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	February 18, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Moms join UN Foundation to promote child vaccines The Shot@Life campaign of the United Nations Foundation recently brought 120 American parents to Washington, D.C., to meet with lawmakers. The parents, nearly all mothers, promoted vaccine access for children in the developing world and learned how to better create awareness of the issue in their communities. Time.com/Family Matters blog (2/15)      UN considers asteroid early-warning network  Farming technique boosting yields, changing lives  In Honduras, a clean-cookstove project that works  Social cause game's aim: To help girls win  Philippines typhoon linked to climate change  Nigeria kidnappings latest in string of attacks  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Spotlight: Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  [INFOGRAPHIC] Rising popularity of #Mobile #Health Apps http://bit.ly/11LquJ7 #mHealth[INFOGRAPHIC] Rising popularity of #Mobile #Health Apps http://bit.ly/11LquJ7 #mHealth" @mHealthAlliance "Today's map of the day comes from Children's Chances. ... As you can see, there are dozens of countries in which girls are permitted to marry at a younger age than boys." UN Dispatch UN considers asteroid early-warning network The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs is expected to propose a global asteroid-warning network that observers say could be expanded to issue alerts about smaller objects like the meteor that exploded Friday above the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. Bloomberg (2/14), Space.com (2/17)      UN Environment Programme grows in size, stature The United Nations Environment Programme meets today in Nairobi, Kenya, and is becoming more inclusive than at any time in its 40-year history. Delegates from about 150 countries are expected to hash out global responses to issues including climate change, toxic chemicals and fishing stock depletion. AlertNet/Reuters (2/17)      Other News Island nations to UN: Climate change is a security concern CBS News/The Associated Press (2/17)      Brahimi says Syria negotiations needed "to exit the dark tunnel" Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (2/17)      Sudan pressured to reject chairmanship of UN socioeconomics panel ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (2/14)      Next weekend's signing of DR Congo peace accord to include Ban ABC News/The Associated Press (2/17)      Farming technique boosting yields, changing lives Farmers in the state of Bihar, India's poorest, are breaking records for yields of rice, potatoes and wheat using a technique -- System of Rice (or Root) Intensification -- that rejects herbicides in lieu of simple manure. "Farmers use less seeds, less water and less chemicals but they get more without having to invest more. This is revolutionary," said Surendra Chaurassa of the state's agriculture ministry. The Observer (London) (2/16), The Guardian (London)/Observer Food Monthly (2/15)        Other News Unchecked antibiotics at China's pig farms pose risk to human health The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/IHT Rendezvous blog (2/18)      Aid agencies helping 1 million Somalians after rebels retreat IRINNews.org (2/5)      World Bank helping governments expand access to health care Devex.com/The Development Newswire blog (2/15)      In Honduras, a clean-cookstove project that works The success of a five-year program that promotes the use of more efficient cookstoves throughout Honduras is being attributed, in part, to initial consultation with local cooks and feedback-driven design changes. Proyecto Mirador requires users to supply bricks, sand and cement for construction, and finances the rest through the sale of carbon credits. EnvironmentalResearchWeb.org (U.K.) (2/15)      Other News How a U.S. college student was won over to the clean-cookstove cause The Stanford Daily (Stanford University) (2/13)      Social cause game's aim: To help girls win A Facebook game scheduled to be introduced next month will promote awareness of issues affecting woman and girls, including child prostitution and female genital mutilation. The three-year undertaking, Half the Sky Movement: The Game, is based on a book and allows players to help a female character by donating virtual goods to nonprofits including the United Nations Foundation. The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/17)      Philippines typhoon linked to climate change The world's deadliest typhoon of 2012 struck the southern Philippines, producing gusts of up to 195 miles per hour, killing more than 1,000 and affecting more than 6.2 million people. Typhoon Bopha appears "to reflect rapidly deteriorating climatic trends," writes Simon Tisdall. The Guardian (London) (2/17)      Other News Study: 20% of world's reptiles threatened by extinction The Guardian (London) (2/14)      Ship-breaking industry buoys profits, yet dangers persist Der Spiegel (Germany) (English online version) (2/14)      Nigeria kidnappings latest in string of attacks Seven foreign workers were reportedly seized by gunmen Sunday from a construction site in Nigeria in the latest attack by suspected Islamist extremists. Earlier this month, three North Korean doctors were slain days after nine female health workers administering polio vaccines were shot to death. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (2/17), The Washington Post/The Associated Press (2/11)      Other News Journalist deaths, jailings make 2012 "sad year for press freedom" The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (2/14)      Kenyatta, suspect in Kenya postelection unrest, can run for president The Christian Science Monitor (2/15)      Cricket ground to be built near site of Rwanda massacre The Guardian (London) (2/15)      Top five news stories selected by UN Wire readers in the past week. Women and girls make up 75% of all trafficked people (The Washington Post) Renewables could soon supply 80% of world's energy, Ban says (Council on Foreign Relations online) Security Council is studying climate change's link to security (Bloomberg) Bhutan to become world's first to go all organic (The Guardian (London)) New glass would turn buildings into solar cells (The Guardian (London)) Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. 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