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- Security Council sanctions DR Congo commander
The United Nations Security Council slapped sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo Lt. Col. Innocent Zimurinda on Wednesday for his role in ordering mass rape and murders in the country's conflict-ravaged east. Human-rights campaigners lobbied for action against Zimurinda, who will now face an international travel ban and see all his financial assets frozen. Reuters (12/1)       - IAEA gets funding for technology transfer
Nearly $200 million has been allocated to the UN International Atomic Energy Agency in order to fund continuing projects, as well as help transfer nuclear technologies to developing countries. A 2009 U.S. government report suggested that technology transfers for peaceful uses could inadvertently assist some countries in the development of atomic weapons. Russia on Wednesday opened the world's first nuclear fuel bank. Bloomberg (12/1) , Google/Agence France-Presse (12/1)  - UN: Western youth need more AIDS education
Wealthy countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany have seen an increase in the number of new AIDS cases because young people, especially men, have become complacent. A surge in AIDS cases in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is being attributed primarily to drug use. Google/Agence France-Presse (12/1) - Africa can achieve food security in a generation
African countries can achieve food self-sufficiency within a single generation despite the strains of climate change, according to an international study led by Harvard University. Efforts to support small-scale farmers and introduce crops that are more resistant to harsh weather conditions could end Africa's dependency on international food aid, researchers reported. AlertNet/Reuters (12/2) - Brazil landfill project puts "recyclers" out of work
Engineers at a garbage dump in Brazil, one of the largest in Latin America, are installing 30 kilometers of pipes to capture methane gas in order to help power an oil refinery. The project marks the end of an era for some 1,300 scavengers who pore over the garbage for anything that can be recycled, and sold. CNN (11/30) - New approach for treating Kenya's AIDS infants
Hewlett-Packard has teamed up with the Clinton Health Access Initiative to help infants infected with HIV/AIDS in Kenya. The project, which involves building five data collection and analysis centers, aims to drastically cut the time need for diagnosis and accelerate treatment for tens of thousands of infected youngsters. FastCompany.com (11/30) - World turns to cell phone technology to boost health
Cell phones have emerged as a powerful tool in the battle to address public health concerns around the globe. From awareness campaigns to treatment reminders, mobile health applications are being used to reach vulnerable populations -- particularly in Africa where cell phone subscriptions outpace available landlines by 10-to-1. Financial Times (tiered subscription model) (11/30) - U.K. considers change to war crimes arrests
Amnesty International is criticizing a move by British officials to adopt legal changes that would prevent citizens from seeking the arrest of foreign officials who are accused of international war crimes. Current British law allows individuals to launch prosecutions against visiting foreign officials by filing charges -- a policy that has drawn protests from foreign governments, most notably Israel. AlertNet/Reuters (12/1) - Cambodians struggle with Khmer Rouge past
A truth and reconciliation forum in a former stronghold of the Khmer Rouge, in Cambodia, is enabling victims to confront former soldiers of the brutal movement more than a decade after its surrender. It is a rare opportunity, outside of a joint UN and Cambodian tribunal, to try to come to terms with the past. The Washington Post (12/1) - Haiti is still waiting for reconstruction to begin
 Nearly a year after a massive Jan. 12 earthquake shook Haiti to the core and devastated Port-au-Prince poverty, disease and exposure continue to plague hundreds of thousands of survivors waiting for large-scale reconstruction efforts to begin. More than 1 million people are still living in tents, writes New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, and the intractable nature of the crisis demonstrates "the limitations of aid." The New York Times (free registration) (12/1)
- World AIDS Day is Dec. 1. Which HIV/AIDS-fighting campaign are you most familiar with?
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