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	November 22, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate New Iran sanctions aim to sever global financial links New sanctions announced Monday by major Western powers against Iran target the country's banking sector, as well as companies involved in the nuclear, petrochemical and oil industries. The measures are a concerted effort to isolate the country from the international financial system after a report by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency that alleges the country has tried to develop a nuclear weapon and delivery system. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/21), Google/The Associated Press (11/21)      UN envoy raises concerns over East Timor poverty  MSF examines the cost of compromise  New lanterns, cookstoves for poor Indian women  Climate treaty hopes are pushed back to 2016  Myanmar stabilization efforts continue  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Did you see highlights from our #GlobalLeadership Dinner? Check out the videos of inspiring speeches and photos! http://on.fb.me/sgqtgN" @unfoundation "Newt Gingrich is emerging as the Republican frontrunner to challenge President Barack Obama. I, for one, salute this development. Among each of the 11 candidates for the GOP presidential nomination, Gingrich is the only one to have co-authored a lengthy treatise about the value of the United Nations to American interests and how the world body can be reformed to more reasonably face 21st century challenges." UN Dispatch UN envoy raises concerns over East Timor poverty More than 40% of East Timorese continue to live in extreme poverty despite the country's double-digit economic growth, says Magdalena Sepulveda, United Nations' Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. While East Timor has reported a decline in poverty, the majority of those in rural areas remain trapped in chronic poverty, Sepulveda says. AlertNet (11/22)      Other News UN envoy: New Israeli settlements are hurting Mideast talks Google/Agence France-Presse (11/21)      UN condemns violations in Iran, N. Korea and Myanmar in record vote Google/Agence France-Presse (11/21)      MSF examines the cost of compromise Aid agencies have negotiated deals with armed groups and governments that abuse human rights in order to perform their work, Medecins Sans Frontieres says in a new book, "Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed." The work examines the price MSF has had to pay to continue operations in countries such as Sri Lanka, Somalia and Pakistan. The Guardian (London) (11/20)      Polio climbs in Nigeria, spreads to neighboring countries Polio is spreading throughout Nigeria at a time when the success of polio eradication in Africa rests on Nigeria stopping the virus, according to the World Health Organization. Observers in the country's Kano State, which has recorded 16 new polio cases and accounts for nearly half of a fourfold increase nationwide, blamed the rise there on a lack of funding and commitment by the state's 44 local governments. BBC (11/21), 234Next.com (Nigeria) (11/21)      U.S. trade policy is hurting its global AIDS leadership The U.S. is undercutting its global effort to change the course of HIV/AIDS treatment, and usher in an AIDS-free generation, by negotiating an Asia-Pacific trade agreement that boosts patent protection for pharmaceutical companies. "We have to reduce the cost of expensive, monopolized AIDS medicines and the proposals coming from [the U.S. trade representative] are not helpful in that regard," said Peter Maybarduk, the Access to Medicines Program director at Public Citizen, a Washington-based consumer advocacy group. Bloomberg (11/21), The Wall Street Journal/Health Blog (11/21)        Help cure drug-resistant malaria by being idle Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute are asking for people's help in allocating spare computing power from their PCs to help perform 100 years of computations in one year by evaluating millions of compounds that could lead to new drugs to cure mutant, drug-resistant strains of malaria. The calculations, which would be carried out by tapping into the World Community Grid, are part of the GO Fight Against Malaria project. CNET (11/21)        Cote d'Ivoire readies cocoa industry reforms Authorities in Cote d'Ivoire are set to institute reforms for the cocoa industry before the end of 2011 that farmers hope will result in increased income and stability. The reform process will also open up access to $3 billion in debt relief from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. IRINNews.org (11/21)      Other News Health experts raise alarm over detained Australia asylum seekers IRINNews.org (11/21)      New lanterns, cookstoves for poor Indian women More than 200,000 members of a trade union for poor, self-employed women in rural India will be provided with energy-efficient cookstoves and solar lanterns over the next three years in what is being billed as one of the world's largest clean-energy projects. Lars Thunell, head of International Finance Corp., which will guarantee loans from local banks to the women, said the initiative will "help low-income households increase savings and cut expenses for firewood, kerosene and electricity." The Hindu (India) (11/19)      Climate treaty hopes are pushed back to 2016 The world's richest countries have effectively thrown in the towel on signing a new climate treaty in 2012, according to negotiators, who say an agreement could possibly be reached in 2016 but only if it only came into force in 2020. The delay is expected to dominate discussion at the next round of UN climate talks scheduled to begin next week in Durban, South Africa. The Guardian (London) (11/20)      Climate change effects take toll on Sudan Drought and other severe weather patterns associated with climate change are intensifying in Sudan, exacerbating food insecurity in a region where populations are struggling to cope with armed conflict. Repeated cycles of drought in recent years and a 30% to 40% decline in rainfall over the past few decades have turned millions of hectares of semi-desert land into desert. The Guardian (London)/Environment Blog (11/21)      Other News Epidemic rhino, elephant poaching spur renewed calls for enforcement The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (11/21)      Myanmar stabilization efforts continue Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has announced plans to rejoin Myanmar's political system and raised the possibility that Suu Kyi herself will run for parliamentary office. Authorities reported progress in ending decades of hostilities in cease-fire negotiations with representatives of the Karen and Shan ethnic groups. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/21), AlertNet/Reuters (11/22)      Other News Divorce U.S. foreign aid from defense, economist says The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (11/21)      IAEA to cooperate with S. Korea to counter North nukes Global Security Newswire (11/21)      Egyptian Cabinet offers resignation as protests intensify Al-Jazeera (11/22)      Rice visits Libya to assess progress ABC News/National Security blog (11/21)      Violence escalates before Congo elections next week The Observer (London)/Poverty Matters blog (11/22)      Position Title Company Name Location Online Sales and Marketing Coordinator For Marijuana Legalization NORML Nationwide, United States Deputy Director National Center for Lesbian Rights San Francisco, CA Campaigns Advisor - End Water Poverty WaterAid London, United Kingdom Click here to view more job listings.   Get more involved: Follow the UN Foundation on Twitter Key Sites United Nations Secretary-General UN News Centre Key UN Bodies, Agencies, Funds and Programs UN Foundation UN Dispatch UN Radio News Service HIV infections and deaths fall as more people access drugs UN Radio   This SmartBrief was created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com   Subscriber Tools       Update account information | Change e-mail address | Unsubscribe | Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Grab our News Widget Advertise With Us Amy DiElsi Director for UN Foundation Communications United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (D) 202-419-3230 (C) 202-492-3078 (F) 202-887-9021 www.unfoundation.org   About UN WIRE UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today. 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