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Innovative ICT helps aid workers in Afghanistan
2 May 2013
(IRIN
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As Asia’s poorest country and the deadliest for aid workers, rugged Afghanistan offers a considerable challenge to humanitarian work.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97936/Innovative-ICT-helps-aid-workers-in-Afghanistan
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Afghanistan - the world’s most dangerous place for aid workers
18 April 2013
(IRIN
),
Attacks on aid workers in Afghanistan - the world’s most dangerous country for aid workers - are likely to be as high in 2013 as the worst year on record, 2011, according to a new report from the Afghanistan NGO Safety Office (ANSO) published today.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97874/Afghanistan-the-world-s-most-dangerous-place-for-aid-workers
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Security and aid work in militia-controlled Afghanistan
5 April 2013
(IRIN
),
Hamidullah, the headmaster of Haji Mir Alam girls’ school in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz Province, was sitting at his desk in the summer of 2011 when members of a local militia entered the school.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97788/Security-and-aid-work-in-militia-controlled-Afghanistan
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Fighting in Pakistan’s Tirah Valley displaces 40,000 people
1 April 2013
(IRIN
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Around 40,000 residents of Pakistan’s Tirah Valley, close to the border with Afghanistan, have fled their homes after renewed fighting in the last few days, according to the Disaster Management Authority in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FDMA).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97760/Fighting-in-Pakistan-s-Tirah-Valley-displaces-40-000-people
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Afghan women navigate a challenging judicial landscape
12 March 2013
(IRIN
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Sadaf Ahmadi*, 18, from the northern Afghan province of Badakshan, has arrived battered and bruised at a women’s refuge centre in Faizabad. It is her fifth such visit.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97631/Afghan-women-navigate-a-challenging-judicial-landscape
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Analysis: Furore over Australian detention of immigrant children
5 March 2013
(IRIN
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Australia is failing in its international obligations to protect the rights of close to 2,000 children now in immigration detention, say rights groups and legal experts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97591/Analysis-Furore-over-Australian-detention-of-immigrant-children
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The use and abuse of humanitarian principle
19 February 2013
(IRIN
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Following the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, many humanitarian policy wonks spoke of a new era of heightened aid instrumentalization - that is the use of humanitarian action or rhetoric as a tool to pursue political, security, development, economic, or other non-humanitarian goals, which would muddy humanitarian principles and constrain access to those in need.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97502/The-use-and-abuse-of-humanitarian-principle
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Analysis: Afghan government promises rethink on IDPs
7 February 2013
(IRIN
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A key challenge for the Afghan government and aid agencies is how to help the country’s huge population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) reintegrate in their home communities, or - if that is not possible - settle where they are.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97423/Analysis-Afghan-government-promises-rethink-on-IDPs
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Activists rap Australia’s offshore processing of migrants
14 January 2013
(IRIN
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Human rights groups have strongly condemned conditions at Australia’s two offshore processing centres for asylum seekers on the Pacific islands of Nauru and Manus.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97243/Activists-rap-Australia-s-offshore-processing-of-migrants
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Bleak 2013 humanitarian outlook for Afghanistan
2 January 2013
(IRIN
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More violence and a worsening humanitarian situation are likely in Afghanistan in 2013, say aid agencies.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97162/Bleak-2013-humanitarian-outlook-for-Afghanistan
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Analysis: The militarization of hospital beds
20 December 2012
(IRIN
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Delivering health aid to hotspots including Haiti and Afghanistan has brought together - and at times pitted against one another - humanitarians and militaries in an uneasy but increasingly necessary union.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97088/Analysis-The-militarization-of-hospital-beds
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AFGHANISTAN: Power shortages hamper development
20 December 2012
(IRIN
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A lack of regular electricity in Nangahar Province in eastern Afghanistan is undermining reconstruction efforts and pushing families back into poverty, say business leaders in the provincial capital, Jalalabad.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97092/AFGHANISTAN-Power-shortages-hamper-development
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AFGHANISTAN: Working with the Taliban
11 December 2012
(IRIN
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As international forces pull out of Afghanistan and anti-government forces gain influence, aid workers will increasingly have to engage with the Taliban, a new ODI report warns. Here's why and how.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97023/AFGHANISTAN-Working-with-the-Taliban
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DISASTERS: Asia’s 2012 figures and trends
11 December 2012
(IRIN
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The good news: fewer people died from natural disasters in Asia in 2012 than in previous years. The bad news: between January and October, natural disasters still claimed more lives here than anywhere else in the world - and experts predict the trend will continue as populations and industries expand in a region that already houses the world’s largest number of urban residents.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97021/DISASTERS-Asia-s-2012-figures-and-trends
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Analysis: Australia's offshore asylum process
30 November 2012
(IRIN
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Activists in Australia have expressed concern over a recent decision by the government to reinstate the processing of asylum seekers offshore.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96940/Analysis-Australia-s-offshore-asylum-process
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AFGHANISTAN: Disease outbreaks prompt action
1 November 2012
(IRIN
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Afghanistan is taking steps to improve its routine immunization coverage, after a drop in coverage led to a sharp increase in measles outbreaks last year, killing more than 300 children.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96680/AFGHANISTAN-Disease-outbreaks-prompt-action
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AFGHANISTAN: Winter planning aims to save lives
25 October 2012
(IRIN
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After last year’s Afghan winter - the harshest in 15 years - killed dozens of displaced children in urban settlements, government and aid agencies in Afghanistan are preparing themselves for the coming winter.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96637/AFGHANISTAN-Winter-planning-aims-to-save-lives
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Analysis: The fortified food conundrum in Afghanistan
4 October 2012
(IRIN
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How do you tackle widespread malnutrition in a poor, corrupt country at war?
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96459/Analysis-The-fortified-food-conundrum-in-Afghanistan
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SRI LANKA: Upsurge in illegal drug seizures
4 October 2012
(IRIN
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Law enforcement officials in Sri Lanka have documented an increase in illegal drug seizures since the end of a decades-long civil war in 2009, with activists pointing to lax law enforcement and political patronage as factors contributing to the apparently growing drugs trade.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96448/SRI-LANKA-Upsurge-in-illegal-drug-seizures
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ASIA: More work needed to tackle stunting
18 September 2012
(IRIN
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Stunting is a key factor holding back progress on children’s well-being, and Asia faces a significant challenge with millions of children under five stunted, says the 2012 Child Development Index (CDI) published by NGO Save the Children.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96328/ASIA-More-work-needed-to-tackle-stunting
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