| |  | |  India's polio gains nurture hopes for further development The victory over polio in India is a result of the work of the United Nations, the Global Polio Eradication initiative, the Indian government and the Indian people, write Ted Turner, founder of the United Nations Foundation, and N.R. Narayana Murthy, one of its board members. The success shows that countries can simultaneously accomplish economic and sustainable development, which India also is pursuing through two UN programs, Every Woman Every Child and the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. The Times of India (4/2)     
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|  | "Infectious diseases like malaria, tuberculosis and cholera are all but unheard of in most developed countries, but they are a devastating feature of daily life in many parts of the developing world. Cholera, a bacterial infection that causes severe diarrhea and has the potential to kill within hours if left untreated, is currently endemic in many countries, and outbreaks can easily spiral out of control." UN Dispatch | |
- Annan is urged to set a timeline for Syria
Gulf Arab states Sunday agreed to pay monthly stipends to opposition fighters in Syria, as well as other costs of the rebel Free Syrian Army, while the U.S. -- in addition to $12 million in humanitarian aid -- will provide communications equipment to help activists organize, survive attacks and connect to the broader world. At a meeting in Istanbul of the Friends of Syria, a group of 83 countries backing political change in the country, United Nations-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan was urged to "determine a timeline for next steps ... if the killing continues." The Washington Post (4/1), Bloomberg Businessweek (4/1), BBC (4/2) - U.S. is urged to eliminate "tied" food aid
A new report estimates that U.S. food aid could have helped 17 million more people in 2010 if domestic laws hadn't required that the food be bought from American suppliers and transported on American ships. The monetization of food aid resulted in about 40% of U.S.-funded food aid being bought from just three companies and at least 75% being transported on U.S.-flagged ships, according to Oxfam America and the American Jewish World Service. The Guardian (London) (3/30) - Decimation of bee population is linked to pesticides
 A class of commonly used pesticides introduced in the 1990s are causing honey bee populations to plummet in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, according to research published in the journal Science. The findings are the first from open-air, realistic conditions to ascribe causes for what has become known as "colony collapse disorder." The Guardian (London) (3/29), The Economist (3/31) 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.
- IAEA responds to North Korea
The government in North Korea has reportedly invited the International Atomic Energy Agency for a visit. The IAEA has been booted out of North Korea several times before when nuclear monitoring and inspection deals fell apart. The IAEA responded, beginning discussions of the technical details necessary to plan such a visit. Reuters (4/2) | | | Position Title | Company Name | Location | | Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum Program Associate (Africa) | Social Science Research Council | Brooklyn , NY | | RESEARCHER ON IRAQ AND THE UAE | Human Rights Watch | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | | 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 | | 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. | | |
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