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	July 24, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Scientists tentatively eye cure for HIV/AIDS The AIDS epidemic can't be contained by treatment and prevention alone, and, even if it could, governments wouldn't be able to pay for it. Scientists are pursuing a road map for a cure, something seen as unfathomable even a handful of years ago. "Getting to zero –- zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths –- was unimaginable just a decade ago. Today, it has moved from commitment to action," writes Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS. CNN/Global Public Square blog (7/23), The Guardian (London) (7/23), Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (7/23), The Hill/HillTube (7/24)      Estimating vulnerable populations with satellite technologies  UN deadlock over Syria spurs U.S. shift  Reversing spotty record of microfinance in Africa  Mob ringleader nabbed in India molestation case  Worst effects of U.S. drought still to be felt  Using artificial intelligence in disaster response  Where competition for water could lead to conflict  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Spotlight: U.S.-UN relations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Technology | Peacekeeping and Security Take a stand make ending #violenceagainstwomen girls a priority worldwide. Wear orange TOMORROW (25th)! #orangeday via @SayNO_UNiTE" @unfoundation "If 80% of the male adult population between the ages of 15-49 in 13 high risk countries were circumcised, nearly 400,000 new cases of HIV could be averted by 2025." UN Dispatch Estimating vulnerable populations with satellite technologies The United Nations Refugee Agency has been using the same satellite technology used by National Geographic in its "digital expedition" to Mongolia, in search of the tomb of Genghis Khan, to estimate the displaced refugee population in Somalia. In the end, it took volunteers 120 hours to do what it would have taken two UN staff an entire month to do as recently as 2010. National Geographic News/Explorers Journal blog (7/23)        Other News UNCTAD ranks foreign direct investment and development The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (7/20)      Syrian forces are straying into Golan Heights, Israel tells UN Reuters (7/23)      UN deadlock over Syria spurs U.S. shift The U.S. is redirecting its efforts to pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad away from diplomacy at the United Nations, where Russia and China three times have vetoed resolutions that would have imposed sanctions against the leader, toward providing equipment and training to assist the coordination of opposition fighters. The support reportedly does not yet include weapons. Reuters (7/23)      Reversing spotty record of microfinance in Africa A Kenyan bank is bucking the trend in Africa, where performance of microfinance institutions lags behind those in places such as Latin America and Central Asia. Equity Bank Group often relies on the potential for public shame -- tying microloans to collateral such as matrimonial beds -- to better ensure repayment from those who have not had bank accounts. The Wall Street Journal (7/22)      Other News New TB treatment is effective against drug-resistant bacteria The Guardian (London) (7/23)      Mob ringleader nabbed in India molestation case Police in India have detained the alleged ringleader of the much-publicized videotaped molestation of a young woman two weeks ago by a mob of men in Guwahati, in northeast India. The arrest of Amar Jyoti Kalita -- which brought the total to 13, thus far -- highlights an episode that has the country asking, "Why is India so bad for women?" The Wall Street Journal/India Real Time blog (7/24), The Guardian (London) (7/23)        Other News Film chronicles South Sudan efforts to reduce maternal mortality IRINNews.org (7/19)      Worst effects of U.S. drought still to be felt The drought affecting much of the U.S., the worst such event in 55 years, is projected to result in billions of dollars in economic losses to American agriculture. But the ripple effects stretching to parts of Africa, the Middle East and Latin America could be even worse in the form of hunger and, even, popular unrest. The Guardian (London) (7/23), The Economist (7/21)      Other News Could tax on ivory stop record poaching of elephants? Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (7/23)      Indian scientists aim to better forecast monsoons AlertNet/Reuters (7/20)      Using artificial intelligence in disaster response Researchers at Southampton University are developing technology that would more deeply incorporate the use of computerized drones in response to disasters. Autonomous flying vehicles, for example, could help first responders better see the areas in most need of assistance. BBC (7/22)        Where competition for water could lead to conflict Competition for water is steep in some parts of the world, and the effects of climate change, population, urbanization, agriculture and hydroelectricity are ratcheting up tensions even higher -- presaging future water wars. Companies are mapping water resources in some of the world's largest river basins, providing information that could lead to more responsible water management, but also manipulation by some for personal gain. Reuters/AlertNet (7/23), AlertNet (7/24)      Other News United Arab Emirates is deporting dissidents, activists The Economist (7/21)      Syria says chemical weapons intended for "external aggression" The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (7/23)      Position Title Company Name Location Project Coordinator Invisible Children Inc. 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