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	December 3, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Carbon offsets could point the way to climate future Halfway through the United Nations climate talks in Doha, Qatar, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres said she does not see "much public interest, support, for governments to take on more ambitious and more courageous decisions" to slow global warming. One option is the Clean Development Mechanism, the global environmental currency that awards transferable credits for building green projects in developing countries. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/IHT Rendezvous blog (12/3), Fox News Latino/The Associated Press (12/1)      UN: Israeli settlements would undermine peace  On the ground: Dangerous Bangladesh sweatshops  Planning for a different water future  Syria's chemical weapons draw scrutiny  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  Interested in #mHealth the impact on Global Health? Follow the @mHealthAlliance the next couple days during the mHealth Summit #MHS12" @UNFoundation "If we can't win against HIV, we can't win against anything. HIV is the disease we have a chance at. The choices we make about HIV are the easiest global health choices we get." UN Dispatch UN: Israeli settlements would undermine peace If Israel moves ahead with building 3,000 homes in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, "it would represent an almost fatal blow to the remaining chances of securing a two-state solution," said a spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The construction, as well as the withholding some $120 million in monthly tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority, were announced by Israel after the General Assembly voted Thursday to upgrade the UN status of the Palestinians. BBC (12/3), The Washington Post (11/30), Yahoo/Reuters (12/2)        Nations gather to debate future of the Internet Representatives from nearly 200 countries have gathered for a meeting of the United Nations International Telecommunications Union. While Western powers aim to preserve the current system of Internet governance, a slate of primarily authoritarian states are seeking to a system similar to that for telephones, with clear standards and costs. ITU head Hamadoun Touré says claims of a takeover are misguided, and that revisions would improve global infrastructure and access. "The brutal truth is that the Internet remains largely [the] rich world's privilege," Touré said. BBC (12/2), CBC.ca (Canada)/The Associated Press (12/3), The Economist (12/1)      Other News Vatican backs Palestinian recognition Reuters (11/29)      Stevie Wonder, on UN recommendation, cancels concert for Israeli group BBC (12/2)      UN: 250,000 displaced in Homs, Syria The Washington Post (11/30)      On the ground: Dangerous Bangladesh sweatshops Taslima Akhter visited and photographed the factory where a fire killed at least 112 people, mostly women, in Bangladesh. Akhter also visited workers' living quarters and a nearby school that has served as a morgue. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Lens blog (11/29)        "Avon ladies" model helps developing-world retailers Developing-world retailers are embracing the "Avon ladies" business model, with female entrepreneurs employing door-to-door saleswomen to hawk products including soap, medicine and solar lamps. "By having people at their doorstep from the local community, people they can relate with, telling them about this new product, they're more likely to consider it," says Shivani Siroya of InVenture, which uses the model to sell money-management services in India. The Economist/Schumpeter blog (11/29)      Other News Japan is not screening enough people for radiation, UN health official says ABC (Australia) (12/3)      Planning for a different water future World water crises have less to do with overall supply than efficient use and government planning, William Wheeler reports. "Too much water –- whether from flooding, sea level rise, or more extreme storms –- can be just as deadly as too little." The Christian Science Monitor (12/2)      Should wealthy pay for climate "loss and damage"? Wealthy countries are balking at proposals from developing countries calling for communities most vulnerable to climate change to be compensated for "loss and damage." The issue is emerging as a sticking point at the United Nations climate talks in Doha, Qatar, where India and Brazil accused rich nations of inaction. The Guardian (London) (12/3), AlertNet/Reuters (11/29)      Other News Whale meat is increasingly "off the menu" in Japan The Guardian (London) (11/30)      UN delegates are slow to warm to geo-engineering AlertNet/Reuters (12/2)      Brazil: No carry-over of Kyoto emissions credits The Guardian (London) (12/2)      Syria's chemical weapons draw scrutiny The Syrian city of Aleppo has emerged as "a microcosm of the nationwide stand-off between President Bashar Assad's forces and the opposition fighters," reports The Economist. Separately, Turkey has requested that NATO deploy Patriot missile defenses along its border with Syria amid reports that Assad was planning to use missiles, some carrying chemical warheads. Syria reportedly has stocks of mustard gas and sarin. The Economist (12/1), The Guardian (London) (12/2), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (12/2)      Other News 25,000 adults, children missing in Mexico since 2006 The Washington Post (11/29)      M23 rebels withdraw from DR Congo city of Goma AlertNet/Reuters (12/2)      Zimbabwe peace committees seek to head off election violence The Guardian (London) (12/3)      Qatar imposes life term against poet deemed insulting to emir The Wall Street Journal (11/29)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. Will UN talks spur climate action? (The New York Times (tiered subscription model)) 2012 is shaping up as among hottest years recorded (Bloomberg) Sea level rise "to be far worse" than forecasts (The Guardian (London)) Climate finance takes center stage in Doha (The New York Times (tiered subscription model)) Palestinians gain new UN status in landslide vote (The Washington Post) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. 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