[RED DEMOCRATICA] One year after freedom, South Sudan is in crisis

 

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	July 10, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate One year after freedom, South Sudan is in crisis A year after gaining independence, South Sudan is on the verge of running out of money after shutting down oil production -- which is responsible for 98% of its revenue -- in its ongoing dispute with Sudan. The country might not be able to pay teachers and health care workers by September, yet President Salva Kiir is adamant: "No nation can prosper by surrendering control of its economy to another." Food insecurity and child malnutrition are on the rise, the United Nations says. The Guardian (London) (7/9), Chicago Tribune/Reuters (7/8), Reuters (7/8)      Annan travels to Iraq, Iran, for talks over Syria  Global Fund chief says donations pay off  Sahel food crisis likely to spur child marriages  EU's biofuels push at center of land-rights disputes  Lubanga gets 14-year term in ICC conviction  UN Foundation announces journalism fellowship  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign During ‪#RioPlusSocial‬ @SevernSuzuki exclaimed "You have a voice now use it!". See the full 6 min speech here http://go.thp.org/NZtvP9" @UNFoundation "In the developing world, there is an access issue, but it centers on cost and training. There isn't enough money to pay for HIV testing, and there aren't enough providers trained in counseling people who take the test." UN Dispatch Annan travels to Iraq, Iran, for talks over Syria Kofi Annan, the United Nations-Arab League special envoy to Syria, met today with government officials in Iraq after a one-day trip to Iran as part of his efforts to broker an end to the violence in Syria that has killed more than 17,000 people, mostly unarmed civilians. Russia said it would fulfill no new orders of weapons from the regime of President Bashar Assad. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (7/9), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/10), The Christian Science Monitor/The Associated Press (7/9)      Other News Egypt UN envoy says Morsi to abide by Israel accords CBS News/World Watch blog (7/9)      Obama "will meet" Morsi at UN, but no talks planned, White House says The Hill/Global Affairs blog (7/9)      House committee investigates UN agency's activity with Iran, N. Korea The Hill/Hillicon Valley blog (7/9)      Global Fund chief says donations pay off Developing-world costs have plummeted for treating patients with HIV/AIDS and providing insecticide-treated anti-malaria bed nets, each attributable to efforts by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, said Gabriel Jaramillo, head of the fund. "Put your skin in the game now, because the out-years will be much cheaper as your number of cases goes down," Jaramillo said. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/9)      Other News New synthetic malaria drug distributed in India Omaha World-Herald (Neb.) (7/6)      Sagging U.S. crop yield could bump prices, threaten aid AlertNet/Reuters (7/10)      Sahel food crisis likely to spur child marriages Nearly half of girls in Niger marry before 15, the highest global rate of child marriage. Such marriages could become more pervasive as the hunger crisis deepens in the Sahel region of West Africa, where parents in need of cash and animals exchange girls for dowries. "The fear is ... that more parents will use marriage as a survival strategy," said Djanabou Mahonde, UNICEF chief of child-protection programs. The Washington Post (7/9), The Washington Post/BlogPost blog (7/9)        Sexual harassment of girls takes toll in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, girls are dropping out of school, with some schools closing, because of pervasive sexual harassment known as "Eve-teasing." Boys stalk and bully girls on their way to school, and some parents are encouraging child marriages to avoid the bullying. AlertNet (7/6)      Other News Sexism is behind lagging rates of Asian women in business The Economist (7/7)      EU's biofuels push at center of land-rights disputes The demand for biofuels in the EU -- where 10% of all transport fuels must be biofuels by 2020 -- is having consequences in countries such as Guatemala and Tanzania, where small-scale farmers are being evicted from land they have cultivated for generations in order to make way for international biofuel companies. The Guardian (London) (7/5), The Guardian (London) (7/5)      Climate-threatened Maldives reviews tourist tax The Indian Ocean islands that make up the Maldives, the world's lowest country in relation to sea level, are considering a voluntary tax on tourists that could raise $100 million annually to help the country become carbon-neutral by 2020. The tax would have become mandatory under the previous president, who resigned in February, allegedly at gunpoint. AlertNet/Reuters (7/7)      Other News Up to 20,000 turtle eggs and hatchlings decimated in Trinidad beach mishap The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (7/9)      Lawsuit to challenge offshore oil and gas drilling in Arctic The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (7/9)      Lubanga gets 14-year term in ICC conviction Warlord Thomas Lubanga was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison for recruiting and using child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first sentence imposed by the International Criminal Court. Prosecutors had asked for a term of 30 years for Lubanga, who was convicted March of abducting boys and girls as young as 11. The Guardian (London) (7/10)        Other News Photo essay puts spotlight on under-reported crisis zones The Washington Post (7/9)      UN Foundation announces journalism fellowship The UN Foundation announced a special fellowship for U.S.-based journalists during the week of the 2012 UN General Assembly, to provide the latest information on important global issues and offer unparalleled, direct access to key policymakers and experts. With support from the United Nations' Department of Public Information, this three-day fellowship, from Sept. 20 to 22, will emphasize global health and international development and offer unequaled access to country leaders, UN experts, and NGO representatives to report on the events and announcements being made during UN Week. Read more.      Position Title Company Name Location Project Coordinator Invisible Children Inc. 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