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	November 19, 2012 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Polio recedes globally as Pakistan struggles to catch up The unexpected rise in reported cases of polio in the Pakistani city of Lahore bucks the general trend nationwide and globally, where cases have been falling steadily. Five new cases in the province of Baluchistan -- resulting from the vaccine, not wild polio -- point to the persistent risk presented by insurgency, poverty, illiteracy and inadequate sanitation. The Washington Post (11/16), Los Angeles Times/Booster Shots blog (tiered subscription model) (11/13), The Express Tribune (Pakistan) (11/17)      UN protects Congolese civilians as rebels advance  Educating the 61 million kids who need it  Drastically warmer world not inevitable, Kim says  Talks over South China Sea fail to ease tensions  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  After the recent earthquake in #Guatemala, @WFP stepped in to keep the victims from going hungry to bring hope: http://bit.ly/W9RtKR" @UNFoundation "For the first time ever, a sitting American president will visit Myamnar. On the eve of this historic trip, I caught up with Jim Della-Giacoma of the International Crisis Group to discuss the profound changes underway in Myanmar and what the United States can do to keep the country on the path of reform." UN Dispatch UN protects Congolese civilians as rebels advance United Nations peacekeepers won't retreat from their positions in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the advance of M23 rebels to within two miles of the city limits, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday. At a closed-door emergency session, the UN Security Council condemned the rebel advance, which has been met by government troops backed by UN attack helicopters. News.com.au (Australia)/Australian Associated Press (11/19), United Press International (11/18), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (11/19)      UN's Ban pushes for Israel-Hamas peace deal United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Cairo to help mediate cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas amid the sixth day of cross-border rocket attacks. International pressure is mounting to bring a stop to the conflict, which has killed at least 3 Israelis and 95 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. CNN (11/19), BBC (11/19), Reuters (11/16)        IAEA reports Iran nuclear gains; talks to resume The United Nations nuclear watchdog says that uranium-enrichment capacity at an underground facility in Iran has doubled, streamlining the process of improving medium-enriched uranium to a grade capable of being used in weapons. Iranian officials indicated they would not bend to economic sanctions or pressures. International talks are slated to resume Wednesday with representatives of the five members of the UN Security Council, plus Germany. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (11/16), AlertNet/Reuters (11/19)      Other News U.S. poet, formerly homeless, reads at UN to spotlight anti-poverty efforts San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) (free registration) (11/18)      Poll: Europeans overwhelmingly support Palestinian recognition at UN The Guardian (London) (11/18)      Educating the 61 million kids who need it The Educate a Child initiative announced would contribute to the more than $150 million slated to be spent in 17 countries over the next three to seven years to bring schooling to 61 million children worldwide. "Right across the world, because of disaster, because of poverty, children are being denied a chance to change their destinies. We can change this, and because we can, we must," said Sheika Moza bint Nasser, wife of the emir of Qatar, who is partnering with agencies including the United Nations refugee agency and UNESCO. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11/18) Global Fund makes changes to malaria funding Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is reconfiguring the Affordable Medicines Facility, a program that subsidizes the costs of malaria combination therapies in Africa. Countries will receive all funding in general malaria grants and decide how much, if any, of that to spend on covering co-payments. Devex.com/The Development Newswire (11/16)        Other News World Toilet Day spotlights poor sanitation, 2.7 million annual deaths ABC (Australia)/Australia Network (11/19)      Drastically warmer world not inevitable, Kim says A report commissioned by the World Bank forecasts increases in temperature this century of up to 4 degrees Celsius. Still, doomsday scenarios are not inevitable if countries embrace markets for new technologies, writes bank President Jim Yong Kim. "The question about climate change is no longer whether it is real. The question is what the world is going to look like for our children as they grow up. I have a three-year-old son, and, when he is my age, he could be living in a world that is completely different from ours, largely because of climate change," Kim writes. The Guardian (London)/Poverty Matters blog (11/19)        Other News Calls to halt Australia fracking after excess levels of greenhouse gases Los Angeles Times/World Now blog (tiered subscription model) (11/17)      North Africa solar Desertec loses backers BBC (11/18)      Talks over South China Sea fail to ease tensions Territorial claims in the South China Sea showed no signs of abating after a meeting of members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ended Sunday. China claims soveriegnty over nearly all of the sea, a position disputed by Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. Al-Jazeera (11/19), AlertNet/Reuters (11/19)      Other News Zimbabwe seeks Rwanda genocide fugitive after UN pressure AllAfrica Global Media/The Standard (Harare, Zimbabwe) (11/18)      Obama in first Myanmar visit by sitting U.S. president The Wall Street Journal (11/19)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. Pakistan to open "Malala Schools" in honor of schoolgirl advocate (The News International (Pakistan)) Egypt's Morsi calls Obama as Gaza conflict widens (The New York Times (tiered subscription model)) UN: Contraception access is a human right (The Washington Post) Syrian violence threatens refugee crisis, entangles Turkey, Israel (The New York Times (tiered subscription model)) Israeli foreign minister threatens Palestinian president on UN statehood (The Guardian (London)) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. 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