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UN: To avoid tensions with refugees, Lebanese hosts need support
28 January 2013
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On 30 January, world leaders will meet in Kuwait to pledge financial support for aid operations in Syria and for hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled to neighbouring countries. But aid workers and government officials in Lebanon warn that donors must also channel funds towards assisting poor Lebanese communities, to diffuse rising tensions between the refugees and their hosts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97354/UN-To-avoid-tensions-with-refugees-Lebanese-hosts-need-support
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Sanctions hit humanitarian aid to Syria
25 January 2013
(IRIN
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Humanitarian and developmental aid agencies in Syria say international sanctions against the country have made their operations harder.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97335/Sanctions-hit-humanitarian-aid-to-Syria
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SYRIA: Mustafa, "The army came to my home to fire on the rebels from the veranda"
11 January 2013
(IRIN
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It was in the countryside that Syrian rebels first started making gains against government forces in 2011. But since then, Syria's civil war has become increasingly urban - with battles taking place on highways, neighbourhood corners, and even people's balconies. Mustafa and his family lived in a strategic location - on a hill overlooking a town where rebels had been increasing in force. Last fall, they found themselves on the frontline of the government's battle against rebels. This is his story.
http://www.irinnews.org/HOV/97226/SYRIA-Mustafa-The-army-came-to-my-home-to-fire-on-the-rebels-from-the-veranda
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Preparing for urban disasters - challenges and recommendations
10 January 2013
(IRIN
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Electrical engineers and hazardous waste experts join emergency rosters. Power mapping becomes as important as hazard mapping in emergency prevention and response. #fragilecities shows up as often as #fragilestates in Twitter searches. Humanitarian science fiction? No, welcome to what demographers call the new urban millennium and the challenges, as well as changes, aid groups face responding to emergencies in urban areas.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97199/Preparing-for-urban-disasters-challenges-and-recommendations
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The urban challenge for refugees
9 January 2013
(IRIN
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Sequestering refugees in rural camps is no longer the norm: The most recent estimates indicate that almost half of refugees flock to urban areas and just one third to rural camps, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). But while agencies are adjusting their approaches, they are still struggling to match their response with their policies.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97203/The-urban-challenge-for-refugees
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JORDAN: Tempers flare as heavy rain pounds camp
8 January 2013
(IRIN
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Two days of unusually heavy rainfall in Jordan's northern desert have increased tensions in its largest camp for Syrian refugees and forced 300 of them to leave their tents for safer ground, say aid workers, a government official and camp residents.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97197/JORDAN-Tempers-flare-as-heavy-rain-pounds-camp
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SLIDESHOW: Syria's rising displacement crisis
2 January 2013
(IRIN
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"There is no safe place in Syria any more."
The words of one displaced man may be a bit of an exaggeration, but they are symptomatic of how many Syrians feel after nearly two years of conflict.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97154/SLIDESHOW-Syria-s-rising-displacement-crisis
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MIDDLE EAST: 2012 - a year of continuing turmoil
31 December 2012
(IRIN
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While much of the world has been consumed by quickly changing political and security developments in the Middle East this year, longer-term humanitarian issues have also been simmering under the surface – and sometimes in plain – but neglected – view. Here are 10 stories IRIN brought you in 2012.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97155/MIDDLE-EAST-2012-a-year-of-continuing-turmoil
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SYRIA: Nowhere to run
27 December 2012
(IRIN
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As the Syrian conflict drags on, shelters are filling up, support systems are breaking down, savings are running out and violence is engulfing an increasing number of communities. As a result, refuge is increasingly hard to find for hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violence, some of them zigzagging across the country in search of safety - often in vain.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97126/SYRIA-Nowhere-to-run
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TURKEY: Syrian refugees choosing to work risk exploitation
26 December 2012
(IRIN
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The ruinous state of the Syrian economy after 18 months of civil war has left few options for young men trying to support their families without taking up arms. Many see escaping to Turkey to find illegal work as their only choice. But it is a choice that comes with a price.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97125/TURKEY-Syrian-refugees-choosing-to-work-risk-exploitation
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