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Aggregating the most important news from hundreds of top international sources, UN Wire provides the latest news and information you need to be an informed citizen.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/un_wire/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/un_wire?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifUN Wirehttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/un_wire?sb_code=rssen-us22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUN's Ban: Greater efforts needed to alleviate water insecurityhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DD359164E-DF1D-4E38-88E8-CC525463BB7B%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DD359164E-DF1D-4E38-88E8-CC525463BB7B%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe world will run out of freshwater unless more is done to make water supplies more secure, says United Nations Secretary-Ge -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTTop StoryQuote of the Dayhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DFAA3CFE4-8843-414B-8391-19529C6B9383%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DFAA3CFE4-8843-414B-8391-19529C6B9383%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss@UNFoundation: Can you imagine how your life would be different without electricity?  -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTQuote of the DayExcerpts from UN Dispatchhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D9DB7B743-694C-43D9-B4F5-B32B7549B888%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D9DB7B743-694C-43D9-B4F5-B32B7549B888%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss"Warfare is disruptive.  -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUN DispatchBrahimi previews Syria peace talks as tensions escalatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D9A817A3F-67AC-4163-9B1F-29CD72B0E34F%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D9A817A3F-67AC-4163-9B1F-29CD72B0E34F%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssUnited Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the Syrian government and rebels are getting ready for peace talks prop -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUnited NationsBan: Deployment of UN force needed in DR Congohttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D8A27219C-043A-411B-9A44-1463101D7605%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D8A27219C-043A-411B-9A44-1463101D7605%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the speedy arrival of a UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republ -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUnited NationsBan: More work needed in Myanmar against child soldiershttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D0FFD2382-E8DE-4DE4-B107-C4B20A1FDC6E%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D0FFD2382-E8DE-4DE4-B107-C4B20A1FDC6E%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUnited NationsMeeting of UN Indigenous People conference is underway in New Yorkhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D09C63231-5143-4D43-8F26-C50C277A457C%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D09C63231-5143-4D43-8F26-C50C277A457C%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUnited NationsReport: More Africans are receiving treatment for HIV/AIDShttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DCB49235D-708F-4575-94A2-F3E9ADE1B55C%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DCB49235D-708F-4575-94A2-F3E9ADE1B55C%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUnited Nations"Not valid" to blame climate change for Okla. tornado, UN's Pachauri sayshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D8F365650-527A-4CD0-B626-FCE186573DA0%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D8F365650-527A-4CD0-B626-FCE186573DA0%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUnited NationsWhy development needs priority over debt repayment in Pakistanhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D922B0258-3639-4827-A2F8-6F6BF4A94137%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D922B0258-3639-4827-A2F8-6F6BF4A94137%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe new government in Pakistan urgently needs to address the country's development requirements and to do that, development m -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTHealth & DevelopmentWorld Bank gives $1 billion in development funding to African regionhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DB13011DE-3671-48BE-8DB1-8CA7153ECF72%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DB13011DE-3671-48BE-8DB1-8CA7153ECF72%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTHealth & DevelopmentBetter health, improved economies are benefits of malaria-reduction programshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DFD4DA0D6-6A3B-466A-948C-3A30DF7BC48B%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DFD4DA0D6-6A3B-466A-948C-3A30DF7BC48B%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTHealth & DevelopmentIndia offers post-disaster advice for aiding women, girlshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D45DF6D1E-D141-4315-BF9E-8C6A6CAD99C4%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D45DF6D1E-D141-4315-BF9E-8C6A6CAD99C4%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssIndian aid workers have been issued guidelines on how to address the health of women and girls after natural disasters.  -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTWomen & GirlsProgram will help South Sudan girls stay in schoolhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D30DE5901-74B0-4272-BA30-E5B0640462DF%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D30DE5901-74B0-4272-BA30-E5B0640462DF%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTWomen & GirlsSyrian refugees are unable to cross into Jordanhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D845DA32E-C356-4A87-A1C5-73A1016F8E4B%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D845DA32E-C356-4A87-A1C5-73A1016F8E4B%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssIncreased violence in southern Syria is reducing the number of refugees crossing into Jordan, says the United Nations refugee -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTPeacekeeping and SecurityNigerians seek refuge from government battles with Boko Haramhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D286AA0A6-D2D1-4F41-A3BA-37C6598863AF%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D286AA0A6-D2D1-4F41-A3BA-37C6598863AF%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTPeacekeeping and SecurityIraqis fear sectarian violence will turn into civil warhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DD7BB2EEA-F844-409B-9B74-CE3B3248FF6C%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DD7BB2EEA-F844-409B-9B74-CE3B3248FF6C%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTPeacekeeping and SecurityGuatemala top court overturns genocide conviction of ex-dictatorhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D0F14E054-3049-451B-9607-874B8B5853B7%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3D0F14E054-3049-451B-9607-874B8B5853B7%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- 

Advocacy Coordinator
Human Rights Watch

]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTPeacekeeping and SecurityUN Radiohttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DB49109BB-4178-4C52-91A6-2C48B6D86F87%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FC6815B-C18C-4E06-99AF-EB2747D510A5%26copyid%3DB49109BB-4178-4C52-91A6-2C48B6D86F87%26brief%3Dun_wire%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssWild poliovirus outbreak in the Horn of Africa: WHO. -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:32:55 CDTUN Radio