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	August 27, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN unbowed in Nigeria on anniversary of deadly bombing On Sunday, a year after the bombing of United Nations headquarters in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, the world body's resident coordinator in the country, Daouda Toure, said that "although the devastating attack took the lives of our colleagues and partners and maimed many people. ... Their deaths mobilize us more than ever before." The attack by the Islamist group Boko Haram killed 23, including 13 UN staffers, and injured more than 120 people. There have been no arrests. ThisDay Newspapers (Nigeria) (8/26), The Nation (Nigeria) (8/26), Leadership Nigeria (8/27)      Iran calls for UN reforms at Non-Aligned summit  In photos, an infant's burial in S. Sudan  Laura Turner Seydel talks children, environment  Egypt's Morsi eyes regional solution to Syria war  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  Do you have what it takes to be the voice of American youth at the #UN? Apply today to be the 1st #USYouth Observer: http://bit.ly/RqEC2s" @UNFoundation "Afghans are attacking their western trainers ... and each other. 'So far, Afghan soldiers or police officers have killed 53 of their comrades and wounded at least 22 others in 35 separate attacks this year, according to NATO data provided to The New York Times by officials in Kabul.' " UN Dispatch Iran calls for UN reforms at Non-Aligned summit Iran used its role as host of the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement to call for a "more democratic" Security Council at the United Nations, with Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi saying the world body "needs fundamental reforms in order to adapt to the modern global developments." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is slated to arrive Wednesday for talks with Iranian leaders, set to include "Iran's nuclear program, terrorism, human rights and the crisis in Syria," according to Ban's spokesman. CNN (8/26), United Press International (8/26), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (8/24)      New UN Syria envoy underscores difficulty of task Lakhdar Brahimi said he was "honored, flattered, humbled and scared" to become United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria. The longtime diplomat from Algeria emphasized Friday that the Syrian people will be "our first masters" and that he would "consider their interests above and before everything else." The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/24), Reuters (8/24)      2 UN staffers sentenced in Myanmar amid few details Prison terms were handed down Friday in Myanmar against two United Nations staff members -- one from the World Food Program and one from the refugee agency -- convicted for allegedly participating in communal violence in Rakhine state during June. The staffers received terms of two to six years for crimes including arson and the promotion of hatred between Buddhists and Muslims. Other Myanmar nationals who work for international aid agencies, including the WFP, are believed to be in custody. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/27)      Other News UN: Nearly one-third of Colombia indigenous facing extreme poverty Colombia Reports (Medellin, Colombia) (8/26)      UNDP to double funding for disaster-risk reduction Devex.com/The Development Newswire blog (8/24)      IAEA comes up empty in latest bid for access to Iran military site Reuters (8/24)      Ban spokesman: UN would never "mess with Texas" Reuters (8/24)      In photos, an infant's burial in S. Sudan Photographs by Nichole Sobecki chronicle the hours after the death of 9-month-old Hassan Mahmour, who died of severe acute malnutrition in the Batil refugee camp in South Sudan. "As many as four young children die at Batil camp every day, according to Doctors Without Borders: more than double the established emergency threshold," she writes. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Lens blog (8/24)        Other News Haiti camps spared worst-case damage from Tropical Storm Isaac The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/25)      Trying to make Ethiopian coffee trade fairer for farmers IRINNews.org (8/21)      New cases raise this year's Nigeria polio tally to 72 The Guardian (Nigeria) (8/26)      Global Fund targets infectious diseases in Thailand Bangkok Post (Thailand) (8/25)      Laura Turner Seydel talks children, environment Laura Turner Seydel, daughter of United Nations Foundation Chairman Ted Turner, discusses her advocacy work and other interests. Among her greatest concerns are the effects of toxins and unhealthy eating on children, global warming and ecosystem pressures associated with a growing population. Forbes (8/24)        Other News New tool to disclose companies' greenhouse gas profiles to investors The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (8/24)      Egypt's Morsi eyes regional solution to Syria war Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is forming a committee that includes three other Middle East powers -- Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia -- in a bid to succeed in Syria where the Arab League and United Nations have not. Separately, more than 300 bodies -- some women and children -- were discovered in houses and basement shelters in the Syrian town of Darayya. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/26), BBC (8/25)        2 women flee Russia as Pussy Riot search continues Two women who helped organize the "punk prayer" at a Moscow cathedral have fled the country as investigators continued their search for other members of the performance group Pussy Riot. More than a dozen reportedly remained at large inside Russia after three members were recently sentenced. The country's human rights ombudsman, Vladimir Lukin, has called the two-year prison sentences "excessive." The Wall Street Journal (8/26), The Washington Post (8/23), BBC (8/20), The Christian Science Monitor/Reuters (8/22)      Other News Libya congress in emergency session over destruction of revered shrines The Wall Street Journal (8/26)      Central African Republic makes peace with last armed rebel group AlertNet/Reuters (8/25)      Darfur could be poised for a setback The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/18)      U.S. supplies three-quarters of global arms market The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/26)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. 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