[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN, citing Syrian "path of war," will end mission

 

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	August 17, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate UN, citing Syrian "path of war," will end mission The United Nations Security Council will open a liaison office in the Syrian capital, Damascus, but it will not renew the mandate of the observer mission. "It is clear that both sides have chosen the path of war, open conflict, and the space for political dialogue and cessation of hostilities and mediation is very, very reduced at this point," said Edmond Mulet, deputy UN peacekeeping chief. The mission ends Sunday. National Public Radio/The Two-Way blog (8/16), Reuters (8/17), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/16)      ICC action unlikely on UN Syria war crimes probe  Plea for help at South Sudan refugee camp  Senegal's female lawmakers a model for W. Africa  Fuel cells could generate power from wastewater  Russian court jails Pussy Riot for "punk prayer"  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security "Everyone can be a humanitarian. All it takes is one act to help someone else" -- @ValerieAmos #WHD2012 #IWASHERE" @UNFoundation "The [Syria] mission ends in failure for two reasons. The first, most basic reason is that the monitors were never granted the freedom of movement to do their job. ... The second reason for failure is that when the Syrian government ceased cooperation with the mission, the Security Council was never able to coerce or convince the Syrian government to reverse course." UN Dispatch ICC action unlikely on UN Syria war crimes probe Chances are slim that the International Criminal Court will act on a United Nations commission's findings that accuse the Syrian regime, pro-government Shabbiha militia and opposition fighters of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Syria is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the ICC. Moreover, while the UN Security Council can initiate ICC probes, members such as Russia and China -- which have vetoed proposals to punish the regime of President Bashar Assad -- are unlikely to support such action. ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (8/16)        Helping the UN help governments use water better More than 2,500 aid workers, water experts and policymakers are slated to meet in Stockholm this month for the World Water Week conference, and they are expected to discuss establishing indicators to better determine global water use, notably in developing countries. "With such a ... mechanism, UN-Water will be able to provide governments with what they seek -- advice on how to best make use of the available water resources," said Joakim Harlin of the United Nations Development Programme. AlertNet (8/16)      Other News Brahimi wants "strong support" from UN before accepting Syria post Reuters (8/16)      UN: Syrians stream into Turkey, Jordan The Washington Post/The Associated Press (8/17)      Islamic nations to seek UN action over displaced Myanmar Rohingyas Google/Agence France-Presse (8/16)      Plea for help at South Sudan refugee camp Medecins Sans Frontieres is reporting "nothing short of a humanitarian catastrophe" at the Batil refugee camp in South Sudan, where rains are preventing road delivery of aid, and nearly 1 in 3 children are malnourished. "The MSF clinic is full of young children crying, but often the ones not making any noise are in the most trouble," writes BBC correspondent James Copnall. BBC (8/17)        Other News Where are attacks on aid workers most frequent? Devex.com (8/15)      Scientists close in on genetic variants that protect humans from malaria Mother Nature Network/Agence France-Presse (8/15)      Senegal's female lawmakers a model for W. Africa Two years after enacting a gender-parity law, Senegal has elected a record number of female parliamentarians -- 64 of the 150 new officials. Still, opposition to the law is not abating. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (8/16)        Other News Marriage is still the "only choice" for India's women The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/IHT Rendezvous blog (8/14)      Fuel cells could generate power from wastewater Technology being developed by engineers at Oregon State University uses a combination of microbes to clean wastewater and generate electricity. This could lead to applications that help extend basic sanitation to the estimated 2.5 billion people living without it. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (8/16)        Zimbabwe's power struggles mean forests suffer Unreliable electricity in Zimbabwe is leading more citizens to use firewood for cooking -- decimating the country's forests. Nine in 10 Zimbabweans cook with firewood -- an increase of 40 percentage points from 20 years ago. AlertNet (8/15)      Other News Chinese energy policy is leading to water scarcity, report warns AlertNet/Reuters (8/14)      Fukushima has only dampened interest in nuclear power, IAEA says Reuters (8/16)      Russian court jails Pussy Riot for "punk prayer" Three members of the Russian female punk-art collective Pussy Riot were sentenced today to two years in prison after they were found guilty of hooliganism during a February performance of a protest song at the altar of a cathedral in Moscow. The verdict -- which carried a jail term of between two and seven years -- is seen as a litmus test of tolerance for dissent at the beginning of the third term of President Vladimir Putin. USA TODAY/The Associated Press (8/17), BBC (8/17), The Economist/Eastern Approaches blog (8/15), Reuters (8/16)      Other News South Africa police open fire on striking miners; 34 deaths reported BBC (8/17)      Bahrain imprisons activist for "inciting violence" Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (8/16)      Stay in embassy could be indefinite for WikiLeaks' Assange The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (8/16)      Position Title Company Name Location 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 UN rights expert to focus on exploitation of children in Guatemala 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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