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UN Wire Thu, Oct 31, 2013 -OPCW confirms destruction of Syria's chemical-weapons machinery

October 31, 2013
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OPCW confirms destruction of Syria's chemical-weapons machinery
The equipment used to make Syria's chemical weapons has been destroyed ahead of Friday's deadline, says the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. "They are not now in a position to conduct any further production or mixing of chemical weapons," says Jerry Smith, OPCW head of field operations. BBC (10/31), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (10/31), Voice of America (10/31), Reuters (10/31)
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@BetterWorldOrg: HUGE NEWS: @UN & @OPCW inspection team announced today that #Syria has destroyed all chem weapons facilities: wapo.st/HgZ2Kj
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UN Dispatch
"[T]een pregnancies are not equitably distributed across the globe. Rather, as to be expected, poorer countries tend to have much higher rates of adolescent childbirth." UN Dispatch (10/30)
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Saudi Arabia drafts General Assembly resolution on Syria
Saudi Arabia has prepared a draft resolution for the General Assembly that condemns human rights violations and abuses by the Syrian government and the opposition, writes Edith Lederer. The resolution will be submitted to the human rights committee of the General Assembly for review, with a vote expected in late November. ABC News/The Associated Press (10/30)
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Health & Development
What are the essentials for post-2015 development goals?
The Overseas Development Institute polled development experts on the most essential attributes of the post-2015 development goals. The poll revealed that the top attributes are "long-term thinking, a focus on those left behind, better awareness of political context, country-level analysis and plans, and investment in better data." Devex.com (free registration)/Overseas Development Institute (10/30)
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Women & Girls
Post-2014 focus on Afghan women's rights will be critical, UN envoy says
The withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan will not stop women from seeking their rights, but it will reduce the visibility of their fight, says United Nations human rights envoy Georgette Gagnon. The potential reduction of international support, financial and otherwise, worries Afghan women, Gagnon says. PassBlue (10/29)
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Climate and Energy
Can UN carbon market be resuscitated at next month's climate talks?
A rescue plan for the United Nations carbon market for developing countries must be on the agenda at next month's climate talks in Warsaw, Poland, if it is to survive, backers say. "[T]he failure of nations to craft a new climate change deal to force emission cuts on the biggest emitters has left the market oversupplied, sending prices crashing and nearly bankrupting many of the companies that invested in projects," writes Susanna Twidale. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Reuters Point Carbon (10/30)
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Peacekeeping and Security
UN, DR Congo troops continue rout of M23 rebels
The United Nations intervention force and Democratic Republic of Congo troops continue to advance against M23 rebels after capturing the rebel stronghold of Bunagana. Meanwhile, DR Congo is seeking to extradite the rebels as well as helping refugees return home. Voice of America (10/30), Al Jazeera (10/31), Reuters (10/31), Google/Agence France-Presse (10/30)
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