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	March 1, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate N. Korea does a nuclear about-face in food deal The surprise announcement Wednesday that North Korea had agreed to suspend its nuclear program in return for monitoring by the United Nations, and 240,000 metric tons of U.S. food aid, was met with cautious optimism by observers uncertain about the face of the regime under little-known leader Kim Jong-Un. The food likely will largely be comprised of nutritional biscuits and baby formula. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/29), Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (2/29), Google/Agence France-Presse (2/29)      Syria is condemned by UN rights body as Annan pursues peace  Central African Republic fighting strands displaced  Liberia rape victims cool on new justice initiative  Indigenous pushback in Nicaragua land dispute  U.S. NGO workers can leave Egypt, trial pending  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peace and Security It's official! There are only 3 countries left on @WHO's #polio endemic list. Learn about the progress made in #India: ow.ly/9o78G" @unfoundation "The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is responsible for managing the international community's responses to crises, including natural and man-made disasters. Their job is basically impossible if they are denied visas to enter a country in crisis. Alas, that seems to be what happened today when Valerie Amos, the UN's top humanitarian official, was blocked from entering Syria." UN Dispatch Syria is condemned by UN rights body as Annan pursues peace The UN Human Rights Council today condemned Syria for violating human rights, while Kofi Annan, UN-Arab League envoy to the country, said he hoped to meet with President Bashar al-Assad to find a peaceful solution to the nearly yearlong crackdown on anti-government protesters. In the meantime, Annan said, "the killing and violence must stop." Syria continued to disallow Valerie Amos, UN emergency relief coordinator, to visit the country. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/1), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (2/29), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (2/29)        Darfur ambush kills one peacekeeper, injures 3 One peacekeeper for the United Nations and African Union was killed Wednesday, and three others were injured, when their patrol came under attack in the Darfur region of Sudan. The peacekeepers were moving from Nyala to Shearia in south Darfur when the ambush occurred, a UN spokesman said. Reuters (2/29)      Other News UN backs call for U.S. discipline of Koran burners WNEP-TV (Moosic, Pa.)/Reuters (3/1)      Allow Muslim women to wear headscarves, UN tells soccer body ESPN.com/The Associated Press (2/29)      Central African Republic fighting strands displaced As armed forces try for the second month to root out rebels from parts of the Central African Republic, the fighting has caused at least 16,000 people to flee their homes -- destroying several villages and rendering some regions off-limits to aid groups. "Thousands of people have ... lost everything: their houses, their crops, all their belongings," said Katharina Ritz, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation in Bangui. IRINNews.org (2/28)      Other News Tanzania gets $56 million grant for hybrid seed production AllAfrica Global Media/Tanzania Daily News (3/1)      Liberia rape victims cool on new justice initiative At least 4 in 10 women in Liberia were subjected to sexual violence during the country's civil war from 1979 to 2003. Not many are willing to participate in a new program based on traditional justice, however, because they say previous testimony before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission brought up painful memories and did not lead to justice. The Guardian (London) (2/28)      Other News Poor urban expectant mothers are getting substandard care, UNICEF says Women News Network/TrustLaw (2/29)      Indigenous pushback in Nicaragua land dispute The indigenous Miskito community in Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast has taken hostage 12 nonindigenous people, including police, while demanding the return of land they say was seized by some 600 "colonist" families. Tensions long have been rising over property rights along the Caribbean coast as Nicaraguan cattle ranchers, loggers and farmers push eastward, and the government plans construction of an inter-oceanic canal, a hydroelectric dam and a deepwater port. The Christian Science Monitor (2/28)      A year after Japan's tsunami, debris floats in Pacific Up to 2 million tons of debris pulled into the seas after the Japanese tsunami a year ago are now dispersed halfway across the Pacific Ocean, according to scientists. Some of the debris -- including lumber, construction material, refrigerators, TVs and fishing boats -- will become ensnared in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, while some will stop at remote atolls north of Hawaii and along the west coasts of Canada and the U.S. The Christian Science Monitor/The Associated Press (2/29), BBC (2/22)        Other News Fossils of giant Jurassic fleas are found in Mongolia lake Mail Guardian Online (South Africa) (3/1)      U.S. NGO workers can leave Egypt, trial pending Seven U.S. pro-democracy workers facing trial in Egypt can now leave the country, but only if they post a collective bail of $332,000, a judge ruled Wednesday. Financial aid to Egypt from the international community is increasingly contingent upon clear progress on human rights and democracy, and the recent arrests of 43 employees of nongovernmental organizations, including the Americans, are seen as an attempt to clamp down on free expression. Bloomberg (3/1), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/29)      Other News Afghan army employee kills 2 U.S. soldiers Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (3/1)      231 nominations roll in for Nobel Peace Prize Slate (2/27)      Verdict is forthcoming in Charles Taylor war crimes trial The Washington Post/The Associated Press (3/1)      Position Title Company Name Location International Press Officer Center for Reproductive Rights New York , NY Deputy Director, Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington DC, DC Field Director for Membership Development JCI (Junior Chamber International) St. Louis, MO Communications Director, Better World Campaign United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Raiser's Edge Database Manager United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Senior Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Shot@Life Campaign United Nations Foundation Washington, DC 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 Security Council may take up a Syria Resolution again 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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