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	August 15, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Asia is at greatest risk of natural disasters, analysts say The world's fastest-growing economies -- chiefly in Asia -- are at greatest financial risk to natural disasters such as earthquakes, flooding and cyclones, according to the Natural Hazards Risk Atlas. In a report released today, the Asian Development Bank said that greener urbanization among Asia's cities could mitigate such threats and promote sustainable growth. "[T]he main message is that this kind of natural disaster, especially flooding in Asia, is a result of the combination of a growing risk of global warming and climate change, together with rapid and massive urbanization in Asia without infrastructure," said bank chief economist Changyong Rhee. BBC (8/15), AlertNet (8/15)      IAEA says nuclear energy safety has improved  Filipino breast milk bank gives babies a chance  Caribbean underwater sculptures protecting reef  Has political terror returned to Russia?  100 million people already taking part in World Humanitarian Day campaign  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign On the heels of @Beyonce performance, @UN_News_Centre reports that #WHD2012 reaches 100 million people http://ow.ly/cXRey #IWASHERE" @UN "As of today, the World Food Program in Burkina Faso needs a total of $61,245,874 to assure the food security for Malian refugees. So far, they have received only $21,129,954, or about 35% of what is required." UN Dispatch IAEA says nuclear energy safety has improved The meltdowns last year at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have spurred "improvements in emergency preparedness and response capabilities" at nuclear sites throughout the world, according to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Germany and France are among countries that criticized the changes as inadequate. Reuters (8/15)      Other News UN staff unhurt in bombing outside mission's Damascus hotel; 3 others injured Reuters (8/15)      No more need for peacekeepers in East Timor, UN says ABC News/The Associated Press (8/15)      UN airborne food delivery under way for Sudan refugees in S. Sudan Reuters (8/14)      Bid to rebuild Bamiyan Buddhas still on despite UNESCO reservations BBC (8/12)      Filipino breast milk bank gives babies a chance A state-run breast milk bank in the Philippines is helping to fend off infant mortality in Manila, the capital, and elsewhere, as breastfeeding rates differ among the working poor. Women often donate breast milk to the bank, started in 2007, to offset the expense of childbirth at the Manila hospital. IRINNews.org (8/13)      Australia moves closer to reopening offshore camps for asylum seekers Australian lawmakers today voted to reopen a series of offshore detention centers -- in Papua New Guinea and Nauru -- to house asylum seekers who arrive in the country by boat, a move rights group say violates the country's obligation under the United Nations convention on refugees. Politicians said the prospect of lengthy stays in the camps would deter people from making the dangerous journey to Australia, a trek during which hundreds of refugees have died over the past decade. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/15), Mail & Guardian (South Africa) (8/13), Reuters (8/13)      Other News Olympic athletes back UK anti-hunger drive The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/12)      India's roaming stray dogs are a menace, especially to children The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/6)      Caribbean underwater sculptures protecting reef Nearly 500 multi-ton sculptures modeled after people living in a Mexican fishing village have been dropped into the sea to form an artificial reef in Cancún that will draw divers and snorkelers away from the more threatened Mesoamerican barrier reef. The works of Jason deCaires Taylor have garnered the support of some marine scientists. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/13)      Tourism ban in India's tiger parks called misguided In an effort to protect India's tigers from extinction, the country's Supreme Court recently banned tourism in parts of 41 tiger reserves. The decision has been met with opposition from hoteliers, tourist bureaus and environmentalists. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (8/13)      Other News Remaining Atlantic Forest in Brazil is small to protect species The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (8/14)      Construction of Amazon dam halted pending meetings with indigenous Al-Jazeera (8/15)      Has political terror returned to Russia? In a lengthy analysis of the political career of Vladimir Putin, Der Spiegel makes the case he has created the conditions for a "flawless dictatorship" in today's Russia. "He has guided his autocratic state along a path that is already heading for a repressive regime in which opposition members are arrested indiscriminately and their homes searched by the authorities, a regime where prosecutors shape their indictments to suit political requirements and intimidate opponents through interrogation," write Georg Diez, Walter Mayr and Matthias Schepp. Spiegel Online (Germany) (8/13)        Israel-Iran shadow war harkens to Cold War The shadow war between Israel and Iran, backed by Hezbollah, marks "a return to the black arts of the Cold War," says one observer. A string of ambiguous attacks across the globe -- in Bulgaria, India, Thailand, Kenya and the nation of Georgia -- leave room for plausible deniability by the alleged culprits. 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