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Analysis: Rethinking food insecurity in Nepal’s Karnali region
21 March 2013
(IRIN
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Development assistance on its own will not resolve chronic levels of food insecurity in Nepal’s western Karnali Zone, described by many as a “silent emergency”. Rather, a more measured and integrated approach is required in some areas, including relief, say experts and government officials.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97693/Analysis-Rethinking-food-insecurity-in-Nepal-s-Karnali-region
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Analysis: Is international pressure failing in Sri Lanka?
21 March 2013
(IRIN
),
The UN Human Rights Council approved on 21 March a second resolution requesting the Sri Lankan government to do more to address alleged wartime rights violations, but observers question whether such resolutions can create meaningful change.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97701/Analysis-Is-international-pressure-failing-in-Sri-Lanka
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Philippines’ reproductive health law here - now what?
20 March 2013
(IRIN
),
After a publicly contentious 14-year battle, legislators quietly signed the Philippines’ first reproductive health law in late December. It was expected to take effect by the end of March, but on 21 March the Supreme Court halted its implementation, issuing a 120-day status quo ante to review court challenges.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97683/Philippines-reproductive-health-law-here-now-what
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In Brief: Bride trafficking to China could rise
19 March 2013
(IRIN
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Bride trafficking to China from Southeast Asian countries which do not border on that country looks set to grow, says the UN, with the first reported cases from Cambodia in 2012.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97677/In-Brief-Bride-trafficking-to-China-could-rise
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Analysis: Nepal’s maternal mortality decline paradox
18 March 2013
(IRIN
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While health experts applaud Nepal’s declining maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in recent years, they say this gain is unsustainable if the country does not address its lack of qualified health staff, especially midwives, to keep women in childbirth alive.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97667/Analysis-Nepal-s-maternal-mortality-decline-paradox
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Analysis: Cambodian land rights in focus
15 March 2013
(IRIN
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Faced with widespread evictions and opaque private sector deals, activists in Cambodia are calling on the government to be more open and transparent about land concessions, beef up mechanisms for resolving land disputes, and abide by the rule of law.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97654/Analysis-Cambodian-land-rights-in-focus
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Indonesia aims for universal health care by 2019
15 March 2013
(IRIN
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A new healthcare-for-all programme in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, is under scrutiny following the recent death of two patients who allegedly received inadequate hospital care. National officials are monitoring the city’s response and experience ahead of the rollout of a government scheme to provide universal health care by 2019.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97658/Indonesia-aims-for-universal-health-care-by-2019
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PNG grapples with ageing health workforce
14 March 2013
(IRIN
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Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a Pacific country rich in natural resources, yet its health staffing levels are comparable to the world’s poorest countries due to a rapidly retiring force and lack of qualified replacements.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97643/PNG-grapples-with-ageing-health-workforce
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In Brief: Condoms needed in PNG prisons
14 March 2013
(IRIN
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A Papua New Guinea (PNG) study released today calls for condoms to be made more widely available in prisons.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97646/In-Brief-Condoms-needed-in-PNG-prisons
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Briefing: The Sabah affair - a new humanitarian challenge in southern Philippines?
13 March 2013
(IRIN
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The Philippine government has begun putting in place contingency measures over what it has described as a possible “humanitarian emergency” in its southernmost islands after hundreds of Filipino migrants, caught in the cross-fire of a Malaysian government crackdown against Filipino gunmen asserting land claims in Malaysia, have started returning home.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97634/Briefing-The-Sabah-affair-a-new-humanitarian-challenge-in-southern-Philippines
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