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	March 29, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate General Assembly could vote on arms treaty next week The United Nations was prevented today by Syria, North Korea and Iran from adopting a proposed international arms treaty. But the U.K., on behalf of multiple countries, sent the draft treaty to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, asking the General Assembly to vote quickly on it. "Most people in the world want regulation and those are the voices that need to be heard," says Joanne Adamson, the chief U.K. delegate. Reuters (3/28)      UN approves "intervention brigade" for DR Congo  Business needs to help craft post-2015 goals  Support global women with words and actions  Stakes raised with North Korea  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Peacekeeping and Security Cooking that is killing children. Today's #GlobalMom relay post is a serious wake-up call: http://bit.ly/YjDFxL @UNFoundation "Amidst upheaval in the Central African Republic, John Ging, the deputy chief of the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, summed up the UN's deep fears for the country in one sentence. 'This is a region with very little absorptive capacity,' he told the UN press corps today." UN Dispatch UN approves "intervention brigade" for DR Congo The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution to create the first "intervention brigade" to take military action against rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN force can act alone or in concert with DR Congo government troops and will be in operation for one year. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (3/28), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (3/29)      Turkey deportation of Syrian refugees criticized by UNHCR The United Nations refugee agency criticized Turkey's unilateral deportation of Syrian refugees, saying the move violated international law. Turkey denies that the Syrians were forcibly removed after a clash at a refugee camp on the border. Reuters (3/29)      Other News UN mission: Brazil increases arbitrary arrests The Windsor Star (Ontario)/The Associated Press (3/29)      Russia will oppose giving UN seat to Syrian rebels World Bulletin (3/29)      Business needs to help craft post-2015 goals The global business community has a "historic opportunity" to help formulate the post-2015 development goals, according to a report by the United Nations Global Compact and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Business can contribute to shaping goals for climate, health care, education and industry sectors, the report says. Devex.com (3/28)        Women underserved in HIV/AIDS fight Women are disproportionally affected by HIV but receive less care than men, writes James Welsh, with gender discrimination and lack of knowledge often to blame. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS is making progress in combating the disease, empowering women "to defend their children and families from the depredations of this terrible disease," he argues. The InterDependent (3/26)      Post-2015 development goals must address disability needs There are 1 billion people with disabilities in the world, and their needs must be addressed if post-2015 development plans are to succeed, write Dominic Haslam and Virginia Kamowa. "Disability has to be made a cross-cutting theme across all goals in the same way gender is, recognising that disabled people are particularly vulnerable to exclusion from essential services such as healthcare and education," they argue. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters Blog (3/28)        Other News Taliban continues to thwart polio eradication in Pakistan The Huffington Post/The Blog (3/28)      Ugandan prison spraying program reduces malaria cases New Vision Online (Uganda) (3/29)      Polio worker in Pakistan allegedly tortured The News International (Pakistan) (3/29)      Support global women with words and actions Recognizing the barriers that prevent women from gaining their rights is a first step, and then action must be taken to ensure that those barriers are overcome, writes Albina Du Boisrouvray of FXB International. "When women's rights are recognized as human rights, women, their families and their communities can grow and thrive," she writes. The Huffington Post/The Blog (3/28)        Stakes raised with North Korea The leaders of China and South Korea are new to their jobs, leading to uncertainty about how they will react to actions by North Korea's own untested leader, David Chance and Ju-min Park write. Meanwhile, tensions are being heightened by the U.S. flying stealth missions over North Korea. Reuters (3/29)        Other News Car bombs at Iraqi mosques kill worshipers Reuters (3/29) Separatists say they aren't to blame for Kenyan resort killings Reuters (3/29)      Casualties mount as South Sudan army battles insurgents Reuters (3/28)      Position Title Company Name Location Operations Assistant, DC Office United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Officer, Online Communications, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves 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 Security Council establishes Intervention Brigade in eastern DRC 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 Caleb Tiller Executive Director, Communications and Public Affairs United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 202-887-9040 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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