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- UN evacuates Cote d'Ivoire staff
United Nations officials have ordered the evacuation of about 200 staff members from Cote d'Ivoire after repeated attacks on UN personnel as the country's deadly political crisis continues. Forces supporting Alassane Ouattara, widely recognized as winner of November elections, are reportedly converging on Abidjan to launch an assault on incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo and forcibly remove him from office. UN officials have raised concerns over the killings of hundreds of civilians by fighters on both sides. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)/The Associated Press (4/3), Reuters (4/4)        - Stakeholders unite to provide cleaner stoves
The United Nations Environment Programme, UN Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative are all throwing their support behind the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves to boost the efficiency of 3 billion stoves across the developing world. In addition to decreasing environmental impact, supporters say improved efficiency can help address health and mortality challenges. Exhaust from stoves is linked to 2 million deaths a year and contributes significantly to rates of tuberculosis, cancer and other diseases in the developing world. Miller-McCune.com (4/4) - Clinton Global Initiative goes to bat against malaria
In a Huffington Post blog item, Mandy Moore talks about an upcoming Clinton Global Initiative University event focusing on efforts by young activists to fight malaria. Moore has traveled to the malaria-ravaged Central African Republic under the auspices of the UN Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign and has seen firsthand the difference made by global grass-roots campaigns against the dread disease. The Huffington Post (4/3) Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. - Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers.
- Tapping natural gas as a bridge to the future
A gas supplier's hunch in the 1980s about tapping natural gas locked in shale formations has paid off handsomely and with huge implications for global energy. Hydraulic fracturing has greatly boosted supplies of the clean-burning fossil fuel, which could now serve as an "enabler" for renewables, supplying power when wind and sun are insufficient. "The sudden abundance of low-cost natural gas is a gift," said Timothy E. Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation, who also notes that it should be "managed properly." The Wall Street Journal (4/2) - Japan crisis prompts renewable energy calls
Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant are using bath salts and dye in an attempt to identify the source of a leak that is sending contaminated material into the environment around the plant. Environmental groups pointed to the Fukushima situation as evidence to support a more global effort toward the development of renewable energy sources as government representatives gathered for a United Nations-sponsored climate summit in Bangkok. Google/The Associated Press (4/3), Los Angeles Times (4/4) - China arrests noted artist
Human rights groups and other observers are characterizing Sunday's arrest by China of a prominent artist as indicative of a new phase in the country's roundup of dissidents -- including dozens of bloggers, human rights lawyers and writers -- over fears of a popular uprising like those in the Middle East. Ai Weiwei was stopped by security agents at an airport in Beijing, and his studio was subsequently raided by police. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (4/3), The Washington Post (4/3) - Libya divided; deadly crisis continues
Moammar Gadhafi remains in control of western Libya, with opponents too afraid to take to the streets in protest for fear of retribution. While rebel forces are dominant across large portions of eastern Libya, they are struggling to assert real control. Pro-government or suspected pro-Gadhafi individuals have been hanged or executed by mobs of angry anti-Gadhafi opponents. NPR.org (4/4), The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4/2) - Nigeria's election is dogged by delays
Parliamentary elections in Nigeria have been postponed for yet a second time two days -- consequently pushing back elections for president and various state posts -- as observers feared political interference in a country with a history of vote-rigging and election violence. BBC (4/4), The Christian Science Monitor (4/3)  | |  | | | | | | Senior Advocate/Researcher for International Financial Institutions | Human Rights Watch, Business and Human Rights Division | Washington, DC | | Advocacy Director | Human Rights Watch | Washington, DC | | 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 | | | |  | |  |
 | - Wirth: U.S. should stay engaged on UNHRC
UN Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth praises the decision of the Obama administration to seek another term on the United Nations Human Rights Council. Wirth said, "The United States has a long history of supporting UN human rights mechanisms, beginning with our deep involvement in founding the UN and our efforts to ensure that the organization would hold the promotion of human rights as one of its core pillars." Click here for the full statement from the UN Foundation. |
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