| | | "The global population is set to reach nine billion by 2050, while people in the developing world -- where nearly all of the population growth will occur -- are seeking more varied diets. By 2030, demand for animal products will double, with overall food demand rising by 40%." UN Dispatch (7/19) | | UN to issue alert on mobile cybersecurity threat The United Nations' International Telecommunications Union plans to alert regulators in more than 200 countries about a possible security threat to mobile phones. The threat targets SIM cards and, in particular, could affect mobile phone users who rely on the devices for banking services, including many in Africa. Reuters (7/21) Yeo: Why Samantha Power will support UN's vital work Samantha Power, the nominee to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, showed her commitment to the U.N.'s mission and American interests during her confirmation hearing last week, writes UN Foundation Vice President Peter Yeo. Power will "further the UN's vital work on behalf of peace, security, global health, and human rights around the world," Yeo writes. The Huffington Post (7/18)  | Master of Arts in Public Policy (MAPP) The online MAPP program from New England College educates you on how to drive change in the public, private and community sectors by affecting public policy at the local, regional, and international levels. The program can prepare you to gain an understanding of the intellectual foundations for key public policy discussions and how the outcomes affect change in the political process. | | Cameroon children at risk of severe malnutrition, UNICEF says More than 57,500 children younger than 5 are at risk of severe acute malnutrition in Cameroon, says UNICEF. While Cameroon is not considered to be food-deficient, "poverty is preventing the Cameroonian people from having access to a varied and balanced diet," says Celine Essengue of the group Enfants Cameroun. Inter Press Service (7/22) | African countries seek to improve ocean, forest security Fifteen countries in West and Central Africa have agreed to a joint security force to protect Congo Basin forests and counter piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. "Without peace and security along our coastline and in the region's rich forest expanses, we cannot talk of development, because these areas constitute the core of our natural resources," says Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy, Gambia's vice president. Thomson Reuters Foundation (7/19) | | Peacekeeping and Security | Egypt remains unsettled as Morsi's family seeks answers The family of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is asking the International Criminal Court to investigate what they describe as the "abduction" of Morsi by the army. Separately, protests continue in Egypt as Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi asked "all political parties to express their opinions peacefully, and to renounce violence." BBC (7/22), Al Jazeera (7/21) | ICC Prosecutor says attacks on peacekeepers could constitute war crimes. UN Radio (7/19) | 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. | | | Contact the UN Foundation | 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 | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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