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	August 16, 2011 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate IAEA plan would broaden inspections of nuclear reactors Forty-four of the world's 440 nuclear reactors would be inspected for safety over a three-year period as part of a draft proposal by the International Atomic Energy Agency to prevent accidents such as that at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan. The plan would fortify the IAEA's status in nuclear-regulatory and reactor standards worldwide even while preserving key roles for national atomic-energy safety agencies. Reuters (8/15)      Security Council addresses Africa famine concerns  Mosques can play vital disaster-response role  Mexican women become the drug war's new face  U.S. shift toward genetically modified corn raises concerns  Study: Text messages to health workers improved malaria treatment  UN seeks cease-fire as Libya conflict intensifies  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Technology | Peacekeeping and Security "We need to do more to help people in Somalia" #HornofAfrica http://ow.ly/63mIW @unfoundation "These numbers are still less than half of what is needed for an effective famine response. There is over a billion dollars in unmet need. That is an awful lot of lives being lost." UN Dispatch Security Council addresses Africa famine concerns The United Nations Security Council issued a call Monday for more international aid against famine in the Horn of Africa and warned Somalia officials that financial support will be linked to authorities' ability to meet security and services commitments. The UN and other humanitarian agencies have been hampered by thieves taking and selling food aid intended for famine victims. Google/Agence France-Presse (8/15), San Jose Mercury News (Calif.)/The Associated Press (free registration) (8/15), The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (8/15)      UN to screen movie on its role in Bosnia sex trade A film that depicts United Nations-linked peacekeepers in Bosnia as complicit in the country's illicit sex trade will be screened for UN senior staff and member states, according to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who calls the sex trade "a blight on humanity and our conscience" in a letter to the film's director. The film, "The Whistleblower," is based on the experiences of a peacekeeper who tried to save the lives of two Ukrainian girls sold into sexual slavery in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (8/15), Movieline (8/15)      Other News UN warns staff about crime in Geneva Google/The Associated Press (8/15)      Mosques can play vital disaster-response role Indonesia's 600,000 mosques can provide more than spiritual refuge when natural disasters hit, according to aid groups and religious leaders. Mosques can help fill key response needs such as storage, distribution, coordination and providing a location where trauma victims can receive therapy. IRINNews.org (8/15)      Nigerian refusals of the polio vaccine can be traced to Pfizer case A 15-year-old court case in the U.S. illustrates the reasons behind the mistrust of major health campaigns, specifically immunizations for polio, in parts of the developing world. The Nigerian region of Kano -- the center of polio-vaccine refusals in Africa since 2003 -- is also where a Pfizer drug trial was connected to the deaths of 11 children and dozens of cases of ailments including brain damage, paralysis and deafness. Wired.com/Superbug blog (8/15)        Other News Adoption rules in China are revamped to reduce child trafficking The Guardian (London) (8/16)      Pakistan will receive $148 million for polio-eradication effort Daily Times (Pakistan) (8/16)      Global HIV/AIDS spending declined by 9.7% in 2010, report shows The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (8/16)      Finland scours sewers in search for lone polio carrier TheAtlantic.com (8/15)      Mexican women become the drug war's new face Mexico has had a 400% increase in its female prison population since 2007 amid increasing power wielded by drug cartels. Human-rights lawyers say some of these prisoners were betrayed by men in their lives. There is also a cultural movement in Mexican media toward feminizing crime. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/13)      U.S. shift toward genetically modified corn raises concerns Genetically modified corn is being tested in the U.S. as a source of ethanol, drawing criticism from aid organizations and food-related companies. Relief groups are concerned about exacerbating global food worries, while the food industry warns that a gene added to the modified corn could cause problems for broader supplies through cross-contamination. The Guardian (London) (8/15)      Mali farmers work to protect, revive forests Farmers in Mali are replanting forests in a bid to protect wildlife in the Inner Niger Delta that help support their livelihoods. More than 1 million people live in the area, which has suffered extensive deforestation over the past 20 years. AlertNet (8/15)      North Sea oil leaks lead to worries about Arctic drilling Shell Oil is being criticized by environmentalists for a lack of transparency in efforts to stop a leak from a North Sea platform -- generally considered the world's safest drilling region. The U.K. government says the oil is unlikely to reach shore, although an environmental group said the continuing leak and the discovery of a second leak raise concern about plans to drill in the deep waters of the Arctic Ocean. The Guardian (London) (8/15), BBC (8/16)      Other News Greenland moves to detail oil-spill contingencies AlertNet/Reuters (8/15)      "Dow Jones of ocean health" prepares for launch The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (8/15)      Indigenous groups in Bolivia protest planned Amazon highway AlertNet/Reuters (8/15)      Study: Text messages to health workers improved malaria treatment Text messages sent to Kenyan health workers on the proper treatment of malaria in children improved the way cases were managed, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet. Health workers received two daily text reminders in the study, resulting in a 24% increase of the number of cases handled properly. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/15), The British Journal of Healthcare Computing & Information Management (8/15)      UN seeks cease-fire as Libya conflict intensifies U.S. military officials say forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi fired Scud missiles for the first time since the conflict began six months ago. Rebel forces are closing in on the capital, Tripoli, and could cut supply lines. United Nations officials prepared to meet with Libyan combatants to seek a cease-fire agreement. BBC (8/16), The Guardian (London) (8/16), Bloomberg (8/15)      UN: More than 5,000 Palestinian refugees flee Syrian shelling The Syrian military's shelling of the port city of Latakia has prompted more than 5,000 Palestinian refugees -- about half the refugee population there -- to flee, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Turkey on Monday warned President Bashar al-Assad to "immediately and unconditionally" stop his five-month crackdown. 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