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Uneven progress on child stunting in East and Central Africa
16 April 2013
(IRIN
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Improvements in nutrition and stronger government policies have led to a decline in childhood stunting, according to a new report on child nutrition. However, the condition continues to affect some 165 million children under the age of five globally.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97853/Uneven-progress-on-child-stunting-in-East-and-Central-Africa
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In East Africa, heavy rains test emergency preparedness
11 April 2013
(IRIN
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Unusually heavy rains have caused havoc across much of east Africa, displacing thousands of people and damaging important infrastructure.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97830/In-East-Africa-heavy-rains-test-emergency-preparedness
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African migrants pay high prices to send money home
27 February 2013
(IRIN
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New data from the World Bank has revealed that African migrants pay more to send money home to their families than any other migrant group in the world.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97557/African-migrants-pay-high-prices-to-send-money-home
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In Brief: Staples, not export crops, key to tackling Africa’s poverty – report
18 January 2013
(IRIN
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Africa could reduce its poverty levels faster by focusing more on the production of staples rather than export crops, according to a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97278/In-Brief-Staples-not-export-crops-key-to-tackling-Africa-s-poverty-report
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IDPs: African IDP Convention comes into force
6 December 2012
(IRIN
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The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) 2009, also known as the Kampala Convention, came into force on 6 December; it is the world’s first legally binding instrument to cater specifically to people displaced within their own countries.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96984/IDPs-African-IDP-Convention-comes-into-force
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In-Depth: More to it than just land - lessons from Burundi
21 November 2012
(IRIN
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More than half a million Burundian refugees have returned home over the last 10 years as the effects of a 2000 peace accord took hold. Many have returned to their land, and most have received assistance with shelter, food, health and education.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96788/In-Depth-More-to-it-than-just-land-lessons-from-Burundi
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Analysis: Burundi’s bumpy road to the 2015 polls
1 November 2012
(IRIN
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The US$2 billion dollars pledged by donors to support Burundi’s development sounds like a ringing endorsement of the country’s progress from civil war to peace. But experts worry about a range of issues that could derail the country ahead of the 2015 elections.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96689/Analysis-Burundi-s-bumpy-road-to-the-2015-polls
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FOOD: The state of African wheat research
24 October 2012
(IRIN
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Researchers in Africa are identifying ways to improve domestic wheat production in the face of sub-optimal conditions and stiff international competition.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96622/FOOD-The-state-of-African-wheat-research
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BURUNDI: Towards greater food security
19 October 2012
(IRIN
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Burundi, despite being potentially self-sufficient in food, has the highest level of hunger of all the 79 countries listed in the 2012 Global Hunger Index, published earlier this month by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Welthungerhilfe, and Concern Worldwide.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96592/BURUNDI-Towards-greater-food-security
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BURUNDI-TANZANIA: A troubled homecoming
15 October 2012
(IRIN
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The imminent return of more than 35,000 Burundians from Tanzania poses major logistical challenges to aid agencies and the densely populated country they fled amid civil war almost 20 years ago. The return could degenerate into a “humanitarian disaster” if they ignore a 31 December deadline to leave willingly and end up being deported en masse.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96553/BURUNDI-TANZANIA-A-troubled-homecoming
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FOOD: We want wheat - Africa's growing cereal demand
10 October 2012
(IRIN
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Bread, pies, pasta and pastries - changing African diets, the result of urbanization, are driving a demand for wheat that is pushing up import bills and complicating food security.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96510/FOOD-We-want-wheat-Africa-s-growing-cereal-demand
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BURUNDI: State still accused of killings, cover-ups
10 October 2012
(IRIN
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With a couple of clicks, a photo appeared on the Burundian human rights activist’s computer screen: a hillside; a prone, male body, its severed head lying next to it; another man, naked, sitting, ankles and wrists bound, still alive when the photo was taken but since deceased; the uniformed legs of several other men, allegedly police, standing over the scene; the back of a jeep-type vehicle.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96503/BURUNDI-State-still-accused-of-killings-cover-ups
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DISPLACEMENT: Older people face greater burdens
4 July 2012
(IRIN
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When violence broke out in Kenya in 2008 after a disputed presidential poll, 71-year-old Magdalene Njeri's hometown of Kericho in Rift Valley Province was one of the areas most affected by the violence; while others ran for safety, Njeri, too frail to flee, came under attack by rampaging youths.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95801/DISPLACEMENT-Older-people-face-greater-burdens
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AFRICA: Donor fatigue forces WFP to cut refugee rations
19 June 2012
(IRIN
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has halved food rations to refugees living in camps in at least four African countries citing a funding shortfall.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95597/AFRICA-Donor-fatigue-forces-WFP-to-cut-refugee-rations
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BURUNDI: Government seeks funding for five-year HIV/AIDS plan
11 June 2012
(IRIN
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Burundi is seeking US$349 million for its National Strategic Plan to fight HIV/AIDS over the next five years.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95619/BURUNDI-Government-seeks-funding-for-five-year-HIV-AIDS-plan
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REFUGEES: Moving out of the shadows
31 May 2012
(IRIN
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When night falls in the Dadaab refugee complex in eastern Kenya, nearly half a million refugees are plunged into darkness. The lack of light robs schoolchildren of the possibility of studying and provides perfect cover for thieves and rapists.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95558/REFUGEES-Moving-out-of-the-shadows
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FOOD: Power to the people!
15 May 2012
(IRIN
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food security as a means to a better quality of life for all.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95459/FOOD-Power-to-the-people
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EAST AFRICA: Regional HIV Bill passed without criminalization clause
27 April 2012
(IRIN
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East Africa's Legislative Assembly has passed a regional HIV/AIDS Bill that seeks to protect the rights of people living with HIV and harmonize regional legislation and policy on the prevention and treatment of HIV.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95371/EAST-AFRICA-Regional-HIV-Bill-passed-without-criminalization-clause
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BURUNDI: Birth registration campaign targets tens of thousands
20 March 2012
(IRIN
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An estimated 1.5 million children in Burundi are without birth certificates with those under five missing out on free medical care, but a nationwide campaign currently under way to register about 170,000 children under 18 in the next two months, could begin to change things.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95111/BURUNDI-Birth-registration-campaign-targets-tens-of-thousands
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BURUNDI: Homeless seek permanent solutions
29 February 2012
(IRIN
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Hundreds of families forced from their homes in the 1990s, as well as former refugees, who are living in informal settlements on the outskirts of Bujumbura, the capital, are seeking a lasting shelter alternative to cramped temporary sites.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94984/BURUNDI-Homeless-seek-permanent-solutions
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