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	July 11, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate London Summit offers crucial opportunities for women, health The London Summit on Family Planning opened today and aims to prioritize and fund family planning globally, giving women "the tools to make critical decisions about the size of their families and the spacing of their pregnancies," writes Nafis Sadik, whose United Nations roles include being a United Nations Foundation board of directors member. Also today, the U.K. pledged to double family-planning aid to about $280 million annually for eight years. Read more from the UN Foundation on supporting the Every Woman Every Child movement. Diplomatic Courier online (7/11), The Independent (London) (7/11), The Huffington Post (7/10), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/9)      UN moves to protect Congolese from rebels  U.S. boycott of UNESCO -- more harm than good?  Laws inhibit global HIV response, report says  Cookstoves alliance seeks common ground in India  Women's rights suffer in world's newest state  Dying coral reefs -- can they be saved?  Charting the descent into chaos in Mali's north  "Why We Care" paints intimate portraits of why global leaders support access to reproductive health  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Spotlight: U.S.-UN relations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign Want to learn more about how the US government is working to help women around the world? Ask ?'s and hear from @USAID ‪#FPsummit‬ ‪#FPchat" @UNFoundation "Leaders from 24 developing countries are expected to attend the [London Family Planning] summit, which is being co-hosted by the Department for International Development (Dfid) and the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation. Organizers say they're hoping for commitments and resources that will expand contraceptives to 120 million women and girls by 2020." UN Dispatch UN moves to protect Congolese from rebels United Nations peacekeepers and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being deployed to the city of Goma to protect civilians from advancing M23 rebel fighters. About 220,000 people have been displaced by the recent fighting, which the UN suspects is being stoked by foreign weapons shipments. BBC (7/10), Google/Agence France-Presse (7/10), Reuters (7/10), IRINNews.org (7/10)        UN council weighs the future of Syria mission The future of the United Nations mission in Syria, set to expire July 20, is being discussed today by the Security Council. A delegation representing opponents of President Bashar Assad met with officials in Russia, which is proposing a three-month extension. Reuters (7/10), BBC (7/11)      Other News Global Policy Forum report questions UN use of private security firms The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/10)      Cholera could reach epidemic levels in Africa's Sahel, UNICEF says Google/Agence France-Presse (7/10)      2 more centuries-old tombs are destroyed in Timbuktu BBC (7/10)      U.S. boycott of UNESCO -- more harm than good? The U.S. has lost clout in UNESCO since it stopped financing the agency after its admission of Palestine as a member, and the U.S. could be ousted if it doesn't pay dues for two years. Bloomberg editors urge Congress to grant a waiver from a 1994 law governing U.S. participation in the agency, while New York University history professor Jonathan Zimmerman argues that the U.S. is allowing Islamists to gain footholds in North Africa through its non-participation. Bloomberg (7/4), The Philadelphia Inquirer (7/10)        U.S. objects to proposed ammunition controls in arms treaty The U.S. State Department has told delegates negotiating the Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations that plans to regulate ammunition fall short of stated aims and would cross key U.S. "red lines" intended to ensure there "will be no requirement for reporting on or marking and tracing of ammunition or explosives." The U.S. is receptive to regulations that are "practical and effective," said Thomas Countryman of the State Department. Ammunition controls are being sought by 120 countries. The Hill/Global Affairs blog (7/10), IRINNews.org (7/9)        Laws inhibit global HIV response, report says The effort to eradicate and treat HIV/AIDS is being undercut by archaic laws the world over, many of which are grounded in ignorance and intolerance, according to a landmark report by the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, which is supported by the United Nations Development Programme. There are 60 countries in which it is a crime to expose another person to HIV. Google/Agence France-Presse (7/10)      Brazil puts its stamp on foreign aid model Developing countries are looking toward Brazil as a model of development that successfully balances growth with social progress. Even Brazil's evolving foreign-assistance model is unique: Assistance is largely demand-driven and reportedly free of requirements governing the purchase of goods and services by recipients. Devex.com/(free registration) (7/9)      Other News Report: Nearly 8% of approved malaria drugs are incorrectly dosed Google/Agence France-Presse (7/10)      Dozens of Libya migrants are dead of thirst on boat en route to Italy Reuters (7/10)      Cookstoves alliance seeks common ground in India Kris Balderston, special representative for global partnerships with the U.S. State Department, discusses the global role of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. The alliance is trying to persuade India to join 34 partner countries. Forbes (India) (7/11)        Women's rights suffer in world's newest state The constitution of South Sudan says that no one may marry before 18 or be forced to marry against his or her will, but that isn't stopping the marriages of more than half the country's girls before their 18th birthdays. In fact, girls as young as 9 are being subjected to forced marriages. Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, has called the situation "the cultural repression of half the population." The Guardian (London) (7/10)      Other News Execution-style killing of woman sparks Afghan protests The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/11)      Dying coral reefs -- can they be saved? The world's leading marine researchers are gathering in Cairns, Australia, for a five-day conference aimed at stopping the degradation of coral reefs from factors such as overfishing, pollution, rising sea temperatures and acidification. "We have to start more actively engaging the process and supporting public officials with real-world prescriptions" for saving the reefs, said Robert Richmond, president of the International Society for Reef Studies. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (7/9)        Other News S. Korea is reconsidering whale cull amid outcry The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/11)      Charting the descent into chaos in Mali's north The drought-stricken northern territories of Mali were nearly lawless before this spring's coup. Now, with their roving bands of militants, they are being likened to a set out of the "Mad Max" films. The changes were initiated by Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo, who led the overthrow of the country's democratically elected leader. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/7), Al-Jazeera (7/8)        Other News Defiant Egypt parliamentarians draw court rebuke The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/10)      Critics say ICC has failed to act against Arab leaders The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/7)      Russia's Internet bill is likened to China's "great firewall" The Guardian (London) (7/10)      "Why We Care" paints intimate portraits of why global leaders support access to reproductive health To coincide with London Summit on Family Planning, Aspen global health and development and the United Nations Foundation unveil a groundbreaking book titled, "Why We Care." The book provides a platform through which Global Leaders on Reproductive Health will focus international attention on the world's hardest to reach women, who want access to voluntary contraception to build on the momentum set by the London Summit's goals and commitments. Read more.      Game over, malaria: Nothing But Nets and plyfe join forces to fight deadly disease The United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign has teamed up with internet startup plyfe to help online gamers learn about Malaria and how to join the fight against the disease. The partnership produced an online game in which users not only had fun and earned prizes, but advocated for global malaria prevention to commemorate World Malaria Day. Read more.      Position Title Company Name Location Project Coordinator Invisible Children Inc. 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