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THAILAND: Disaster "is imminent and inevitable"
27 October 2011
(IRIN
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The equivalent of 160,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools (400 million cubic metres of water) is set to run through Thailand's capital, which can only drain a small fraction daily, according to the government's flood relief operation centre on 26 October.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/94085/THAILAND-Disaster-is-imminent-and-inevitable
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DISASTERS: A bigger role for Asia in humanitarian response
12 October 2011
(IRIN
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A top UN official says Asia can, and should, play a more prominent role in the humanitarian response to major natural and man-made disasters.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93939/DISASTERS-A-bigger-role-for-Asia-in-humanitarian-response
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ASIA: How space technology aids a flood response
11 October 2011
(IRIN
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As residents across flood-ravaged Southeast Asia look up to the skies and brace for more rain, satellites 35,800km away are looking down on them.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93933/ASIA-How-space-technology-aids-a-flood-response
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LAOS: Floods highlight disaster-preparedness needs
7 September 2011
(IRIN
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Heavy flooding during the northern summer, affecting 10 of the country's 17 provinces, has underlined the need for stronger disaster-management efforts, say experts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93672/LAOS-Floods-highlight-disaster-preparedness-needs
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LAOS: Villagers brace for relocation as dam project moves forward
29 July 2011
(IRIN
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Ting does not know exactly how the proposed Xayaburi hydropower dam will change his life, but he knows he will be forced to leave his village if it goes ahead.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93355/LAOS-Villagers-brace-for-relocation-as-dam-project-moves-forward
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LAOS: "Unprecedented" drug trafficking heightens risk to youth
15 July 2011
(IRIN
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An upsurge in drug trafficking in Laos is fuelling the potential for drug abuse among the youth, the Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC) warns.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93232/LAOS-Unprecedented-drug-trafficking-heightens-risk-to-youth
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LAOS: UXO casualties down but challenges remain
6 July 2011
(IRIN
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The number of people involved in unexploded ordnance (UXO) accidents in Laos, the world's most cluster-bombed country, has dropped from an average of 300 a year to 117 in the past two years, according to government statistics.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93154/LAOS-UXO-casualties-down-but-challenges-remain
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LAOS: NGOs flay Nestlé’s infant formula strategy
23 June 2011
(IRIN
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International NGOs in Laos have stepped up their criticism of what they describe as Nestlé’s unethical marketing of infant formula.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/93040/LAOS-NGOs-flay-Nestlé-s-infant-formula-strategy
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LAOS: Family pressures exacerbate trafficking
26 May 2011
(IRIN
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Trafficked girls have few prospects upon their return home and often the family pushes them back into leaving, warn aid workers.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/92813/LAOS-Family-pressures-exacerbate-trafficking
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GLOBAL: Stillbirths could be halved
27 April 2011
(IRIN
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Preventing stillbirths can cost just US$2.32 per mother if governments, the private sector and international institutions adopt a package of 10 health interventions, rather than allowing stillbirths to be an almost invisible problem.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/92590/GLOBAL-Stillbirths-could-be-halved
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