[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban urges Security Council action on Syria without delay

 

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	March 20, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Ban urges Security Council action on Syria without delay Russia signaled today that it was prepared to back a Western-drafted statement supporting the peace efforts in Syria of United Nations-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. "We have no time to waste, no time to lose," said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who called the yearlong bloodshed there the most pressing issue facing the world today. Reuters (3/19), Google/The Associated Press (3/20), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (3/20)      Sri Lanka lobbies against UN civil war resolution  Nomination is forthcoming for World Bank top post  Desert region showcases China's energy future  New setback as judge quits Khmer Rouge tribunal  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peace and Security #Rioplus20: "No global goals without accountability" -- appeal from 22 UN #HumanRights experts: http://bit.ly/x3N7Jf #FutureWeWant" @UN "Despite a normally watchful eye on the events of the African continent, the UN Security Council has been silent in recent days on a recent flare-up in tensions on the Horn. Since [2000], the relative peace between [Ethiopia and Eritrea] has for the most part held with periodic upticks in aggressive rhetoric and increased border presence on either side. That changed on Thursday, as Ethiopian forces launched an expedition across the disputed border." UN Dispatch Sri Lanka lobbies against UN civil war resolution Debate was slated to begin Thursday before the UN Human Rights Council on a hotly-disputed resolution calling on the Sri Lankan government to launch an independent investigation of alleged war crimes during the end stages of the country's civil war. Up to 40,000 civilians are believed to have died three years ago as the country's ongoing war against the Tamil Tigers was concluded. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/19)      UN's Amos spells out aims of Syria mission In an interview, UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos recounts her recent visit to Syria, specifically the deserted Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs, for which a current UN mission left Damascus on Sunday. BBC (3/19)        Other News First-ever UN Youth Champion launches online talk show Forbes (3/19)      North Korea to allow UN atomic inspection after 3-year break BBC (3/20)      UN: Israeli settlers are dominating West Bank water supply Reuters (3/19)      Nomination is forthcoming for World Bank top post Who is the best candidate to lead the World Bank at a time when its mission -- as lender, aid donor and investor -- is in flux because of the emergence of developing countries as global economic powers? The U.S. is expected to nominate a new president Friday. The Washington Post (3/19), Reuters (3/19)      Other News Development bank to provide loans for Latin America disasters AlertNet/Reuters (3/17)      India looks to switch to bivalent polio vaccine The Times of India (3/20)      Desert region showcases China's energy future China's remote northwestern region of Gansu has become the proving ground for government efforts to reinvent the economy through massive investment in renewable energy. Over the past three years, a wind farm there has become the country's largest and is on track to become the largest in the world. The Guardian (London) (3/19)        New setback as judge quits Khmer Rouge tribunal A second international judge has resigned from the UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Cambodia, saying that his efforts to open up new cases to bring redress to estimated 1.7 million victims of Khmer Rouge atrocities were being thwarted by a Cambodian colleague. Laurent Kasper-Ansermet, a Swiss judge, had replaced a German judge who quit over government interference. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (3/19), Mail & Guardian Online (South Africa)/Agence France-Presse (3/19)      Leak shows Syrian strategy to put down protests Documents alleged to be from Syrian security services, leaked to news organization Al-Jazeera by a diplomat who has fled to Turkey, reveal President Bashar Assad's strategy to suppress the anti-government uprising. Al-Jazeera (3/19), The Washington Post/BlogPost (3/19)        World reawakens to issue of child soldiers The global resonance of "Kony 2012," the video on the Lord's Resistance Army that has been viewed more than 100 million times in less than a week, coupled with the conviction of a Congolese militia leader for using children to fight, has thrust the issue of child soldiers back into the global spotlight. Tens of thousands of children -- many of whom are orphans or displaced by violence -- are being used by armed groups in about 15 conflicts worldwide. 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