| |  | |  What every clinic needs for mothers and children The World Health Organization released its list of drugs and vitamins that should be stocked by every health care provider to ensure maternal and child health in the developing world. Oxytocin, saline solution, calcium gluconate, zinc and vitamin A are among the top 30 medicines that can improve maternal and child health, WHO says. More than 8 million children under 5 years of age die annually and 1,000 pregnant women a day die from largely treatable conditions, and availability of the drugs, according to WHO, would drastically improve the numbers. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/28)     
|  |  | The difficult situation has not been overcome and it will take time to stabilise the reactors. Radioactivity in the environment, foodstuffs and water is a matter of concern in the vicinity of the Fukushima plant and beyond." International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano. Click here for the full story. |
|  | "The overall number of people claiming asylum in the West dropped by more than 40 percent over the past decade, according to data just released by the United Nations." UN Dispatch | |
- Libyan rebels may sell oil under UN sanctions
The sanctions committee of the UN Security Council does not need to give special permission for anti-government rebels in Libya to export oil for sale, whereas Libyan government entities and firms tied to Moammar Ghadafi are prohibited under sanctions from such trade. "The rebels can sell oil. But they can't do it through the Libyan National Oil Corporation," one diplomat said. Reuters (3/28) - Israel tries to head off UN vote on Palestinian state
Diplomats at several dozen Israeli embassies last week lodged protests with other governments over a planned UN General Assembly vote about whether to grant recognition to a Palestinian state. It's not clear how the government of Israel would respond, but reportedly there is pressure building toward the September vote in part because U.S. President Barack Obama urged the creation of a Palestinian state within a year in his speech to the UN General Assembly in September 2010. Ha'aretz (Tel Aviv, Israel) (3/29)  - Online tools can speed disaster response
Real-time mapping by volunteer sources through technology has proved its value in disaster-response efforts in Haiti, Pakistan and Japan -- providing almost immediate information on need within affected areas. Volunteer network OpenStreetMap created detailed working maps of Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake. Haitians trained by the OpenStreetMap community have used the knowledge to help create maps for Japan. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters Blog (3/28) - Technology and humanitarian crisis
Technology, access to it and the development of new applications is changing the way the word responds to natural disaster and humanitarian crises, writes Adele Waugaman, head of the technology partnership run jointly by the UN Foundation and the Vodafone Foundation. The tools allow individuals not directly involved into humanitarian efforts to become immediate sources of information, and the UN Foundation partnership has released a report examining how to leverage the trends to improve disaster response. AlertNet (3/28) - Swift TB diagnostic test is introduced in South Africa
Among the latest technological developments in the fight against tuberculosis is a two-hour, computer-based test that cuts by three weeks the waiting period for results regarding possible infection by either TB or drug-resistant TB. The testing procedure, which costs about $20 and is said to be more accurate than current procedures, recently was introduced in South Africa. IRINNews.org (3/28) - Germany schools Egypt on defanging secret police
German envoys are consulting with representatives of the Interior Ministry in Egypt regarding the former's experience dealing with employees of the Stasi, the East German secret police, as well as the reconstruction of shredded files after unification. Egypt announced last week that a new security agency would replace the dreaded old agency, yet many former employees would be retained. The Washington Post (3/28) - Rebels retreat as Libyan forces strike back
Moammar Gadhafi's forces are fighting back against rebels, forcing them to retreat from gains of the past few days under a barrage of tank fire. Rebels had made gains under the cover of Western airstrikes but now say they are encountering fierce resistance near Gadhafi's hometown of Surt from both Libyan military forces and armed civilians. BBC (3/29), Los Angeles Times (3/29) - Fighting escalates in Cote d'Ivoire
Armed forces supporting Alassane Ouattara, the widely recognized president-elect of Cote d'Ivoire who has been denied office by long-standing President Laurent Gbagbo, are attempting to seal the country's western border with Liberia in a bid to stop what they say is the recruitment by Gbagbo of foreign fighters. Heavy clashes were reported in the country's north, too, between former rebels now supporting Ouattara and forces loyal to Gbagbo. BBC (3/28), Reuters (3/28)  | |  | | | | | | Administrative Assistant, Partnership Development | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Communications Officer, mHealth Alliance | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Coordinator, Pledge Guarantee for Health | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Internship, UN Election Advocacy | Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | | Vice President for Programs | Trickle Up | New York, NY | | Regional Manager for Asia (Based Overseas) | Center for Reproductive Rights | Kathmandu, Nepal | | | |  | |  |
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