humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Table of contents 1. Peak youth - seizing the moment 2. IRIN's top reads this week 3. Northeast Nigeria: "Hundreds of thousands have fled" Peak youth - seizing the moment LONDON, 25 November 2014 (IRIN) - We have accepted the concept "peak oil" - the point where oil production goes into an irreversible decline. Now we are being asked to contemplate that we are also rapidly approaching "peak youth", when there will be more young people than ever before in the history of the planet, and when young p...

UN DAILY NEWS from the UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICE 28 November, 2014   ========================================================================= 'THE WORLD IS ON THE SIDE OF THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THIS FIGHT' AGAINST EBOLA – UN ENVOY The top United Nations officials leading the fight against Ebola have made an appeal for people who possess skills that are "quite rare" to join the global effort, such as those who can provide patient care, undertake contact tracing and analyze how the outbreak is evolving in remote areas of the virus-affected countries, saying that "deploying more people to the districts is our highest priority." "These skills are quite rare in our world today because there are not thousands and thousands of people who are really experienced in Ebola and its management," Dr. David Nabarro, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy on Ebola, said in an interview with the Department of Pu...

AfricaFiles Title: Moves to strengthen responses to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights issues Author: Staff Writer Category: Health and AIDS Date: 11/24/2014 Source: AfricaFiles Source Website: http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=27445 African Charter Article# 16: Every individual shall have the right to enjoy the best attainable state of physical and mental health. Summary & Comment: The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) is strengthening its Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, HIV and AIDS governance by training parliamentarians to appreciate their roles. MM http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=27445 Windhoek-The SADC Parliamentary Forum has commissioned a baseline survey ahead of a four-year programme to strengthen the capacity of regional parliaments to respond to reproductive health and Aids governance issues. The programme will be held through SADC's Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, HIV and AIDS Governance (SRHR, HIV...

AfricaFiles Title: What lies behind the current turmoil within COSATU? Author: Jeremy Cronin Category: Southern Region Date: 11/27/2014 Source: Umsebenzi, Vol 13, No 15 Source Website: http://www.sacp.org.za/main.php?ID=4560 African Charter Article# 15: Everyone shall have the right to work under satisfactory conditions, receiving equal pay for equal work. Summary & Comment: Jeremy Cronin advises that since the expulsion of National Union of Metalworkers of SA from the largest labour union, the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) the organisation has been consumed by internal divisions, the impact of the Federation on strengthening progressive policies and programmes, intra-COSATU worker-on-worker violence has been recorded. He calls for the rebuilding of the unity of COSATU. MM http://www.sacp.org.za/main.php?ID=4560 Last Friday cde Zwelinzima Vavi was invited as the key-note speaker to the South African Labour Bulletin's 40th anniversary eve...

AfricaFiles Title: The Colour of My Skin Author: Khairoon Abbas Category: Eastern Region Date: 11/25/2014 Source: Source Website: Summary & Comment: Mixed-race issues are not frequently discussed in Tanzania. In this essay, Khairoon Abbas provides a personal narrative, while exploring the legacy of historical and political factors within the relationships between people of different ethnic origins in Tanzania. Eradicating racial marginalization is one step towards greater socio-economic inclusion. Every city has that one memorable sight everyone remembers; in New York, there's Times Square, Toronto has the CN Tower and Paris, the Eiffel Tower. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, which is East Africa's largest country, that place is undeniably Kariakoo - the busiest market in the country. As you enter the market, you are surrounded by the scent of freshly ground spices, piled next to each other, forming colourful mountains - everything from tu...