[RED DEMOCRATICA] Does Annan's departure mean dead end for Syria diplomacy?

 

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	August 3, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Does Annan's departure mean dead end for Syria diplomacy? The resignation of Kofi Annan as United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria could mark the end of diplomacy as a tool to end the conflict. Annan emphasized that neither military nor political means alone could stop the conflict from hurtling toward sectarian war. "Is ours an international community that will act in defence of the most vulnerable of our world, and make the necessary sacrifices to help? The coming weeks in Syria will tell," he writes. Financial Times (tiered subscription model) (8/2), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (8/2), Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (8/3)      UN Assembly to vote on weakened Syria resolution  An unhappy end to Uganda AIDS success story?  Child marriages spike among Syrian refugees  Mexican town gains autonomy amid logging fight  Stop helping rebels, DR Congo neighbors told  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security #Hillary Clinton in #SouthSudan today to 'reaffirm US support' of new nation http://bit.ly/Rdv1cq #futurewewant @HRClinton" @NothingButNets "Two weeks after a Security Council resolution that would compel Syria to abide by his plan faced a double veto, the former Secretary General has resigned from his post. Here's Annan in his own words: 'As an Envoy, I can't want peace more than the protagonists, more than the Security Council or the international community for that matter.' " UN Dispatch UN Assembly to vote on weakened Syria resolution The United Nations General Assembly is slated to vote today on a resolution condemning the Security Council for failing to take meaningful action in Syria. The language of the resolution was watered down overnight -- removing calls for regime change and sanctions -- because resistance by some countries meant the 100-vote threshold in the 193-member body might not be met. French Ambassador Gerard Araud said the Security Council was unlikely to renew the mandate of the UN observer mission, which expires Aug. 19. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/1), Reuters (8/2), IRINNews.org (8/2)      Silver lining to delay in UN arms treaty talks The failure last week of the United Nations to agree upon a treaty to regulate the global trade in conventional weapons has its benefits, according to observers. Negotiations were postponed at the behest of the U.S. and other nations, "the extra time does give us the opportunity to fix up problems in the treaty ... and we may even be able to move ammunition into the 'scope,' " said Roy Isbister of Saferworld, a nongovernmental organization trying to reduce armed conflict. IRINNews.org (8/3)      Other News Beyoncé to film music video at UN for World Humanitarian Day BET.com (8/2)      UN troops shouldn't be pushed prematurely from Haiti, study says The Miami Herald/The Associated Press (free registration) (8/2)      First meeting of Green Climate Fund slated for this month AlertNet/Reuters (8/2)      An unhappy end to Uganda AIDS success story? The grass-roots campaigns in Uganda to reduce HIV/AIDS -- emphasizing abstinence, monogamy and condom use -- appear to have driven some sexual practices underground, reversing gains against the disease, particularly among married men and women. Uganda and Chad are the only African countries with increasing infection rates. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/2)      Bangladesh said to halt aid to Rohingya refugees Authorities in Bangladesh reportedly have ordered aid agencies to shut down operations that assist Rohingya refugees amid concerns that the services were merely attracting more such refugees from Myanmar. A report published by Human Rights Watch says that Myanmar failed to protect the stateless Muslims from arson and machete attacks by Rakhinese after the rape and murder of a Rakhine woman in May by three Rohingya males. Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (8/2), Al-Jazeera (8/1)        Other News Yemen to roll out rotavirus vaccines for all newborns The Guardian (London) (8/1)      Ebola spread is being contained in Uganda, WHO says The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/3)      More than 1 million Sahel children face severe malnutrition BBC (8/1)      Child marriages spike among Syrian refugees The young teenage daughters of Syrian refugees in Jordan are increasingly being married to older Syrian men -- against the laws of both countries -- as a form of financial and other security against a backdrop of conflict and instability. "We're concerned about early marriages -- using that as a coping mechanism," said Dominique Hyde, a representative in Jordan for the United Nations Children's Fund. IRINNews.org (7/19)      Other News Palestinian women seek tougher domestic violence laws Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (8/2)      Pakistani woman gets new nose 32 years after abusive husband's attack BBC (8/2)      Mexican town gains autonomy amid logging fight Residents of a mountain town in the Mexican state of Michoacán are fighting back against illegal loggers backed by criminal syndicates by closing roads, ejecting police and politicians, abducting loggers and taking up arms -- sometimes with weapons as feeble as rocks and fireworks -- against paramilitaries armed with AK-47s. Nearly three-fourths of the surrounding oak forests have been decimated by loggers. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/2)      Other News Radiation from ozone hole is giving cancer to Barrier Reef fish Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (8/2)      Lack of monsoon rains puts added strain on India's electrical grid The Wall Street Journal (8/2)      Gathering of ethnobotanists seeks to preserve traditional medicine The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (8/1)      Stop helping rebels, DR Congo neighbors told Outside support for anti-government M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo must cease, the United Nations Security Council said Thursday. The "strong condemnation" was intended for Rwanda and Uganda, diplomats said, even though the countries were not specified. Both countries deny taking sides. Reuters (8/2), The Wall Street Journal (7/30), Reuters (7/29), The Guardian (London) (8/1)      Other News Bahrain reliance on tear gas unprecedented, rights group says The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/1)      Truth commission in Cote d'Ivoire falters due to funding shortfall BBC (8/3)      Russia prosecution of feminist group signals "creeping crackdown" The Christian Science Monitor (8/1)      Position Title Company Name Location Program Associate One Acre Fund Kenya, Rwanda, or Burundi, International AFRICA FIELD PROGRAMS DIRECTOR THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Nairobi, Kenya Deployment Coordinator (Security Risk) RedR Australia Melbourne, Australia 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 The Interdependent UN Radio News Service Kofi Annan resigns as UN-Arab League envoy 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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