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GLOBAL: Climate change information for the poor
29 June 2009
(IRIN
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Under-resourced media are failing rural people in developing countries, who are most vulnerable to climate change and in greater need of information to protect themselves from more intense cyclones and longer droughts, according to a new study.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/85063/GLOBAL-Climate-change-information-for-the-poor
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GLOBAL: "Climate refugees" gatecrash the agenda
25 June 2009
(IRIN
),
The debate on providing protection to possibly several million "climate refugees" displaced by the vagaries of nature is heating up.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/85017/GLOBAL-Climate-refugees-gatecrash-the-agenda
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GLOBAL: Vitamin A deficiency and malaria
25 June 2009
(IRIN
),
Vitamin A supplements in malaria-endemic areas can help reduce infections in children by one-third, according to the most recent Malaria Journal.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/85015/GLOBAL-Vitamin-A-deficiency-and-malaria
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GLOBAL: New book outlines Islam’s influence on refugee law
24 June 2009
(IRIN
),
Islam’s 1,400-year-old tradition of generosity and hospitality towards refugees has had more influence on modern-day international refugee law than any other historical source, says a new book by Ahmed Abu al-Wafa, a professor of law at Cairo University.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/84981/GLOBAL-New-book-outlines-Islam-s-influence-on-refugee-law
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GLOBAL: Geneva Conventions and 21st-century combatants
24 June 2009
(IRIN
),
To mark the 150th anniversary of the International Red Cross Movement IRIN spoke with humanitarian and legal experts about how conflict has changed in the 21st century and to what degree the Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols stand up when it comes to protecting civilians in conflict.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/84994/GLOBAL-Geneva-Conventions-and-21st-century-combatants
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GLOBAL: Entry, treatment, rights denied
23 June 2009
(IRIN
),
Leaving home is as risky as ever for many HIV-positive migrants, according to a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/84967/GLOBAL-Entry-treatment-rights-denied
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GLOBAL: Do the Geneva Conventions still stand up?
23 June 2009
(IRIN
),
One hundred fifty years ago the battle of Solferino left 40,000 soldiers and civilians either wounded or killed. With too few doctors on hand, Swiss civilian Henry Dunant helped villagers care for the victims. Recognizing the direct and dire impact of war on civilians, his experience led him to found the International Red Cross Movement, which celebrates its anniversary on 24 June.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/84961/GLOBAL-Do-the-Geneva-Conventions-still-stand-up
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SOUTHERN AFRICA: Male circumcision - what's the latest?
23 June 2009
(IRIN
),
It has been two years since the World Health Organization recommended male circumcision (MC) as an HIV prevention measure, and countries in Southern Africa - the region hardest-hit by AIDS - have been slowly gearing up to provide widespread access to the procedure.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/84950/SOUTHERN-AFRICA-Male-circumcision-what-s-the-latest
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AFRICA: Prices keep food on the shelves
22 June 2009
(IRIN
),
An increasing number of Africans living in urban areas are finding it harder to put enough food on the table, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/84930/AFRICA-Prices-keep-food-on-the-shelves
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GLOBAL: Bots without borders
22 June 2009
(IRIN
),
It may be premature to think about automating humanitarian relief activities, but Robert Richardson, who works on robotics at the University of Manchester in the UK, suggests that there definitely is potential for the future.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/84933/GLOBAL-Bots-without-borders
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