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WFP food ration cuts hit IDPs in Pakistan
14 February 2013
(IRIN
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Salim Mehsud, from Pakistan’s South Waziristan tribal agency, was first displaced by conflict.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97477/WFP-food-ration-cuts-hit-IDPs-in-Pakistan
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Water mismanagement in northern Sri Lanka
13 February 2013
(IRIN
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Water resources in northern Sri Lanka, which are coming under increasing pressure as returning farmers use wasteful water pumps to irrigate their crops, need to be better managed, say experts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97469/Water-mismanagement-in-northern-Sri-Lanka
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Bangladeshi health sector corruption hits poor hardest
12 February 2013
(IRIN
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Activists are calling for stronger action to address rising levels of corruption in Bangladesh's troubled public health care system.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97454/Bangladeshi-health-sector-corruption-hits-poor-hardest
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Analysis: Girl child soldiers face new battles in civilian life
12 February 2013
(IRIN
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Girl child soldiers are often thought of only as “sex slaves”, a term that glosses over the complex roles many play within armed groups and in some national armies. This thinking contributes to their subsequent invisibility in the demobilization processes - in fact, girls are frequently the most challenging child soldiers to rehabilitate.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97463/Analysis-Girl-child-soldiers-face-new-battles-in-civilian-life
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“Building back worse” after Philippines typhoon
8 February 2013
(IRIN
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More than two months after Typhoon Bopha hit the eastern coast of Mindanao Province in the southern Philippines some 198,000 families are still trying to repair their homes, even in the midst of daily monsoon rains.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97435/Building-back-worse-after-Philippines-typhoon
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Analysis: Afghan government promises rethink on IDPs
7 February 2013
(IRIN
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A key challenge for the Afghan government and aid agencies is how to help the country’s huge population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) reintegrate in their home communities, or - if that is not possible - settle where they are.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97423/Analysis-Afghan-government-promises-rethink-on-IDPs
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Aid workers cautious on Kachin peace talks
7 February 2013
(IRIN
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Aid workers in Myanmar’s northern Kachin State are cautious following the latest round of peace talks between the Burmese government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97424/Aid-workers-cautious-on-Kachin-peace-talks
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Indian trawlers hurt northern Sri Lanka livelihoods
7 February 2013
(IRIN
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Indian trawlers are taking their toll on northern Sri Lanka's fishing sector which is struggling to recover almost four years after a decades-long civil war.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97426/Indian-trawlers-hurt-northern-Sri-Lanka-livelihoods
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Fresh outbreak of Nipah virus in Bangladesh
5 February 2013
(IRIN
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Health experts in Bangladesh have reported a fresh outbreak of the Nipah virus, with 10 deaths in the past few weeks. If infected you have a high chance of dying.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97411/Fresh-outbreak-of-Nipah-virus-in-Bangladesh
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In Brief: First major survey of cervical cancer in PNG
4 February 2013
(IRIN
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A large-scale survey of cervical cancer will be launched later this month in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where more than 1,500 women die of the disease each year.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97404/In-Brief-First-major-survey-of-cervical-cancer-in-PNG
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