        Bangladesh goes solar to enhance food production Bangladeshi officials have launched an ambitious plan to reinvigorate the country's food production while promoting the use of renewable fuels. Authorities will install 19,000 solar-powered irrigation pumps across the country by 2016. AlertNet (11/29)      Other News Clean Development Mechanism is fading amid policy uncertainty AlertNet/Reuters (11/29)      Project mobilizes citizen scientists to decode whale song The Guardian (London) (11/29)      Indian Ocean study ties human activity to storm intensity Los Angeles Times/Greenspace blog (11/29)      Development shows gains from new technology New technology is empowering citizens the world over to hold their governments to account over the delivery of local services. Caroline Anstey, managing director of the World Bank, cites examples such as those in the Philippines and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where online complaints and text messages resulted in a new school roof and the delivery of basic services to the poor. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (11/29)        Tensions rise as DR Congo election stumbles forward Political uncertainty swirled around the Democratic Republic of Congo as electoral officials began to tally results and voters continued to head to the polls for an extended day of voting. Disorganization, violence and allegations of fraud have marred the process, with four of the 11 presidential candidates have issued calls to annul the results. 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