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	March 30, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Bed nets among "cheap solutions for big problems" This slide show spotlights some low-cost solutions to pressing problems facing the industrial world. Cheap laptops, rugged wheelchairs and anti-malarial bed nets are among the solutions presented. Bloomberg (3/29)      UNDP's Helen Clark  Crisis worsens in Africa's Sahel  Bed-net drive targets Sudan's refugees  Sales of Ivanka Trump clothes to benefit Girl Up  Interpol targets "eco crime"  Talks urged between Sudans as fighting subsides  Career Center  How Model UN helps build global citizens  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Nothing But Nets | Spotlight: Girl Up! | Climate and Energy | Peace and Security | Spotlight: UNA-USA "Today's must read, especially as we lead up to #rioplus20: Preventing the Next Great Extinction http://bit.ly/HfKGlS" @unausa "The New York Times spends some time with recent Syrian refugees in Lebanon. They tell her that the fighting is increasingly taking on a sectarian bent -- neighbor fighting neighbor. ... This is a really disturbing turn of events, though not terribly surprising given that conflict like this tends to exacerbate pre-existing ethnic cleavages." UN Dispatch UNDP's Helen Clark In an interview, Helen Clark, the administrator of the UN Development Programme, talks about the agency's work assisting governments in better conserving and managing biodiversity. Clark also discusses goals for the upcoming Rio+20 summit. Forbes (3/29)        Other News Security Council is concerned of factionalism in Yemen Reuters (3/29)      UN readies for Syria cease-fire observer mission AlertNet/Reuters (3/29)      UN Food and Agriculture worker is shot to death in Pakistan Voice of America (3/29)      Crisis worsens in Africa's Sahel Unrest in African countries including Mali, Libya and Nigeria is contributing to the food crisis sweeping the continent's Sahel region, where aid agencies warn that severe food shortages are affecting up to 15 million people. A photo essay by the BBC depicts the effects of the Sahel drought that is fueling what could become a humanitarian disaster. The Guardian (London) (3/29), BBC (3/29)      Other News BRICS countries fall short of creating new development agency The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (3/29)      Okonjo-Iweala campaign for World Bank top job continues The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (3/29)      Bed-net drive targets Sudan's refugees A new initiative by the Nothing But Nets campaign of the United Nations Foundation would distribute insecticide-treated bed nets to more than 100,000 refugees living in South Sudan and neighboring countries in a bid to stave off malaria. The National Basketball Association and Women's National Basketball Association are urging Americans to donate $10 to send a bed net to the refugees. AllAfrica Global Media (3/29)      Sales of Ivanka Trump clothes to benefit Girl Up Ivanka Trump on Wednesday presented her first "ready-to-wear" runway collection at Lord Taylor -- designs that are already on the racks at the store. Ten percent of sales will benefit the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign. The Wall Street Journal (3/29)      Interpol targets "eco crime" The executive director of police services at Interpol on Thursday told representatives of 80 countries that the rampant crimes on wildlife, notably ivory poaching and animal trade, was increasingly connected to other forms of organized crime. Illegal logging accounts for up to 30% of the global timber trade, attendees also were told at an international law enforcement summit in Lyon, France. The Guardian (London) (3/29)      London conference builds momentum for Rio+20 Scientists, business leaders and government officials at the Planet Under Pressure conference in London warned Thursday in a declaration that the world was speeding toward crises to water, food and biodiversity, and that new solutions are needed to "safeguard Earth's natural processes to ensure the well-being of civilization." The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (3/29)        Other News Rising seas generate need for more Bangladesh cyclone shelters AlertNet (3/29)      Fukushima radiation is higher than estimated; cleanup to take decades The Guardian (London)/The Associated Press (3/28)      Talks urged between Sudans as fighting subsides Leaders of Sudan and South Sudan were being nudged back to the negotiating table by the United Nations and African Union after two days of clashes appeared to subside. Sudan's president, Omar Hassan Bashir, suspended a scheduled April 3 visit to South Sudan because of the violence. Reuters (3/29), United Press International (3/29)      Russian diplomat expresses alarm at Iran's nuclear program The scope of Iran's nuclear program is expanding and is in direct violation of UN resolutions, according to Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister. He added that Iran should clarify answers to questions about its nuclear program. While Russia opposes current sanctions on Iran or military strikes, some observers say the remarks indicate a ratcheting up of diplomatic pressure on Iran. Bloomberg (3/30)      African leaders give ultimatum to Mali rebels The West African bloc of countries ECOWAS has warned coup leaders in Mali that neighboring countries will close trade borders and isolate the country diplomatically if they don't return President Amadou Toumani Toure to power within 72 hours. A plane carrying the presidents of Cote d'Ivoire, Benin, Liberia, Niger and Burkina Faso was forced Thursday to turn back from Bamako, the capital, after demonstrators loyal to the coup leaders occupied the airport tarmac. Al-Jazeera (3/30), The Christian Science Monitor/The Associated Press (3/29)        Other News Suu Kyi eyes parliamentary seats despite voting irregularities The Washington Post/The Associated Press (3/30)      Japan is prepared to shoot down N. Korean test rocket BBC (3/29)      Position Title Company Name Location Leo Nevas Human Rights Fellow United Nations Foundation New York City, NY mHealth Technical Advisor, Evidence Financing and Policy United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Associate, Online Communications, Nothing But Nets United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Community Manager, mHealth Alliance United Nations Foundation Washington, DC mHealth Technical Advisor, Technology Integration, Interoperability and Capacity United Nations Foundation Washington, DC RESEARCHER ON IRAQ AND THE UAE Human Rights Watch Dubai, United Arab Emirates Middle East and North Africa Advocacy and Communications Director Human Rights Watch (Based in the MENA region, flexible), Lebanon Program Manager, Standards and Testing, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Click here to view more job listings. How Model UN helps build global citizens Samara Green, a high school senior in Potomac, Md., and a Global Classrooms DC intern, writes about how participation in Model United Nations can stimulate awareness of global issues. "Students get a chance to see what's going on outside of the U.S., even if they don't get the opportunity to travel," she writes. The Huffington Post (3/30)        Get more involved: Follow the UN Foundation on Twitter Key Sites United Nations Secretary-General UN News Centre Key UN Bodies, Agencies, Funds and Programs UN Foundation UN Dispatch The Interdependent UN Radio News Service Syrian government asked to declare a cease-fire immediately UN Radio   This SmartBrief was created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com   Subscriber Tools       Update account information | Change e-mail address | Unsubscribe | Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Grab our News Widget Advertise With Us Amy DiElsi Director for UN Foundation Communications United Nations Foundation 1800 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (D) 202-419-3230 (C) 202-492-3078 (F) 202-887-9021 www.unfoundation.org   About UN WIRE UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today. 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