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	January 9, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Ban urges Iranian nuclear program dialogue Iran has announced that it is poised to begin enriching uranium at a new, second site buried deep below the ground amid far-reaching international sanctions in response to its controversial nuclear program. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called upon Western and Iranian leaders to "defuse the tension in the region, and try to resolve all issues, differences of opinion, through dialogue, in peaceful means." The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/8), The Times of India/Agence France-Presse (1/7)      Gomez adds to her support of UNICEF  UN calls for South Sudan aid  José Andrés on energyNOW!  Teens help lead Girl Up campaign effort  The sun powers hospitals in Kenya  Can South Africa do peacekeeping?  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Spotlight: Girl Up! | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  Help @JonahHill keep the #1 spot in the @Crowdrise #MozillaFirefoxChallenge! (We'll win $25K to send nets save lives) ow.ly/8mX4d" @nothingbutnets "[On Friday], the United Nations Foundation co-hosted a press teleconference with United Nations Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan, UNDP Haiti country director Jessica Faieta, and U.S. State Department's Deputy Coordinator for Assistance for Haiti Eileen Smith to update media on the successes, ongoing rebuilding efforts and current needs in Haiti two years after the devastating earthquake." UN Dispatch Gomez adds to her support of UNICEF International pop star and UNICEF Ambassador Selena Gomez has announced a plan to hold a second annual charity concert to benefit the UN organization and its work. Gomez recently traveled to Ghana as part of her UNICEF work where she met with teenagers struggling to secure basic education services. PopCrush.com (1/6), Stuff (New Zealand) (1/9)      UNESCO support brings recognition, but also tourists Designations by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of places, and traditions, as essential elements of world heritage can mean big business. "The dark side, of course, is consumption. ... And consumption and preservation do not go together," said Francesco Bandarin, assistant director-general of UNESCO, and head of its World Heritage Center. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/6)      Other News UN peacekeepers accused of Haiti attack are released ABC News (1/9)      Envoy is determined to build UN trans-Atlantic slavery memorial TheRoot.com (1/9)      UN calls for South Sudan aid The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres is urging the international community to provide urgent funding and aid to the people of South Sudan to help manage an unfolding humanitarian crisis. Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have fled their homes in areas where deadly tribal violence has erupted. CNN (1/9), AlertNet/Reuters (1/7)      India's Kalam proposes easing poverty through community In an interview, A.P. J. Abdul Kalam, former president of India, discusses his latest book, "Target 3 Billion," which promotes the eradication of poverty by fostering community participation in rural areas. "We need to create a small entrepreneur-friendly environment, in terms of knowledge, investment and market linkages. Of course, all in a democratic context," he said. The Wall Street Journal/India Real Time blog (1/9)        Other News Bangladesh begins vaccinating 22 million children against polio BdNews24.com (Bangladesh) (1/7)      General strike in Nigeria targets fuel subsidy BBC (1/8)      U.S. state law takes aim at human trafficking AlertNet (1/9)      Palestinian "Sesame Street" is shuttered after U.S. aid cuts The Telegraph (London) (1/9)      José Andrés on energyNOW! Chef, restaurateur and Culinary Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves José Andrés appears on the public interest program energyNOW! to discuss how clean cookstoves can help people in the developing world save money and devote more resources to nutrition. Watch the video on the energyNOW! website.        Teens help lead Girl Up campaign effort It is important for teenage American girls to stand up and raise awareness on the challenges their counterparts in developing countries face on issues related to health, education and basic rights, 13-year-old Annie Gersh says in this interview. Gersh is one of 16 young ladies chosen by the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign as a Teen Advisor. The Huffington Post (1/9)      The sun powers hospitals in Kenya Hospitals and medical clinics across Kenya are increasingly turning to solar power in a bid to counter rising energy prices and the effects of climate change. An increased reliance on solar power cuts operating costs for facilities and protects against surges or cuts associated with the country's main electricity infrastructure. AlertNet (1/9)      Citizen Ambassador advocates plastic bottles as Eco bricks A 22-year-old Dubai-based Filipino, Jonathan Eric Defante, is urging countries to build model communities from so-called Eco bricks made from plastic bottles, which are ubiquitous in the United Arab Emirates, where each person consumes some 450 bottles of water annually. Defante is a UN Citizen Ambassador for 2011. Gulf News (United Arab Emirates) (1/8)      Other News Long-term fallout from warming could include skipped ice age BBC (1/9)      Park works to help critically endangered orangutans The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (1/6)      IAEA laboratory to help ensure nuclear safety United Press International (1/6)      Can South Africa do peacekeeping? International expectations of the leadership role South Africa might assume for supporting peacekeeping operations in the African continent reflect unrealistic expectations of a country that has placed a premium on defending itself domestically from external threats, say analysts. South Africa has been struggling with funding constraints and overstretched government departments as it has worked to increase the operational capacity of the country's armed forces since the end of apartheid in 1994. IRINNews.org (1/6)        Arab League retrenches Syria monitoring, shelves UN help The Arab League said Sunday that it would nearly double the number of monitors in Syria, from 165 to 300, to better try to hold President Bashar Al-Assad to his pledge to stop the campaign of violence against anti-government protesters. The regional Arab body said it would not ask for assistance from the United Nations before its next scheduled meeting on Jan. 19. Reuters (1/8), The Wall Street Journal (1/9)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. UN's Ban outlines priorities for second term (The Washington Post) Case of tortured child bride shocks Afghanistan (The Washington Post) New solar tech could boost energy output (The Economist) ICC enters 2012 on a high note (The Christian Science Monitor) Behind the Berkeley-Darfur cookstove (San Mateo County Times (Calif.)) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. 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