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	January 14, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate India passes 2-year mark without a polio case India has gone more than two years without a diagnosis of infection with the wild polio virus, a milestone that is "a triumph of consistent and strong political will as well as international coordination," Krista Mahr writes. If India goes a third year without a polio case, it will be declared free of the disease -- one of the world's major public-health successes. Lessons learned in India could be helpful in neighboring Pakistan, where the disease is still endemic. Time.com (1/13), The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/India Ink blog (1/11)      Pillay: No improvement in N. Korea human rights  3 years after earthquake, Haiti endures  7 arrested in latest India gang rape  Mexico City, unlike Beijing, finds room to breathe  UN to meet over Mali as France strikes Islamists  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  Finding hope in the rubble 3 years after the #Haiti earthquake. Our hearts are still with you: http://bit.ly/PXJTvB" @UNFoundation "France has blocked a rebel advance southward and is striking insurgent targets far behind the front line. ... The UN Security Council will meet Monday at France's request to discuss the conflict." UN Dispatch Pillay: No improvement in N. Korea human rights The world is paying disproportionate attention to North Korea's nuclear and rocket programs at the detriment of the human rights situation, which is "one of the worst, but least understood and reported," said United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay in a statement. At least 200,000 North Koreans are believed to be political prisoners. BBC (1/14)      Hopes dim for talks between Iran, IAEA Talks are slated to resume Wednesday between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency over the country's nuclear program. Russia has raised concerns about the delay in negotiations with the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany. "The outlook is not bright" for the talks, IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said. 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CBS News/The Associated Press (1/12), PRI's The World (Boston) (1/11)      Community malaria initiatives outperform top-down programs Aid organizations increasingly believe that truly effective prevention of malaria happens at local levels, and not through commodities-driven, top-down measures. "Bed nets are only good if people use them; spraying is only effective if people allow the spray teams into their homes. There has to be a grass-roots approach to malaria control, communities have to own it. And in order to own it, they have to be provided with the information and education to make an informed choice," says Scott Filler of the Global Fund. The Guardian (London) (1/10)        Other News Using mobile phones to weed out fake malaria drugs in Nigeria BBC (1/11)      Acute need for aid in Kabul camps as winter sets in BBC (1/12)      In surprise visit, Red Cross seeks access to Myanmar's prisons, border areas Reuters (1/13)      7 arrested in latest India gang rape A woman was reportedly raped by multiple men in India's Punjab state on Friday after she was seized while traveling alone by bus. Seven men have been arrested in connection with the attack. The Washington Post (1/13)      Other News Father of gang rape victim mourns The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/11)      Mexico City, unlike Beijing, finds room to breathe Air pollution continues to decline in Mexico City, where political will and innovation combined to produce good air quality 248 days last year. Meanwhile, levels of pollution are peaking in Beijing. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (1/11), The Wall Street Journal/China Real Time Report blog (1/14)        Other News Anti-corruption rule "advances" U.S. foreign policy, State Department says AlertNet/Reuters (1/10)      Effects of climate change are everywhere in the U.S., report says AlertNet/Reuters (1/12)      UN to meet over Mali as France strikes Islamists Islamist rebels took over Diabaly, Mali, today in a counter-offensive as France continued a fourth day of airstrikes. The United Nations Security Council is slated to meet today to discuss the situation at the request of France, whose U.N. ambassador, Gerard Araud, said the country would remain "as long as is necessary." 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