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	January 22, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Indian firm's cheap vaccine could "revolutionize" polio battle An India-based pharmaceuticals company that supplies vaccines to two-thirds of children worldwide will add the injectable form of the polio vaccine to the oral drops it offers. The change is a potential game-changer in the battle to eradicate the disease. The shots from the Serum Institute of India would cost 93 cents, or less than one-third that of the largest suppliers of the injectable vaccine. Bloomberg Businessweek (1/22)      Financial crisis to send jobless past 200 million  Travelers bring Pakistan polio strains into Egypt  Reports: Indian women take on own defense  Obama reaffirms commitment to renewables  Africa's Sahara could be new front in terror war  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Ban Ki-moon at @MIIS: "The world is over-armed. Peace is under-funded." Infographic: http://j.mp/Re5Zcu" @UN "A group of development experts want the secretary general to appoint an internationally respected figure to boost UNCTAD's lagging profile." UN Dispatch Financial crisis to send jobless past 200 million Global unemployment increased last year by 4 million people and is expected to rise more than 5 million in 2013, according to the International Labor Organization. Of the world's 197 million jobless, 13% are younger than 24, the agency said. BBC (1/22), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/21), Devex.com/The Development Newswire (1/22)      Climate issues are "No. 1 priority" for UN's Ban United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is aiming for a legally binding global agreement this year to better address the effects of climate change. "Climate change is fast happening -- much, much faster than one would have expected," he said. Google/The Associated Press (1/22)      Other News UN to tap emergency response fund for "forgotten" emergencies Devex.com/The Development Newswire (1/22)      UN chief is urged to make a strong pick for trade and development body The Guardian (London) (1/21)      Philippines to pursue UN arbitration over China's claims to shoal BBC (1/22)      Official: Security Council might add non-veto seats India Blooms News Service (1/21)      Travelers bring Pakistan polio strains into Egypt Pakistan has ordered the installation of polio vaccination booths inside the departure lounges of international airports after strains of the virus common to the country's Sindh province were discovered in sewage samples in Egypt, which has been polio-free since 2004. The Express Tribune (Pakistan) (1/22)      Other News Extreme wealth of richest 100 billionaires contributing to poverty, charity says The Guardian (London) (1/19)      Ugandan government minister imprisoned for embezzling GAVI funds Daily Monitor (Uganda) (1/18)      Crowdsourcing app used to document child labor in Colombia The Christian Science Monitor/Latin America Monitor blog (1/19)      Reports: Indian women take on own defense Since a high-profile rape last month in India's capital, New Delhi, some women have been enrolling in self-defense classes, carrying pepper spray and traveling in private taxis driven by women. The city's police departments are widely seen as understaffed and insensitive to the concerns of women, this article says. Reuters (1/22)      Other News Women flee Goma fighting, only to be targeted for rape in camps TrustLaw (1/21)      Obama reaffirms commitment to renewables President Barack Obama used a portion of his inaugural address to reaffirm his commitment to renewable energy. The shift toward low-carbon energy sources is "long and sometimes difficult," but the country must push on, Obama said. "America cannot resist this transition; we must lead it. We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries; we must claim its promise," he said. Platts (1/21)      Impact of tar sands oil pipeline reassessed Construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to move crude from Canada's oil sands to refineries near the Gulf of Mexico would result in worse environmental effects than previously reported, according to two studies released last week. Supporters of the pipeline dismissed the conclusions as the work of "professional activists." 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