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	October 26, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Temporary Syria truce is holding Sporadic gunfire and clashes across Syria were threatening to unravel the four-day truce brokered by United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, the first pause in fighting since April. The country's military and most rebel groups agreed to the temporary cease-fire during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha that ends Monday. "We would simply, fervently hope the guns do fall silent, that there is a suspension in the violence so that humanitarian workers can help those who are most in need," said Martin Nesirky, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Reuters (10/25), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/26), BBC (10/25), The Washington Post (10/26)      UN: Rakhine clashes jeopardize Myanmar reforms  Skinner visits Iowa for United Nations Day  Going mobile, and green, to deliver education  Sexual violence in India's Haryana is a social stain  Warming as security threat -- help or hindrance?  Fine-tuning mHealth models worldwide  Ensuring there will be no holes in Syria's history  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Spotlight: U.S.-UN relations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Spotlight: mHealth | Peacekeeping and Security Congrats @AMillionMoms for winning the @forrester Groundswell Award for Social Media ow.ly/eM61U" @UNfoundation "Myanmar may be opening up economically and politically, but ethnic violence and discrimination is still a profound problem." UN Dispatch UN: Rakhine clashes jeopardize Myanmar reforms The fresh wave of violence between Muslims and Buddhists in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine threatens to derail reform efforts nationwide, the United Nations warns. The unrest was triggered in May by the rape and murder of a Buddhist woman by a group of Muslim men, while the latest vigilante attacks -- leading to an unspecified number of deaths and the razing of villages -- follows the death Sunday of a Buddhist trader. BBC (10/26), The Economist/Banyan blog (10/24), IRINNews.org (10/25)        Uganda wonders aloud if UN peacekeeping "makes sense" Uganda said it was reviewing its role in United Nations peacekeeping operations in Somalia on the heels UN allegations that the country's leadership has joined Rwanda in supporting rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "We're trying to determine the worthiness of these operations? Does it make sense any more to be part of these missions," said Okello Oryem, Uganda's junior foreign affairs minister. Reuters (10/25)      Other News UN to investigate legality of U.S. drone attacks, assassinations United Press International (10/26)      Curb Israeli settlements by boycotting businesses, UN rights official says Reuters (10/25)      Skinner visits Iowa for United Nations Day Robert Skinner, director of the UN Foundation's New York headquarters, visited the University of Iowa this week to discuss the UN's role in global affairs as part of the 170 activities taking place across the U.S. in observance of United Nations Day, which was Wednesday. The Daily Iowan (10/25)      UN is briefed on rights violations along U.S.-Mexico border Fox News Latino (10/25) Going mobile, and green, to deliver education Some developing countries in Asia and Africa have undertaken novel approaches to provide educations to their poorest children. The community of Chitradurga in India uses a solar-powered bus, while communities across Bangladesh are being visited by solar-powered floating schools. Shipping containers are being converted into solar-powered classrooms and delivered to rural communities in five countries in Africa, while SUVs are serving as mobile solar computer classrooms in Uganda. The Christian Science Monitor/Change Agent (10/25)      Other News The future of global health and public-private partnerships Devex.com (10/22)      E-readers could overcome textbook shortages in Kenya The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (10/26)      Sexual violence in India's Haryana is a social stain For the past month and a half, police have been deployed across the village of Dobra in the northern state of Haryana, India, to protect a 16-year-old who was abducted by a dozen men while walking, then raped by seven of them while the others kept watch -- some filming the episode on their mobile phones. Last year, 733 rapes -- or two a day -- were reported in Haryana, but officials say most incidents are never reported. BBC (10/22)        Other News Nov. 10 is a global day of action for Malala, 32 million out-of-school girls The Huffington Post (10/22)      Gunmen attack Congolese doctor, women's advocate, after UN speech The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/On the Ground blog (10/25)      Warming as security threat -- help or hindrance? Climate change has often been characterized as a security threat, not only to raise awareness of the problems it presents, but also to spur changes in behavior by governments and citizens alike. But could the message be undermining potential means for coping with global warming? AlertNet (10/25)      Other News Niger to counter desert expansion, climate risks AlertNet/Reuters (10/22)      Fine-tuning mHealth models worldwide The spread of mobile technology around the world would seem to make mHealth a foregone conclusion, but, in developing countries, hurdles remain. Various organizations are assessing what works, and what doesn't, in order to devise better business models. For the Record (10/22)      Ensuring there will be no holes in Syria's history Syrian activists have been chronicling in detail every facet of the popular uprising over the past year and a half, from its peaceful beginnings to the death and destruction of today. They are even filming buildings before they are shelled. "In a country still living in the shadow of a brutal government crackdown 30 years ago that left tens of thousands of civilians dead, but that is not spoken of publicly, it is a response to a hole in Syria's history books, and a means of ensuring that it will not happen again," reports the Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (10/25)      Other News Africa moves to secure coastline, maritime economy The Guardian (London)/IRINNews.org (10/26)      Libya's Bani Walid, Gadhafi stronghold, is seized after yearlong siege Al-Jazeera (10/26)      Report: Relatives of Chinese prime minister control assets worth $2.7 billion The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (10/25)      Position Title Company Name Location Global Director, mPowering Frontline Health Workers United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Communications Associate, mPowering Frontline Health Workers United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Raiser's Edge Database Coordinator United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Online Database Manager United Nations Foundation Washington, DC 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 Stevie Wonder "excited" to work through UN to help heal the world 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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