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- UN: Going green means more jobs, not fewer
Governments that pursue green policies create more jobs, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. A report from the agency estimates that between 15 million and 60 million jobs will be created in coming years as countries switch to more sustainable economic models, reducing poverty in the process. The Guardian (London) (5/31)      - UN rights body meets over Syria amid more deaths
Another mass murder of Syrian civilians by a pro-government militia was being reported as the United Nations Human Rights Council was meeting in an emergency session in the wake of the massacre last weekend of 108 people, mostly children and women. The UN Committee Against Torture said armed forces and militias were torturing civilians under the direct orders of the Syrian regime, while Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned that the country was nearing a civil war from which it "would never recover." BBC (6/1), Reuters (6/1), Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (5/31) - U.S. lawmakers move against UN control of Net
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is mobilizing against efforts to consolidate control of Internet infrastructure and content under the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union. "If this power grab is successful, I'm concerned that the next Arab Spring will instead become a Russia Winter where free speech is chilled, not encouraged, and the Internet becomes a wasteland of unfilled hopes, dreams and opportunities," said Rep. Mary Bono Mack. MSNBC/Reuters (5/31) - America's World Heritage standouts
Notable among the best UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the U.S. are Independence National Park in Philadelphia, home to the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, and Chaco Culture National Historic Park in New Mexico, home to the well-preserved Pueblo Bonito ruins, which are estimated to be 1,200 years old. Fox Business (5/29) - Competition for global aid continues to heat up
An increasingly competitive global aid marketplace is prompting mergers and acquisitions among contractors, as well as the positioning of private sector partners against not-for-profits and nongovernmental organizations. The competition has spawned a new lexicon of terms such as "modalities," "partner engagement" and "re-skilling." Devex.com (5/28) - Arctic carbon reaches landmark levels
Carbon dioxide levels in the Arctic have surpassed 400 parts per million, the first time in at least 800,000 years that the Earth has seen such levels of the pollutant primarily responsible for global warming. "It's an important threshold. It is an indication that we're in a different world," said Chris Field, an ecologist with the Carnegie Institution. The Christian Science Monitor/The Associated Press (5/31) - Egypt emergency law runs course after 30 years
The emergency law that permitted Egyptian authorities to detain people without charge, and stifle dissent, has been allowed to expire for the first time since 1981. The decision by the interim government not to renew the law is seen as highly symbolic in the wake of the revolution that toppled leader Hosni Mubarak. The Wall Street Journal (5/31)
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