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	December 14, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN seeks $7.7 billion for 2012 emergency aid The United Nations projects it will need $7.7 billion from international donors in 2012 to cope with humanitarian emergencies affecting some 51 million people in 16 countries, chiefly Somalia, Sudan and Kenya. The appeal, made today by Valerie Amos, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, is less than the $8.9 billion the world body sought for 2011. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (12/14)      Ban: UN remains invested in Somalia's future  Million Moms Challenge semi-finalists unveiled  Bensouda to take on gender violence at ICC  Durban shows need for UN strategy adjustment  UNEP launches carbon footprint app  Tunisia's new president promises reform  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Technology | Peacekeeping and Security Looking for the perfect gift? 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Ban visited Mogadishu, the first time such a high ranking UN official traveled to the country since 1993, to help celebrate recent security improvements and reiterate the importance of adhering to a reform process that is slated to result in elections in August 2012. The Christian Science Monitor (12/13)      Other News Syria rebukes UN over call for ICC probe into killings The Guardian (London) (12/13)      Palestinian leader hoists flag outside UNESCO headquarters The Guardian (London) (12/13)      UN is looking into crimes against Canada aboriginal women CBC.ca (Canada) (12/13)      Million Moms Challenge semi-finalists unveiled More than 450 women submitted photos of their hopes and dreams, scrawled in five words or less on their pregnant bellies, as part of the Imagine Me You contest sponsored by the Million Moms Challenge, a partnership between ABC News and the United Nations Foundation. The dozen semi-finalists for an all-expenses-paid trip to Sydney, Australia -- where the mother and her newborn will be photographed by Anne Geddes -- may be voted upon at Million Moms Challenge Facebook contest page. The Huffington Post/Impact (12/12)      Home business as a path to independence A Moroccan woman has created a business that is transforming the lives of more than 100 low-income rural women, who are weaving baskets with natural materials, such as pine leaves and grass, and retaining up to 95% of the profits. "Most of the women here could not just leave their homes to come and work for me. I had to talk to their families and make them realize that what these women are doing is something positive," Wafa Zerrouki says. 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Reuters (12/13), The Guardian (London) (12/13)      "Nemo" movie helps bring home marine conservation message One in every six families of marine animals corresponding to characters in the record-breaking movie "Finding Nemo" is threatened with extinction, according to a study of more than 1,500 marine and estuarine creatures published Tuesday in the journal Conservation Letters. The movie, in which conservation is a theme, could serve as a sort of time capsule if the species die off because of weak legal protections, overfishing, climate change and habitat degradation. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (12/13)        Other News Men are loosening ties in Chile to promote energy efficiency BBC (12/13)      UNEP launches carbon footprint app The United Nations Environment Programme has developed a mobile telephone application designed to help individuals calculate their carbon footprint and ways to reduce it. The free for download Blue and REDD Carbon app provides information about ecosystems, and allows users to input travel plan information for suggestions on how to minimize impact on the local, and broader, environment. UN News Centre (12/13)      Tunisia's new president promises reform Authorities will work to build a new Tunisia where human rights and the rule of law are respected, new President Moncef Marzouki said at his swearing-in ceremony. Marzouki, who was repeatedly imprisoned by the former regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, vowed to work to address the country's economy and unemployment challenges. 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