[RED DEMOCRATICA] Head of African Union calls for "UN-backed force" in Mali

 

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	May 31, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Head of African Union calls for "UN-backed force" in Mali African Union leader Thomas Boni Yayi has called for intervention by a United Nations-backed force to intervene in Mali in the conflict between Tuareg rebels and Islamist militants. "This solution must come after dialogue, but this dialogue must not last too long," Boni Yayi said. 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UN Dispatch Sahel aid need rose fourfold after Mali coup A spike in refugees from post-coup Mali has prompted the United Nations to reconfigure the budget for operations across the Sahel region of Africa. The world body's refugee agency says it needs an additional $153.7 million and is quadrupling its budget to help 440,000 Malians inside and outside the country, an aid target which has grown from an estimate of 85,000 people in February. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (5/31)      Other News Somalia is likely to skirt famine despite poor harvest, UN says AlertNet (5/30)      5 microloan programs that work Five microcredit programs in developing countries stand out among innovative ways to provide cash to farmers and owners of small businesses in rural communities. A farmer-to-farmer initiative requires loan recipients to offer equally affordable loans to their neighbors, while another program teaches techniques involving natural fertilizers, aquaculture and biogas. The Christian Science Monitor/Change Agent blog (5/30)      Other News World Bank finds big declines in child deaths in 16 African countries The Washington Post (5/30)      Slowing mosquito-borne illnesses with fragrances The Huffington Post/MyHealthNewsDaily (5/29)      Insect-carrying Chagas disease is seen as "new AIDS" for Americas The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/28)      Finish the job of making world polio-free, advocates say CNN/Global Public Square blog (5/30)      Report: Clean cookstove financing grows Financing for global clean cookstove initiatives rose 40% last year, according to the State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets report released today, and is likely to increase even further. "You could potentially see billions of dollars flowing into this space over the coming years," said Simon Bishop of the Global Alliance for Clean Cook Stoves, who added that an individual stove can reduce carbon emissions by up to three tons per year. Ecosystem Marketplace (5/30)      Other News For-profit Mozambique venture replaces charcoal with ethanol for cooking The Guardian (London) (5/29)      Acid attacks on women skyrocket in Colombia Acid attacks by men against women are more commonly reported in Pakistan and Bangladesh, but medical authorities in Colombia say such attacks may be even more common per-capita there and are on the rise across the Latin American country. BBC (5/30)      Nigeria fuel-subsidies scams cost billions An investigation has shown that Nigeria, Africa's largest producer of oil, is losing billions of dollars annually -- some $7 billion over the past three years, or about a quarter of the country's annual budget -- because of corruption in the fuel-subsidies sector. BBC (5/29)        Biogas saves Kenyan school money, conserves nature A school in the rural Rift Valley of central Kenya is a model for successful small-scale response to climate change, according to this article. The school cooks with biogas produced from latrines, eliminating fuel and sanitation costs while reducing harmful carbon emissions and sparing surrounding forests some 150 mature trees annually. 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