| |
  | - ILO: Youth unemployment soars
The UN agency the International Labor Organization released a report that found 81 million out of the 620 million people aged 15 to 24 in the workforce were unemployed at the end of 2009. Unemployment as a consequence of the global economic crisis is striking disproportionately at younger workers, according to the ILO. The present situation has the potential to create a " 'lost generation' comprised of young people who have dropped out of the labor market, having lost all hope of being able to work for a decent living." The New York Times (free registration) (8/11)       - Chinese scientists predicted dire results from deforestation
In a study published 13 years ago, two Chinese scientists predicted that aggressive deforestation in Gansu province would lead to landslides due to soil erosion. Government-run timber companies cut more than 300,000 acres of forest along the mountainous slopes of Zhouqu county between 1952 and 1990, exposing the slopes to soil erosion. Landslides after heavy rains in the area have claimed more than 1,000 lives since last weekend. The Christian Science Monitor (8/12) - Ushahidi simplifies crowd-mapping
Ushahidi crowd-mapping service has launched a new tool that makes it simpler for individuals affected by natural disasters, political crises or rights abuses to quickly upload information. Ushahidi's services, born out of ethnic violence in Kenya in 2008, can now be tapped without needing technological knowledge of server settings. The Guardian (London) (8/11) - Zimbabwe's children serve time with mothers
Mothers with children are not an uncommon sight inside Zimbabwe's prisons where the country's economic woes have taken a toll on available food and medical services. There are no educational facilities available for the children, and they are easy prey for medical conditions including tuberculosis, malnutrition and pellagra, health advocates say. IRINNews.org (8/11) - Uganda's LRA is kidnapping new soldiers
Human Rights Watch says that the Lord's Resistance Army has been engaged in a brutal membership campaign -- forcibly conscription adults and children over the past 18 months. The human-rights organization says that the Ugandan rebel group has targeted residents of remote regions of the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo. BBC (8/12) - Georgia is angry over Russian missile deployment
Russian authorities have moved an advanced surface-to-air missile system into Georgia's troubled Abkhazia province. Abkhazia's drive for independence sparked a brief war between Russia and Georgia in 2008 that saw Russian troops enter the region. Georgia has called the new deployment a violation of the agreement that ended 2008's hostilities. The New York Times (free registration) (8/11) - Fearing new direction for Chechnya, rebel leader comes out of retirement
Doku Umarov, leader of the Chechen rebellion, may have rescinded a message he recorded earlier broadcasting his retirement -- a reversal that may indicate deep ideological divisions within the Chechen militant faction. While Umarov has embraced global jihad, his chosen successor, Aslambek Vadalov, is said to favor a return to the vision of the Chechen insurgency as an independence movement vis-a-vis Russia. Umarov's re-emergence from jihadi retirement may reflect a rift with Vadalov, who might return the movement to its stance before Umarov embraced a global view in 2007. The Wall Street Journal (8/12) - Russian politicians are playing with fire as public anger grows
 Russian authorities' reaction to this summer's deadly heat wave and wildfires is consistent with a tradition of downplaying or covering up negative events, but outrage from citizens and local authorities in several regions is growing. In Moscow, residents are angry the mayor has refused to issue a state of emergency of the capital. Residents in other areas say federal authorities have offered no help for recovery efforts. TIME (8/11)  | |  | | | | | | | | Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, Development | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Business Operations Officer – Energy | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Director of IT | Trivedi Foundation | San Francisco / Los Angeles / New York, CA | | Sales Manager | Trivedi Foundation | San Francisco / Los Angeles / New York, CA | | Director of Marketing | Trivedi Foundation | San Francisco / Los Angeles / New York, CA | | Executive Director, United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Executive Assistant to the Executive Director, Global Partnerships | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | Administrative Assistant, Global Partnerships | United Nations Foundations | Washington DC, DC | | SENIOR ADVOCATE/RESEARCHER (International Financial Institutions) | Human Rights Watch | Washington, DC | | Development Director | Crisis Action | New York, NY | | | |  | |  | |
- Which of these preventable diseases has the highest mortality rate among children?
 | Malaria | | Pneumonia | | Measles | | HIV/AIDS | | Polio |
|
 | Key Sites
| | |
This SmartBrief was created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com
| | | About UN WIRE | | UN Wire is a free service sponsored by the United Nations Foundation which is dedicated to supporting the United Nations' efforts to address the most pressing humanitarian, socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the world today. | | | | | | | | Recent UN Wire Issues: - Wednesday, August 11, 2010
- Tuesday, August 10, 2010
- Monday, August 09, 2010
- Friday, August 06, 2010
- Thursday, August 05, 2010
| | | Lead Editor: Adam Mazmanian
Contributing Editor: Juliette Terzieff | Kriston Dean Capps
Mailing Address:
SmartBrief, Inc.®, 1100 H ST NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005 | | | | | | © 1999-2010 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment