WEST AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 764 21 November 2014

	humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Table of contents 1. ICN2: Feast and famine - trends in nutrition 2. Trade and transfat in the Pacific 3. Questions over Mali's Ebola response 4. Ebola orphans now face stigma, stress 5. Bringing Ebola tests up to speed 6. IRIN's top reads this week 7. PRESS RELEASE: IRIN humanitarian news service to spin off from the UN 8. Mauritania cracks down on land reform activists 9. Ebola hampers HIV/AIDS care in Liberia ICN2: Feast and famine - trends in nutrition DUBAI/BANGKOK, 17 November 2014 (IRIN) - More than 20 years on from the first ever International Conference on Nutrition, its successor is due to take place in Rome this week. Yet what do those in the nutrition sector think should be focussed upon? Read report online Trade and transfat in the Pacific BANGKOK, 17 November 2014 (IRIN) - Diminished agricultural production and unhealthy imports are contributing to some of the world's highest obesity and diabetes rates in the Pacific Islands. Thousands of kilometres away from this backdrop, high-level officials are gathering for the only second-ever global nutrition conference in Rome, starting 19 November, to consolidate agreement on an international framework to improve nutrition. Read report online Questions over Mali's Ebola response BAMAKO, 18 November 2014 (IRIN) - The failure of a top Malian hospital to detect probable cases of Ebola has raised questions about whether the country's health system is sufficiently prepared to tackle the disease. Read report online Ebola orphans now face stigma, stress KAILAHUN/DAKAR, 20 November 2014 (IRIN) - West African countries generally have a strong social network that supports children during times of hardship and need. But for many of the hundreds of children orphaned by Ebola in Sierra Leone, who sometimes witnessed their parents' deaths, stress and trauma is compounded by social exclusion from their communities. Read report online Bringing Ebola tests up to speed DAKAR, 20 November 2014 (IRIN) - Ebola in West Africa is believed to have erupted almost a year ago in southern Guinea, but was confirmed by the French Pasteur Institute only in March 2014, by which time it had killed 60 people and was suspected to have crossed the border into Liberia and Sierra Leone. Read report online IRIN's top reads this week DUBAI, 20 November 2014 (IRIN) - IRIN's reading list offers the top reads for those in the humanitarian sector every week. Read report online PRESS RELEASE: IRIN humanitarian news service to spin off from the UN GENEVA, 20 November 2014 (IRIN) - After nearly 20 years as part of the United Nations, the humanitarian news service IRIN is spinning off to become an independent non-profit media venture, with the support of a major private donor Read report online Mauritania cracks down on land reform activists NOUAKCHOTT, 21 November 2014 (IRIN) - The latest arrest of a group of prominent anti-slavery activists in Mauritania has once again brought to the fore the country's struggle with slavery and discrimination based on colour. Read report online Ebola hampers HIV/AIDS care in Liberia MONROVIA/DAKAR, 21 November 2014 (IRIN) - Ebola has crippled the provision of treatment and care to people living with HIV/AIDS in Liberia, according to health workers and patients. Read report online

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations]

Tweets about "irinnews" Feedback  |  Terms & Conditions  |  News Feeds  |  About IRIN  |  Jobs  |  Donors Copyright © IRIN 2014. All rights reserved. This material comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. The boundaries, names and designations used on maps on this site and links to external sites do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN. Republication is subject to terms and conditions as set out in the IRIN copyright page. You can also unsubscribe from our mailing list or change your subscription settings