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	September 11, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Water shortages should be world's top priority, report says A group of 40 former world leaders says that addressing the projected increase in global demand for water -- "equal to the annual flow of 20 Niles or 100 Colorado Rivers" -- must become the top priority of the United Nations Security Council. The repercussions of scarce water on security and development would be felt worldwide but most acutely in western Asia and much of Africa, according to a report released by the InterAction Council and the UN University's Institute for Water, Environment and Health. Demand for water in India and China is forecast to exceed supplies within 20 years. Reuters (9/10), PhysOrg.com/Agence France-Presse (9/11), Science Codex (9/10)      UN's Pillay: Syria rebels, government have blame  Ban speaks out on Israeli blockade of Gaza  U.S. man promotes cookstoves in Latin America  Russian reactor to use weapons-grade plutonium  Farmers of elite cocoa under siege in Madagascar  Social Good Summit named finalist in PR News' Platinum PR Awards  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security | UN Foundation & Better World Campaign [Blog] Creating Cultures of Entrepreneurship in Communities Around the World: http://ow.ly/dBFZl via Sarah Green @iEmpact" @UNFoundation "According to the World Food Program, from Africa and Asia to Latin America and the Near East, there are 925 million people in the world who do not get enough food to lead a normal, active life." UN Dispatch UN's Pillay: Syria rebels, government have blame Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, told the Human Rights Council on Monday that opposition fighters in Syria "should be under no illusion that they will be immune from prosecution" for atrocities, notably executions, kidnappings and torture, while government attacks on civilians already "may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity." Pillay repeated her call for the Security Council to allow the International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (9/10), ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (9/10), The Guardian (London) (9/10)      IAEA chief seeks results from Iran nuclear talks Yukiya Amano, head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, said that stalled talks between Iran and the nuclear watchdog are "frustrating," and he reiterated that inspectors should be allowed into the Parchin military site, where research into atomic weapons is suspected. "We need to stop going around in circles," said Amano. Analysts are saying the UN Security Council will eventually need to address the issue. Reuters (9/10), USA TODAY/The Associated Press (9/11), Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (9/10)      Other News 2 UN Relief and Works Agency staff were killed in past week in Syria Devex.com/The Development Newswire blog (9/10)      Pillay: Rights issues include Roma camps in France, xenophobia in Greece The Washington Post/The Associated Press (9/10)      Thai one-to-one computer program for children is praised by UNESCO Bangkok Post (Thailand) (9/11)      Ban speaks out on Israeli blockade of Gaza The Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip is condemning the civilian population to "unremitting poverty" and is "in nobody's interest except that of the most extreme radicals in the region," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. In the West Bank, also occupied by Israel, rising prices for food and fuel have spurred protests by Palestinians and a challenge for the territory's government. Reuters (9/10), Al-Jazeera (9/10)        Other News Jailed Pakistani doctor: I didn't know Bin Laden was target of CIA ruse FoxNews.com (9/10)      New dengue fever vaccine is merely 30% effective AlertNet/Reuters (9/11)      Gambia farming initiative discourages youth from immigrating to Europe The Guardian (London) (9/7)      U.S. man promotes cookstoves in Latin America For a decade, a solar-energy pioneer from Colorado has been observing the promotion of cleaner-burning cookstoves in Latin America, including a renewables training site in Honduras that aims to reduce firewood use and indoor air pollution through better stoves. "The fact that this program can take the smoke out of people's homes, improve their health, reduce firewood consumption by about [75%] ... it's amazing," Ken Olson said. Post Independent (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 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BBC (9/10)        Race for Afghan mineral wealth could fuel conflict Regional warlords and militant leaders in Afghanistan are competing with the government for control of the country's mineral wealth. Efforts are being made to strike a balance between generating money for the government and doing business with foreign companies. However, the proliferation of small gemstone, marble and chromite mines, coupled with the influence of criminal mining syndicates, is already aiding insurgent groups. 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