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	April 18, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN envoy to investigate crimes against women in India United Nations official Rashida Manjoo will visit India for 10 days to examine violence against women in the country, with the UN Human Rights Council then hearing her findings. "My hope is that my dialogues with government and civil society representatives will contribute in some small way to the current discussions and efforts in the fight against violence in the country," she said. TrustLaw (4/17)      Ban: Syria envoy is expected to stay in role  Success of post-2015 agenda depends on all of us  Better monsoon forecasts are sought  Ugandan students develop malaria diagnostic app  Rebels take Syria base; Assad criticizes West  Yunus Congressional Gold Medal aptly honors commitment to global economic development, says UN Foundation President CEO  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Technology | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign |  The 1st thing Kathy Calvin did as President of UNF was create a youth task force to explore ways in which @UN can #engageyouth @UNFoundation "The goal for HIV vaccines is surprisingly banal -- even a 50 percent rate of prevention would be heralded as a success and likely rolled out into the population at large. But in public health, like with the HPV vaccine, even small developments can dramatically reduce the burden of disease." UN Dispatch Ban: Syria envoy is expected to stay in role Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations and Arab League envoy to Syria, is expected to continue in his joint role, says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. "[I]t is very important that the United Nations works together with the League of Arab States," says Ban. Brahimi will brief the Security Council about Syria on Friday. Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)/The Associated Press (4/18)      UN sanctions are sticking point, North Korea says North Korea says it's willing to negotiate with South Korea and the U.S. if conditions are met, including dropping United Nations sanctions. Reuters (4/18)      Other News Security Council to consider cross-border help for Syria civilians Bradenton Herald (Fla.)/The Associated Press (4/18)      Ban: North Korea needs to return to negotiating table South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (free registration)/Agence France-Presse (4/18)      UN seeks details on Pakistan-Iran quake damage Business Recorder (Pakistan) (4/18)      Success of post-2015 agenda depends on all of us Progress is being made in drafting the post-2015 development agenda, thanks to "one of the most consultative processes ever," said Garry Conille, former prime minister of Haiti and an adviser to Liberia's president. "We need to understand that success can only happen if all of us contribute," he added. Devex.com (4/16)        Senegal-Nigeria highway is incomplete decades later A highway linking Senegal to Nigeria has been under construction for more than 40 years, but only a few sections have been completed. Infrastructure improvements rely on donors, which complicates the process, this article says. The Guardian (London) (4/18)      Other News Is H7N9 bird flu being spread by humans? Reuters (4/18)      South Sudan offers reforms to spur development Devex.com (4/18)      320,000 Haitians are still living in makeshift camps AlertNet (4/18)      Drop in Indian vaccine price will save GAVI $150 million Reuters (4/17)      Better monsoon forecasts are sought India is seeking meteorological experts to help develop a more accurate monsoon forecasting system by 2017. "Precision in the monsoon forecast can raise farm production by 10% to 15% in rain-fed areas," says Ravinder Singh of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Reuters (4/17)      Other News Pakistan increases funding for climate research AlertNet (4/18)      Ugandan students develop malaria diagnostic app A mobile phone application that can diagnose malaria without drawing blood is the winner of the Microsoft Uganda Imagine Cup. The app, developed by a four-student team from Makerere University, also gives the user the location of the closest malaria treatment center. PC Tech Magazine online (Africa) (4/17), Daily Monitor (Uganda) (4/17)      Other News Indian city struggles with urbanization brought by IT industry The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (4/17)      Rebels take Syria base; Assad criticizes West Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday criticized Western countries and Jordan for supporting Syrian rebels. Separately, Syrian rebels have taken control of a military base in Homs. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (4/17), Al Jazeera (4/18), Reuters (4/16)      UN seat for Kosovo may scuttle Serbia's EU move Serbia's refusal to consider a United Nations seat for Kosovo could scuttle its bid to join the EU. Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic says his country will "never accept" Kosovo as being independent. Reuters (4/18)      Other News Musharraf is on the run after order for his arrest Reuters (4/18)      Yunus Congressional Gold Medal aptly honors commitment to global economic development, says UN Foundation President CEO Kathy Calvin, President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation, congratulated Muhammad Yunus, UN Foundation Board Member, on being awarded a Congressional Gold Medal at the United States Capitol on Wednesday. "[This] award confirms what millions of women and working poor around the world already know: that Professor Yunus is a champion of women's rights, economic development, and the belief that every human being should have the opportunity to become self-sufficient," Calvin said in a statement released Wednesday. 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