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	August 23, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Individual acts of service can spawn global results, says UN's Ban When Ban Ki-moon was 18, he traveled from rural Korea to the U.S. as part of a delegation, numbering 112 teenagers from 42 countries, organized by the American Red Cross. "As soon as I stepped off the plane, I was overwhelmed by the warmth of the people ... But what moved me most was the spirit of helping others I witnessed from small-town America to the capital," writes the United Nations chief, who said an audience with President John F. Kennedy prompted him to devote his life to public service. The "I Was Here" campaign dedicated to World Humanitarian Day is a reminder, he writes, that "[e]ngaging in the world is the best path to a better future." USA TODAY (8/22)      UN's Ban confirms visit to Non-Aligned summit  India court case could affect global drugs access  Cookstoves alliance offers life-changing solutions  Documentary shows the effect of sea plastics on birds  Is new government too little, too late in Mali?  First-ever U.S. Youth Observer at the United Nations General Assembly  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | Spotlight: UNA-USA New @UNAIDS report: 8 million people accessing #HIV treatment in 2011, up by 20% over 2010: http://on.undp.org/da2sx #EndHIVThursday @UNDP "Angola's achievement underscores just how much progress humanity has made against this disease since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988." UN Dispatch UN's Ban confirms visit to Non-Aligned summit United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has opted to visit Iran during a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement despite objections by the U.S. and Israel. Ban says that the opportunity to address matters of peace and security with leaders of the 118 developing states outweighs the misgivings voiced by both countries. "The secretary general is fully aware of the sensitivities of this visit," said Ban spokesman Martin Nesirky, who added that the trip would allow for "follow-up to the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, disarmament, conflict prevention, and support for countries in transition." ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (8/22), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/22), Bloomberg Businessweek (8/23)      Other News UN accuses Iran of arming and funding Syria's Assad Reuters (8/22)      Syrian forces pound rebels in Damascus as UN monitors pull out Al-Jazeera (8/23)      UN's Green Climate Fund convenes in Geneva The Guardian (London) (8/23)      India court case could affect global drugs access A patent case before the Supreme Court in India is being watched by development experts, who warn that the issuance of a patent by India to Swiss drug company Novartis could undermine the country's generic drug industry and place medicines out of reach for poor people the world over. "It is one of the most important cases on access to medicine right now," said Judit Rius Sanjuan, manager for Médecins Sans Frontières' U.S. Access Campaign. Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (8/22)        Traumatized children are casualties of Syria crisis A 24-hour spike in the number of Syrians arriving in Turkey has refocused attention on the refugee crisis that has seen numbers nearly quadruple between April and August, according to the United Nations. About three-quarters of refugees -- registered in camps in Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq -- are women and children. Organizers and volunteers are trying to assist children who have witnessed horrors. IRINNews.org (8/20), BBC (8/21), Reuters (8/21)        Other News Angola pledges electricity investment as "a factor of social justice" Reuters (8/23)      Heavy rains help spread cholera in West Africa The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/22)      Cookstoves alliance offers life-changing solutions One of the biggest obstacles to the work of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is "the lack of a consistent set of agreed upon global standards -- health standards, safety standards, emissions standards and efficiency standards," says Radha Muthiah, executive director. The alliance is poised to announce next month the countries it will target for its Igniting Change initiative. France 24/Agence France-Presse (8/23)      Documentary shows the effect of sea plastics on birds A documentary film chronicles the effects of plastic marine debris on the millions of seabirds who nest at Midway Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean. Photographer Chris Jordan, who made "Midway: Message From the Gyre," says on his website: "For me, kneeling over their carcasses is like looking into a macabre mirror. These birds reflect back an appallingly emblematic result of the collective trance of our consumerism and runaway industrial growth." The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/IHT Rendezvous blog (8/23)        Electricity emerges as urgent India challenge India's power problems include about a third of residents living off the grid, and, for the rest, a recent blackout that affected about 620 million people. "Whether it succeeds in meeting that demand could be the single most important determinant of India's economic prospects over the next two decades, one of the main factors that will decide whether the country can continue to pull hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and realize its ambitions to be a 21st-century economic powerhouse," write Simon Denyer and Rama Lakshmi. The Washington Post (8/22)      Other News IAEA chief visits world's first permanent nuclear waste facility in Finland YLE News (8/23)      Siberian region polluted by space junk BBC (8/19)      Germany divided over biofuels as global food prices rise The Christian Science Monitor (8/20)      Is new government too little, too late in Mali? Mali formed a unity government this week in response to international and regional pressure, but it is unclear whether the move would galvanize efforts to unseat Islamist rebels who seized the country's north after a spring coup. Has the former "model of African democracy" become the continent's new Somalia? Spiegel Online (Germany) (8/21), BBC (8/20)      Other News Where are Latin American peacekeepers serving? Americas Quarterly online (8/22)      New mine protests in South Africa The Wall Street Journal (8/22)      Is China's support for Assad undermining its global aspirations? Council on Foreign Relations online/Asia Unbound blog (8/21)      First-ever U.S. Youth Observer at the United Nations General Assembly Young U.S. citizens are getting the chance of a lifetime; a chance to see the United Nations in action, in person, during the UN General Assembly and other high-profile UN events – and then report on their experiences to their peers and the rest of the world. The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and the U.S. Department of State are teaming up to roll-out the first-ever U.S. Youth Observer program. To learn more, read the full news release.      Position Title Company Name Location CPPF Program Associate (Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific) Social Science Research Council 11201, NY Deployment Coordinator (Security Risk) RedR Australia Melbourne, Australia AFRICA FIELD PROGRAMS DIRECTOR THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Nairobi, Kenya 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 UN official urges more support for women business leaders in Asia-Pacific 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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