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Syrian rebels on IHL: In their own words
13 May 2013
(IRIN
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Like Syrian regime forces, Syria’s multitude of rebel fighters have faced growing criticism in recent months over violations of international humanitarian law (IHL), including war crimes, with groups from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch to the UN Commission of Inquiry accusing them of killing opponents execution-style, torturing detainees, taking hostages, including UN peacekeepers, and possibly using chemical weapons. So how do the rebels view IHL principles? What guides their action? Who do they consider a civilian? And what do they think of aid workers?
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98022/Syrian-rebels-on-IHL-In-their-own-words
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"Sometimes you cannot apply the rules" - Syrian rebels and IHL
13 May 2013
(IRIN
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In recent months, Syrian rebels have faced increasing criticism for violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law. For guidance on the laws of war, they turn to a combination of Islamic law, IHL and their own sense of righteousness or, as one expert put it, “revolutionary justice” - with mixed results.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98021/Sometimes-you-cannot-apply-the-rules-Syrian-rebels-and-IHL
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Analysis: Towards increased services for Syrian survivors of sexual violence
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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Turkey's camps for Syrian refugees are, by many measures, a model of humanitarian assistance. But one important detail appears to have been overlooked: According to aid workers, nowhere in Turkey's 17 refugee camps can survivors of sexual violence find the level of specialized psychosocial support experts say they so desperately need.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97953/Analysis-Towards-increased-services-for-Syrian-survivors-of-sexual-violence
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Coffee and patience: a day in the life of a family hosting Syrian refugees
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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The experiences of 1.4 million Syrian refugees are increasingly well-documented, but little is known about the people who open up their homes to host them. How do you organize your house to accommodate people you may only barely know? What are the stresses and strains? Do politics get in the way? IRIN spent a day in the life of a host family to bring you this portrait.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97997/Coffee-and-patience-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-family-hosting-Syrian-refugees
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Syria refugees multimedia series – ‘Where the war still echoes’
2 May 2013
(IRIN
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This new IRIN film series, Where the war still echoes, follows a Syrian refugee family over the course of a year, from their arrival in Jordan in December 2012. It is an intimate view of their struggles to adjust to camp life, and cope with the violence at home.
http://www.irinnews.org/In-depth/97954/108/Syria-refugees-multimedia-series-Where-the-war-still-echoes
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Arab cities aim to build resilience to natural disasters
29 April 2013
(IRIN
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Prevention may be better than a cure, but for the authorities in Arab cities and towns, natural disasters up to now have been largely about coping with them after they have taken place.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97941/Arab-cities-aim-to-build-resilience-to-natural-disasters
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Promised aid funding for Syria reaches half-way point
18 April 2013
(IRIN
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Nearly three months ago, donors pledged $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for the Syrian crisis. Today, Kuwait announced the transfer of its pledge of $300 million to international aid agencies and with that, half of the pledges have been fulfilled. IRIN takes a look at the status of the remaining pledges made in Kuwait, as aid agencies threaten to suspend their work for lack of funding.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97877/Promised-aid-funding-for-Syria-reaches-half-way-point
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Is Turkey's approach to Syrian refugees sustainable?
15 April 2013
(IRIN
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By all accounts, Turkey’s camps for Syrian refugees are among the best the world has ever seen. The country has spent at least $700 million to accommodate the refugees in 17 well-equipped camps along the border, at a reported cost of at least $1.5 million per camp per month. But as the numbers of refugees continue to grow with no end in sight, observers wonder how Turkey will keep up.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97851/Is-Turkey-s-approach-to-Syrian-refugees-sustainable
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Despite new police presence, security concerns persist at Syrian refugee camp
3 April 2013
(IRIN
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The Jordanian government is implementing new measures to improve security for the Syrian refugees at Za’atari camp, where theft, riots, fires and throwing stones has become commonplace. But aid workers say the new police presence is limited by funding constraints and has yet to make a difference.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97778/Despite-new-police-presence-security-concerns-persist-at-Syrian-refugee-camp
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Syria’s brain drain – another twist to the country’s crisis
26 March 2013
(IRIN
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The exodus of educated and skilled Syrians is increasingly depleting the country’s workforce and the quality of its health services, already strained by two years of conflict. IRIN spoke to professionals inside and outside Syria about the difficult choice they faced and the impacts of their decisions to stay or leave - both on themselves and their country.
