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	July 12, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Funds pledged to aid contraception access for millions of women Access to contraception would be extended to 120 million women and girls in the developing world over the next eight years through $2.6 billion in pledges made Wednesday at a family-planning summit in London. More than 20 poor countries contributed to the spending commitments, which are projected to reduce by tens of millions the numbers of unwanted pregnancies and abortions and improve survival rates for mothers and babies. The Guardian (London) (7/11), The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (7/10), AlertNet (7/10)      Sanctions could be key to renewal of Syria mission  Shot@Life campaign makes stop in Utah  S. Africa bride ritual denies promise of freedoms  Air conditioning demand could negate climate gains  Ethnic minorities remain an issue for Myanmar  Former UNFPA leaders praise London Summit as transformative moment for family planning  United Nations Association of the USA receives $50,000 grant from The UPS Foundation  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign | Spotlight: UNA-USA Watch ‪#JuliaRoberts‬ advocate for clean @cookstoves in our latest Global Update! http://ow.ly/cbct9" @UNFoundation "As part of Reuters' Birthing of a Nation series marking the Republic of South Sudan's first year of independence, reporter Rebecca Hamilton writes a deeply reported history of a group that can be considered South Sudan's American Mid-wives." UN Dispatch Sanctions could be key to renewal of Syria mission It remains uncertain whether the United Nations Security Council will renew the UN observer mission in Syria as envoy Kofi Annan urged a commitment to economic sanctions if the violence doesn't stop. The U.S. is considering blocking any renewal that lacks the threat of sanctions, while public debate is intensifying in Iran over the country's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/11), The Wall Street Journal (7/11), Reuters (7/11), The Wall Street Journal (7/11)      A last glimpse of targeted Timbuktu shrines? A photo essay depicts the legendary 15th- and 16th-century shrines in Timbuktu being targeted for destruction by Islamist fighters in northern Mali who say that the objects are idolatrous. Three mosques and 16 tombs recently were listed by UNESCO as endangered World Heritage sites. CNN (7/12), ForeignPolicy.com (7/10)      Other News UN raises torture concerns in Afghan confessions Al-Jazeera (7/12)      UN: Afghanistan tops in drug use but ranks poorly in treatment Al-Jazeera (7/12)      Shot@Life campaign makes stop in Utah The United Nations Foundation on Wednesday took to Utah its appeal for support for its Shot@Life program, which aims to enlist the help of American mothers in promoting vaccinations of children the world over. For about $20, a child in the developing world can be immunized against pneumonia, diarrhea, polio and measles. The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah) (7/11), The Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (7/12)      Health workers threaten strike in Pakistan Anti-polio efforts in Pakistan, already hampered by a ban on vaccinations declared by warlords in Waziristan, took another hit when an estimated 700 employees of GAVI on Wednesday announced that they would boycott a new immunization campaign unless they are hired on a full-time basis. Government health officials said health workers who strike would be replaced. The Express Tribune (Pakistan) (7/12), ForeignPolicy.com/The AFPAK channel (7/6)      Other News Massive Dadaab refugee camp is running out of money BBC (7/12)      Old U.S. ordnance is still killing, wounding Laotians Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (7/11)      S. Africa bride ritual denies promise of freedoms Rape and abduction are illegal in South Africa, but authorities have been turning a blind eye to a cultural practice among the Zulu called thwala, in which women are abducted and forced into marriages -- and sometimes subjected to rape if they refuse. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (7/12)      Other News Women are targeted for rape by Syrian forces, report alleges Reuters (7/12)      Air conditioning demand could negate climate gains China is projected to surpass the U.S. by 2020 as the world's biggest user of air conditioning, and cooling emissions could negate any decline in emissions from heating. "[C]an the world find ways to adapt to warmer temperatures that are fair to all and do not depend on the unsupportable growth of air conditioning?" Stan Cox asks. Yale Environment 360 (7/10), The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/India Ink blog (6/25)        Indonesian palm oil probe a harbinger for trade The investigation into the allegedly illegal clearing of forests by a palm oil firm in Indonesia is seen as a test case not only for the rule of law, but also the pledges of major international firms to deal only with sources that do not engage in unsanctioned deforestation and planting. AlertNet/Reuters (7/12)      Other News Tanzania latest to turn to cassava to combat climate change AlertNet (7/11)      Portraits of icebergs show personality as well as melting The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Lens blog (7/11)      Ethnic minorities remain an issue for Myanmar The role of religious and ethnic minorities in Myanmar has been increasingly drawing attention as the government advances reforms that resulted Wednesday in the formal easing of U.S. sanctions. Progress recently was recorded in the country's enforcement of anti-slavery laws. The Economist/Banyan blog (7/7), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/11), The Wall Street Journal (7/10), AlertNet/Reuters (6/20)        Other News Syria's ambassador to Iraq defects, joins opposition Al-Jazeera (7/12)      Mladic is hospitalized, leading to pause in war crimes trial The Guardian (London)/Reuters (7/12)      Former UNFPA leaders praise London Summit as transformative moment for family planning On World Population Day, two former UNFPA Executive Directors, Dr. Nafis Sadik and Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, released a statement calling on the world to prioritize the work of the London Summit on Family Planning and to continue the momentum from the Summit to deliver for women and girls around the world. Read more.      United Nations Association of the USA receives $50,000 grant from The UPS Foundation The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) received a $50,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS. 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