What We’re Reading

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updated on world news. Check out some of our favorite stories from this
week. If you notice something we missed, leave a comment below so we can
add it. Happy Reading!

Thursday March 1, 2012:

• “The U.S. Needs the U.N., and the U.N. Needs the U.S.” Senator Alan Simpson, Partnerships for a Secure America
• “Power of Education,” Arrive Magazine
• “Connecting Heart to Head: A Framework for Sustainable Growth,” Ram Nidumolu and Kevin Kramer, The EcoInnovator
• “Three to go…” The Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Friday March 2, 2012:

• “U.N. Meet Holds Governments to Account on Women’s Equality,” Mathilde Bagneres, Inter Press Service
• “Despite overwhelming pressure from the rest of the international community, the Russian Federation and China yesterday voted against the Human Rights Council’s resolution condemning Syrian atrocities. The two were only joined in their objection by Cuba, making the vote a lopsided 37-3, with three abstentions.” UN Dispatch.

Monday March 5, 2012:

• “Red Cross delivers aid in Homs but is blocked from Bab Amr,” Ben Hubbard, Washington Post
• “Countries Moving to Cleaner Cookstoves,” IIP Digital
• “The 56th session of the Commission on the Status of women is taking place at UN headquarters in New York. The session theme is rural women. The session will last until March 9th, and it will end with a series of concrete recommendations to governments and civil society.” UN Dispatch

Tuesday March 6, 2012:

• “World’s nations achieve UN goal to improve access to safe drinking water,” Associated Press, Washington Post
• “Syria Permits U.N. Visits, but Escalates Its Attacks,” Rick Gladstone, New York Times
• “Girls Advocating for Girls,” Kathy Calvin, Huffington Post
• “Norway Commits $9.9 Million to Maternal and Newborn Health,” (press release), PR Web

Wednesday March 7, 2012:

• “Evaluating Challenges Women Face,” Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, New York Times
• “Once the smoke clears: how clean cookstoves can transform lives,” Julia Roberts, Guardian (UK) Environment Blog
• “What If Mark Zuckerberg Were Born A Girl In Rwanda?,” Kate Roberts, Huffington Post
• “International Women’s Day: Celebrating the Power of Women to Nourish the Planet,” Worldwatch Institute
• “Congressman Donald Payne, a Democrat who represented his New Jersey district for 22 years, died from colon cancer yesterday morning. He was 77. Mr. Payne will probably be best remembered for his relentless advocacy on Africa issues. He was the long time chair and/or ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Sub-committee that deals with Africa issues and Global Health.  Over his career as an appropriator, he helped secure millions to fight HIV/AIDS and Malaria around the world. His advocacy on global health saved countless lives around the world.” UN Dispatch.