http://www.irinnews.org/HOV/97736/Syria-s-brain-drain-another-twist-to-the-country-s-crisis
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Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab world
20 March 2013
(IRIN
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Nearly 300 government officials, scientists, aid workers and activists from across the Arab world are working together in Jordan to draw up the first joint regional platform for disaster risk reduction (DRR).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97685/Disaster-Risk-Reduction-in-the-Arab-world
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Middle East food security tracking tool launched
8 March 2013
(IRIN
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Aid workers and policy makers looking for easy access to malnutrition data in Yemen or how rainfall tends to vary in Syria can now turn to a handy web-based tool. Launched in February, the Arab Spatial aims to fill the information gap on food security in the region, ultimately leading to better development policies.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97613/Middle-East-food-security-tracking-tool-launched
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Export oil, import water – the Middle East’s risky economics
5 March 2013
(IRIN
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The world’s driest region, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is getting drier at an alarming rate.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97596/Export-oil-import-water-the-Middle-East-s-risky-economics
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Syrians risk their health to keep warm
4 March 2013
(IRIN
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Residents of Syrian towns that have run out of heating oil say they are getting sick after resorting to burning crude oil to keep warm.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97582/Syrians-risk-their-health-to-keep-warm
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Diseases spreading in Syria as WASH systems collapse
21 February 2013
(IRIN
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After two years of conflict in Syria, waterborne diseases are on the rise, compounding a growing humanitarian crisis. Typhoid and hepatitis A are spreading because water pumps are not running, sewerage systems have broken down, and chlorine for purifying water is running out.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97518/Diseases-spreading-in-Syria-as-WASH-systems-collapse
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Becoming refugees once more: Palestinians from Syria return to Gaza
14 February 2013
(IRIN
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Some 150 Palestinian families have fled the violence in Syria and returned to Gaza, but their homecoming has been far from easy.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97474/Becoming-refugees-once-more-Palestinians-from-Syria-return-to-Gaza
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Breakdown of Syria aid pledges in Kuwait
1 February 2013
(IRIN
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The international community pledged more than US$1.5 billion in humanitarian aid to Syria on 30 January, in the most successful fundraising conference in UN history - meant to meet the needs of two UN appeals:
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97395/Breakdown-of-Syria-aid-pledges-in-Kuwait
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Syrian refugee women exploited in Egypt
31 January 2013
(IRIN
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Lina Al Tiby, a Syrian activist living in Cairo, runs a support network for Syrian women refugees; helps them adapt to life in Egypt; and tries to persuade them not to allow poverty to push them into sex work or unwanted marriage.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97387/Syrian-refugee-women-exploited-in-Egypt
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Donors pledge $1.5 billion in aid to Syria while demanding more access
30 January 2013
(IRIN
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In the largest ever fundraising conference in UN history, the international community pledged today more than US$1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for the people of Syria. But donors said financial resources were not enough: they called for more humanitarian access and respect for the neutrality and safety of aid workers.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97376/Donors-pledge-1-5-billion-in-aid-to-Syria-while-demanding-more-access
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Syrian refugees head to Lebanon’s Shia south
29 January 2013
(IRIN
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Initially concentrated in Lebanon’s northern and eastern areas along the border with Syria, Syrian refugees (mostly Sunnis) are increasingly settling further south, in Lebanon’s Shia heartland, dominated by the political and militant group Hezbollah, a long-time ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97355/Syrian-refugees-head-to-Lebanon-s-Shia-south
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