[RED DEMOCRATICA] Last-minute push raises hopes for UN global arms treaty

 

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	July 27, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Last-minute push raises hopes for UN global arms treaty A draft of a new United Nations treaty to regulate the $60 billion global trade in conventional weapons gave cause for hope late Thursday that a deal would be struck by today's deadline after a month of negotiations. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told envoys that they must bridge their differences on behalf of the 750,000 people killed annually as a result of the illicit arms trade, which not only fuels conflict and corruption, but undermines development. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (7/26), BBC (7/26)      Ex-chief of UN Syria mission says Assad on outs  Global Fund chief says meeting demand is key  Nepal cookstove program broadened through 2017  Getting used to "toilet to tap" water recycling  UN peacekeepers clash with rebels in DR Congo  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Ban Ki-moon to carry #Olympic Flame on Thursday in #London2012 at 18:20 UK time. Live webcast route details: http://j.mp/MUz5Ns" @UN "Proposed drastic cuts to refugee assistance funding, if approved by Congress, will imperil support for tens of thousands refugees due to be resettled in the United States during the coming fiscal year." UN Dispatch Ex-chief of UN Syria mission says Assad on outs Norwegian Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, the former head of the United Nations observer mission in Syria, said that the fall of the regime of President Bashar Assad -- something he called "only a matter of time" -- would not necessarily end the fighting in the country. Western powers said they would seek to bypass the world body, and persistent vetoes by Russia and China, through aid and direct support to the opposition. BBC (7/27), Reuters (7/25), ABC News/The Associated Press (7/26)      Other News Venezuela pullout of rights court is criticized by UN MercoPress (Uruguay) (7/26)      Kenya should probe 2007 postelection violence, UN says Reuters (7/26)      Conservative U.S. lawmakers help pass UN disabilities treaty The Hill/Global Affairs blog (7/26)      India politicians line up against UNESCO world heritage designation The Times of India (7/27)      Global Fund chief says meeting demand is key In an interview Gabriel Jaramillo, head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, explained the reasons behind his conviction that the organization must be overhauled on the verge of its second decade by introducing private sector practices into global health. "The fund is a fantastic idea, one that works and has provided phenomenal resources," he said, adding that, nevertheless, "a common thread in global health is poor management." GlobalPost.com/Global Pulse blog (7/25)        Takeaways from the world AIDS conference in D.C. As the 19th International AIDS Conference comes to a close, many of the thousands in attendance are talking about ways to not merely better treat those afflicted with HIV/AIDS, but to find a cure -- the route to which remains unclear. Over the course of the conference in Washington, D.C., it became clear that the AIDS epidemic is increasingly afflicted women and girls, especially adolescents in the developing world, where family planning often literally is out of reach. The Economist (7/28), San Francisco Chronicle/The Associated Press (7/26), The Washington Post (7/26), RH Reality Check (7/25)      Other News 6 Asians are lauded for anti-poverty work with Magsaysay awards Reuters (7/26)      Nepal cookstove program broadened through 2017 Over the next five years in Nepal, an autonomous government agency aims to introduce 475,000 improved mud-brick cookstoves to rural communities. Already the country has built 621,000 such stoves since 1999, improving the lives and health of some 3 million people, according to the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre. IRINNews.org (7/26)      Getting used to "toilet to tap" water recycling In water-scarce regions of the world -- spanning from Australia to Namibia, from Singapore to parts of the U.S. -- communities are coming to terms with the fact that the water they drink was once water they flushed down the toilet. The "toilet to tap" wastewater-reuse plants are proliferating the world over. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/25)      Other News UN sanctions 7 countries over wildlife trade The Wall Street Journal/The Associated Press (7/26)      UN peacekeepers clash with rebels in DR Congo Thousands of people continued to flee the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as United Nations peacekeepers used helicopter gunships to support Congolese troops in clashes with M23 rebels who had attacked an army base. Paul Kagame, the president of neighboring Rwanda, was warned by the U.S. that he could face prosecution for war crimes if he does not end his support for the Congolese mutiny. ABC News/The Associated Press (7/26), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (7/25)      U.S. weighs intervention against al-Qaida in Mali The U.S. was considering various measures in response to the growing al-Qaida presence in the northern territories of Mali, including direct intervention and the training of local armed allies. Still, while the situation in the north is generating the most concern, security in the country's capital, Bamako, has been deteriorating -- and the soldiers behind the coup last spring are loath to defend beleaguered northerners. The Wall Street Journal (7/26), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/25)      Other News UN reduces Cote d'Ivoire peacekeeping numbers Google/Agence France-Presse (7/26)      Turkey threatens to oust Kurds from northern Syria Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (7/27)      Taking stock of unintended victims of drone attacks The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/IHT Rendezvous blog (7/26)      Poor cashew harvest, rise in drug trafficking, after Guinea-Bissau coup Reuters (7/26)      Position Title Company Name Location Project Coordinator Invisible Children Inc. Bangui, Central African Republic Director of Market Development, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves United Nations Foundation Washington, DC Executive Assistant to the Vice President (New York) United Nations Foundation New York City, NY Global Health Integration Officer United Nations Foundation Washington, DC IT Support Assistant United Nations Foundation New York City, NY Program Associate One Acre Fund Kenya, Rwanda, or Burundi, International AFRICA FIELD PROGRAMS DIRECTOR THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Nairobi, Kenya Deployment Coordinator (Security Risk) RedR Australia Melbourne, Australia Click here to view more job listings.   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 Secretary-General wraps up mission to South-Eastern Europe 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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