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	November 21, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Greenhouse gas emissions reach record highs, UN says The UN World Meteorological Organization reported today that concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are growing and reached a record level last year. "The atmospheric burden of greenhouse gases due to human activities has yet again reached record levels since pre-industrial time," WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud said in a statement. The Hill/E2 Wire blog (11/21), Bloomberg (11/21)      Landmark Saudi UN resolution marks rare Arab win  HIV treatment improves as rate of new infections holds steady  Afghan women push for better representation  Rwanda sees greener future in human waste  Ethiopia adds troops to al-Shabab fight  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  Check out our blog post for @girlup @unfoundation on why keeping girls safe is a global issue http://t.co/D0bH6NEa" @UN_Women "ASEAN agreed to let Myanmar assume the next rotating chair of its club. The chair rotates on a yearly basis, based on alphabetical order of the country's name in English. Indonesia's got it now, ergo Myanmar is next." UN Dispatch Landmark Saudi UN resolution marks rare Arab win The unprecedented success Friday of Saudi Arabia to win passage of two resolutions at the United Nations could herald a new era in Arab diplomacy, historically timid, at the world body, writes Talal Al-Haj, the UN bureau chief for Al Arabiya. In support of one of the resolutions, the General Assembly condemned an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi envoy to the U.S. Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates) (11/21), Reuters (11/18)        Other News UN declares "increasing concern" over Iran's nuclear program BBC (11/18)      UN: More than a million Zimbabweans are in dire need of food The Washington Post/The Associated Press (11/21)      Yemen requests postponement of Security Council meeting Google/Agence France-Presse (11/20)      U.K. weighs slashing UN contributions over inefficiency BBC (11/21)      HIV treatment improves as rate of new infections holds steady The number of new HIV infections last year effectively remained unchanged from 2007 levels, while access to HIV treatment has led to more people than ever living with the AIDS virus, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations AIDS program said today. Even though new infections have fallen 26% since 1997 in the Sub-Saharan region, according to UNAIDS, the numbers have increased 250% over the past decade in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (11/21), Google/Agence France-Presse (11/21), AlertNet/Reuters (11/21)      Sub-Saharan Africa needs more focus on sanitation Sub-Saharan Africa will need two centuries to meet Millennium Development Goals associated with access to sanitation at the current pace of progress, warns development NGO WaterAid. More than 40% of the world's population, some 2.6 billion people, is without access to toilets presenting serious public health concerns, water advocates say. IRINNews.org (11/18), CNN (11/19)      Rapid diagnostics boost Uganda anti-malaria outreach An estimated 110,000 Ugandans have been trained to voluntarily deliver malaria treatment using bicycles within their respective villages, many of which are situated far from health clinics. One village health worker, Solomon Spaya, now can test patients in his village for malarial parasites in just 15 minutes through a rapid diagnostic test provided by the Malaria Consortium. The Guardian (London) (11/20), AllAfrica Global Media (11/21)      Other News U.S. Army's anti-malaria drug loses favor after nearly 40 years USA TODAY/The Associated Press (11/20)      Some Somalia famine regions improve; others are still critical Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (11/18)      Afghan women push for better representation Afghan women and women's rights advocates are hoping to deliver a strong message as the international community meets in Bonn to discuss the future of foreign troop presence in Afghanistan. The Green Scarves for Solidarity campaign is gathering petition signatures and photo gallery participants to urge a stronger voice for women in decision-making about the country's future. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (11/18)      Rwanda sees greener future in human waste Rwandan authorities have installed biogas plants in the country's 14 prisons to combine inmate waste and cow manure into cooking fuel. Authorities plan to encourage the use of biogas in private homes as Rwanda looks to move away from the use of charcoal and firewood. AlertNet/Reuters (11/21)      Wavering commitments by rich threaten UN climate talks Waffling by the world's richest countries over their commitments last year to finance a $100 billion climate aid fund could cause next week's UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, to collapse before they even get started, said Brazilian climate negotiator Luiz Alberto Figueiredo. The fund, slated to be up and running by 2013, is designed to raise up to $100 billion annually by 2020 to help the world's poorest countries cope with climate change. The Guardian (London) (11/21)      Steiner: Africa is grappling with climate change effects African countries are leading the charge for international climate policy as they face a reality of millions of "food refugees" struggling to cope with the effects of climate change, says Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Environment Programme. African governments and their supporters are looking to hydroelectric dams, wind farms and other forms of renewable energy to increase the capacity to manage climate-related changes. AlertNet (11/21)      Other News Indian trash-to-electricity projects threaten incomes of waste workers The Washington Post (11/20)      Himalayan countries struggle to reach agreement on water issues The Washington Post/The Associated Press (11/20)      Ethiopia adds troops to al-Shabab fight Ethiopian troops crossed into Somalia on Sunday to hunt down al-Shabab militants with witnesses reporting the arrival of armored personnel carriers and tanks. The incursion adds to the presence of Kenyan forces and African Union peacekeepers in the conflict-ravaged country. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/20), BBC (11/19)      Capture of Gadhafi son spurs Libya tug-of-war with ICC The captures over the weekend over Libya's former heir apparent, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, and former intelligence chief, Abdullah Senussi, are testing the reach of the UN-backed International Criminal Court, which is seeking to try Gadhafi at The Hague on charges of committing crimes against humanity. The country's transitional government, which had pledged to turn over Gadhafi to the ICC, has signaled that both men likely would stand trial in Libya. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/20), The Daily Mail (London) (11/21)      Other News Analyst: DR Congo elections are expected to bring little change BBC (11/21)      Ban, Clinton plan Myanmar visits to push reforms The Australian/Agence France-Presse (11/21)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. IPCC ties human activity to weather changes (The New York Times (tiered subscription model)) Prospects for UN climate deal dim, yet not without hope (Reuters) Syria seeks meeting as suspension from Arab League looms (The Guardian (London)) Plan would speed drug approvals for neglected diseases (TheAtlantic.com) Afghan child bride is denied a divorce despite abuse, beatings (BBC) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. 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