[RED DEMOCRATICA] Classified U.S. report foresaw Mideast uprisings

 

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	February 17, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Classified U.S. report foresaw Mideast uprisings A secret 18-page report commissioned last year by U.S. President Barack Obama apparently identifies Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen as likely sites for popular uprisings, in the event that political changes were not undertaken by their autocratic rulers. Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said in an interview that Russia, too, could experience an Egypt-style uprising as a result of what he called its shameful political system. The New York Times (free registration) (2/16), The Wall Street Journal (2/16) U.S. could back rebuke of Israeli settlements  China tackles ignorance in AIDS fight  Human activity and weird weather  UNF, Vodafone pursue m-health research  Female activists in Egypt debate Shariah  Bahrain cracks down on protesters  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Development Health and Poverty | Development Energy and Environment | Tech Thursdays | Human Rights | Peace and Security In many of the world's most remote regions, mobile networks are now connecting communities to information and services at an unprecedented level, providing opportunities to deliver health benefits to traditionally underserved populations." Kathy Calvin, chief executive officer of the United Nations Foundation. Click here for the full story. "Vaccines save lives. We know that. You know that. Still, millions of people around the world go without the basic schedule of vaccinations that most of us in the west take for granted." UN Dispatch U.S. could back rebuke of Israeli settlements U.S. officials have indicated a willingness to support a United Nations Security Council rebuke of continuing Israeli settlement activity and a council visit to the Middle East. Palestinian representatives plan to pursue a vote on their own tougher resolution Friday to declare settlements illegal. ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (2/16) Ban is likely to command a second term Chances appear to be excellent that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, currently in his last year in office, could be elected to a second five-year term. Yet while he seems to have no enemies among UN delegates, his leadership does not command the same strong opinions (pro and con) of his predecessor, Kofi Annan. Reuters/Global News Journal blog (2/16)   China tackles ignorance in AIDS fight Ignorance and poor policy coordination are hampering China's efforts to significantly slow the spread of AIDS/HIV in its country by 2020, according to a central government statement posted Wednesday online. "Some localities don't know much about AIDS prevention work and policies are not put into effect properly," the statement added. Reuters (2/16) Cooperative campaign targets measles, polio in Nigeria Eric Porterfield, director of Global Health Communications at the UN Foundation, reports on efforts by the government of Nigeria to battle measles after several recent outbreaks. Nigeria is working with the Integrated Measles Campaign, a cooperative effort with UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations. SaveOne.net (2/17) North Korea said to launch direct campaign for food aid North Korea has reportedly taken the unusual step of asking all of its 40 embassies to appeal to foreign governments for food aid. Experts from the UN's World Food Program have traveled to the country in order to assess its food needs in light of an especially harsh winter and outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle, pigs and sheep. AlertNet (2/16) Other News Study: Genetic mutation may answer longevity questions Reuters (2/16) Human activity and weird weather Human activity is at least partially responsible for drastic shifts in rain and snow patterns, according to two studies published in the journal Nature. Researchers studied weather patterns over four decades and found a 7% rise in precipitation -- above what would be consider naturally occurring variability. The New York Times (free registration) (2/16), The Toronto Star/The Associated Press (2/16) Other News IAEA: Iranian nuclear program recovered from cyberattack The Washington Post (2/16) UNF, Vodafone pursue m-health research The United Nations Foundation and Vodafone Foundation have released research into mobile health care development for disease surveillance and supply chains, and announced a new research project with the Pan-American Health Organization and Brazilian government to improve health services in the region. FastCompany.com (2/16), Computing (U.K.) (2/15) Female activists in Egypt debate Shariah Women in Egypt are at odds with each other over the look of a potentially democratic country, with some activists pushing for an entirely secular legal code, and others seeking to maintain elements of Shariah, or Islamic-based, laws. "The revolution is not only taking place in Tahrir, it is taking place in every Egyptian house. It is the revolution of fighting the patriarch," says one woman. Bloomberg (2/15) Restrictive new media law in Hungary to be changed The Hungarian government has agreed to alter its new media law -- which punishes reporting that it deems unbalanced -- in response to weeks of domestic protests and heavy criticism from the European Union. The EU says the law restricts freedom of speech. The Wall Street Journal (2/17) Other News UN awaits Egypt permission over human rights experts Reuters (2/16) Serbia seeks Security Council inquiry into organ trafficking Reuters (2/17) Bahrain cracks down on protesters Bahrain riot police charged Pearl Square early today, firing into the sleeping crowds of anti-government protesters camped out in the area. At least five people died and 200 were wounded as security forces used shotguns and concussion grenades. Authorities subsequently announced a ban on all protests. Los Angeles Times (2/17), The New York Times (free registration) (2/17) UN envoy Clinton hopes to speed Haiti reconstruction Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Tuesday met privately with the two presidential hopefuls in Haiti, Mirlande Manigat and Michel Martelly. Clinton, a UN special envoy, discussed with the candidates -- who face an election runoff on March 20 -- the speeding up efforts to rebuild the country after a devastating earthquake. 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