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	December 7, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Global climate deal is now "beyond our reach," Ban says The glimmer of hope for a binding global climate agreement at UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, was extinguished Tuesday after India and China indicated they would not accept international limits on their carbon emissions. "The ultimate goal for a comprehensive and binding climate change agreement may be beyond our reach for now," said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. USA TODAY/The Associated Press (12/6), The Washington Post/Bloomberg (12/7)      Ban urges Iraq to protect Iranian dissidents  Can modifying mosquitoes end malaria?  Women voice concerns over climate change  Farmland bill could speed Amazon deforestation  Using data to map disaster  Making the most of mHealth  Assad denies culpability in protest deaths  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Technology | Spotlight: mHealth | Peacekeeping and Security How mobile phones and other innovative technologies are helping the #UN save more lives: ow.ly/7RKwq #mHealth #tech4dev #mhs11" @unfoundation "An attack on a public gathering in Kabul attended by thousands of mourners commemorating the Shiite occasion of Ashura has left more than 50 dead. A bomb in Mazar-i-Sharif has killed several, while another attack in Kandahar seems to have missed the Ashura mourners but still caused casualties." UN Dispatch Ban urges Iraq to protect Iranian dissidents United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Iraqi authorities to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for the closure of a camp housing displaced Iranian dissidents and called on the international community to find permanent placing for them. European and U.S. officials have also called on Iraqi authorities to protect the 3,400 Iranians, particularly in light of the closure scheduled to occur at the same time as the U.S. troop withdrawal. Google/Agence France-Presse (12/6), The Hill/Congress Blog (12/6)      Other News UN's Ban pushes to safeguard biological technology Global Security Newswire (12/6)      Can modifying mosquitoes end malaria? Efforts to genetically modify mosquitoes against carrying the malaria parasite could translate into major development gains for Africa if successful, researchers say. Ending malaria, which causes 1 million deaths a year, is a key target of international public health advocates, but some believe developing a vaccine would pose less risk than releasing genetically modified mosquitoes. The Christian Science Monitor (12/6)      Donors yet to embrace family planning Support for family planning is growing across Africa, but making options available to women there is complicated by difficulties procuring funding for contraceptives. Attitudes in donor countries continue to limit contraception funding despite several studies providing evidence that family planning save lives. The Guardian (London)/Sarah Boseley's Global Health Blog (12/5)      Gay rights to be a factor in U.S. foreign aid decisions The U.S. government will consider how countries treat their gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender populations in determining matters of foreign aid, according to a memorandum from President Barack Obama issued Tuesday. "Some have suggested that gay rights and human rights are separate and distinct, but in fact they are one and the same," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/6), The Guardian (London) (12/6)      Virtual quilt of 400 photos depicts world at 7 billion The New York Times has published several hundreds of the more than 1,000 photographs it received from readers that provide "a mega-snapshot of our world -- different regions, subjects, viewpoints." The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Lens blog (12/7)      Other News Clinical trials to assess potential malaria-blocking vaccine United Press International (12/6)      Peru exemplifies struggle between development, environment The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (12/6)      Women voice concerns over climate change The effects of climate change are increasing the difficulties women in developing countries have in crafting sustainable livelihoods, participants in the Rural Women's Assembly in Durban, South Africa, say. Floods, drought and other extreme weather events are damaging the supply of raw materials that women rely on to provide for their families. AlertNet/IPS (12/6)      Farmland bill could speed Amazon deforestation A controversial bill that reduces the amount of land Brazilian farmers must preserve as forest, a measure activists say will hasten Amazon deforestation, has been passed by the country's Senate. Tree-clearance rates in the Amazon are at their lowest rates since 1988, but supporters of the legislation say the country needs land for food production. The Wall Street Journal (12/6), BBC (12/7)      Other News Plan to leave Ecuador crude untapped survives first year The Miami Herald (free registration) (12/5)      Decision is expected over contentious Mekong River dam project The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (12/6)      OECD: Mitigation, adaptation are key to developing countries' climate aid AlertNet/Reuters (12/6)      Developing-world carbon emissions outstripped rich world The Guardian (London)/Environment blog (12/6)      Using data to map disaster Industry, development groups and the United Nations are coming together to bring data and mapping to bear on humanitarian crises. Vodafone, which has 10 years experience in acting as a first responder in disaster situations, has worked with the UN in supporting missions and delivering aid. Aaron Sherinian, vice president of communications at the UN Foundation, said, "Real-time data and mapping are crucial when helping to save lives." MarketingWeek.co.uk (U.K) (free content) (12/7)      Making the most of mHealth Patricia Mechael, who began her work as executive director of the mHealth Alliance only a few weeks ago, says she is focused on unifying mobile health initiatives to more effectively leverage mobile technologies to support public health, and strengthen health systems, in developing countries. "One of the major challenges right now is that [mobile health] is very fragmented" despite the use of at least 5.3 billion mobile phones worldwide, Mechael said in an interview with MobiHealthNews. MobiHealthNews.com (12/6)      Assad denies culpability in protest deaths Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied in an interview that he had ordered any of the killings in the regime's bloody 10-month crackdown on anti-government protesters, estimated by the UN to have resulted in at least 4,000 deaths, yet admitted mistakes had been made. Al-Assad questioned the credibility of the UN, describing Syria's membership in the world body as "a game we play." 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