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	April 24, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate World Malaria Day puts focus on prevention efforts World Malaria Day on Friday will be a reminder that malaria is still a potent disease affecting many parts of the world. The World Health Organization says that only a fifth of African countries are reducing malaria cases sufficiently to meet 2015 targets. AllAfrica Global Media (4/24), Xinhuanet.com (China) (4/24), The Times of India (4/24)      Ban: Arab nations must stop arming Syrian rebels  Polio-free world initiative gains support, funds  Let girls achieve their birthrights  China earthquake may be result of big reservoirs  Kerry: NATO needs a role in Syria  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security |  Our very own @yoyoyeo2 is celebrating World Immunization Week from Abu Dhabi to Cameroon -- find out why: http://bit.ly/17Vq03q #vaccineswork @UNFoundation "A very well done video from UNICEF lets us hear directly from the people most affected by conflict in the Sahel." UN Dispatch Ban: Arab nations must stop arming Syrian rebels Qatar and other Arab nations need to stop sending arms to Syrian rebels, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday when meeting with Qatar's prime minister. Ban also called on Qatar to provide the full amount of its promised funding for Syrian refugees. Press TV (Iran) (4/24)      Developing sustainable transportation is "essential," Ban says Sustainable transportation will help the environment and lessen poverty, says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a UN-backed Asian forum in Indonesia begins. Ban asked the forum to create sustainable-transportation concepts that can be included in post-2015 development goals. Climate Action (U.K.) (4/24)      UN: Asia-Pacific policies need to be inclusive Asia-Pacific countries need to employ sustainable and inclusive economic-development policies, says a report from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The UB Post (Mongolia) (4/23)      Other News Nigeria insurgents must cease attacks, Ban says Leadership Nigeria (4/24)      Ban decries Libya embassy bombing as "not acceptable" Al Arabiya (United Arab Emirates)/Agence France-Presse (4/23)      UN envoy is worried by spike in Afghanistan violence The Washington Post/The Associated Press (4/24)      Polio-free world initiative gains support, funds Donors, world leaders and officials from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the GAVI Alliance are meeting in Abu Dhabi to support the Global Polio Eradication Initiative's Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018. Abu Dhabi and Qatar Charity have already announced funding for the effort. The Seattle Times (4/24), The Peninsula (Qatar) (4/24), The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) (4/24)      Other News UNHCR sets up mobile courts for refugees in Uganda IRINNews.org (4/23)      H7N9 bird flu is easily transmitted to humans, WHO says Al Jazeera (4/24)      Let girls achieve their birthrights Ending child marriage is just a first step in allowing girls to gain their birthrights of being educated, achieving their full potential and contributing to the workforce, writes Babatunde Osotimehin of the United Nations Population Fund. He hopes for a day when girls "can escape harmful practices and enjoy the right to be girls." TrustLaw (4/24)        Other News Why we need to help married adolescent girls AlertNet (4/19)      China earthquake may be result of big reservoirs China's large dams and reservoirs used to supply water for hydro-power could have contributed to the recent earthquake in Sichuan, scientists say. "The large reservoirs built on the fault line can induce earthquakes as the huge amount of water adds huge pressure to the fracture," says engineer Fan Xiao. Quartz (4/22), Global Times (China) (4/22)      Kerry: NATO needs a role in Syria U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that NATO needs to evaluate how it can help end the Syrian crisis. "We should also carefully and collectively consider how NATO is prepared to respond to protect its members from a Syrian threat, including any potential chemical weapons threat," Kerry said. 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