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Quelling xenophobia in South Africa's townships
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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This week marks five years since tensions between foreigners and South Africans living in impoverished communities across the country erupted in xenophobic violence, leaving more than 60 people dead and tens of thousands displaced, their homes and businesses robbed and abandoned.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98035/Quelling-xenophobia-in-South-Africa-s-townships
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Analysis: The plight of LGBTI asylum seekers, refugees
7 May 2013
(IRIN
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Refugees and asylum seekers face a host of challenges when crossing borders, but the obstacles are particularly pronounced for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI) persons, say experts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97989/Analysis-The-plight-of-LGBTI-asylum-seekers-refugees
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Analysis: Southeast Asia’s human trafficking conundrum
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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Tens of thousands of people are vulnerable to being trafficked in Southeast Asia, with governments struggling to understand and respond collectively to the problem, say experts and government officials.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97979/Analysis-Southeast-Asia-s-human-trafficking-conundrum
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In Brief: Raids free enslaved migrants/refugees in Yemen
2 May 2013
(IRIN
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The army in Yemen has started a crackdown on illegal smuggling hideouts in the north where migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa are frequently held against their will and tortured by criminal gangs looking for ransom money.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97961/In-Brief-Raids-free-enslaved-migrants-refugees-in-Yemen
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Lifeline to “climate refugees”?
17 April 2013
(IRIN
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The international community has steadfastly dodged the issue of recognition and protection for “climate refugees” - people forced to relocate to another country as a result of the risks and hazards of a changing climate. Now, the first global initiative to address humanitarian options is underway, with discussions focusing on the Pacific Ocean states to take place soon.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97862/Lifeline-to-climate-refugees
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For women, urbanization is a mixed bag
17 April 2013
(IRIN
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Countries across Africa are experiencing unprecedented urban growth, presenting women with greater economic and social opportunities as well as greater risks to their safety and welfare.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97868/For-women-urbanization-is-a-mixed-bag
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Migrant voices - Ethiopians in Yemen describe kidnapping and torture
11 April 2013
(IRIN
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Record numbers of migrants from the Horn of Africa are crossing into Yemen, most of them on their way to find better opportunities in Saudi Arabia and other rich Gulf countries. But many do not make it any further. Seeking a new life, they end up unwitting victims of a smuggling racket designed to exploit the migrants at each juncture of their journey.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97826/Migrant-voices-Ethiopians-in-Yemen-describe-kidnapping-and-torture
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Europe's forced returnees claim abuse
10 April 2013
(IRIN
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Cases of excessive force being used to remove rejected asylum seekers have been documented in a number of European countries. But with the financial crisis eroding sympathy and tolerance for asylum seekers, there has been little public or political support for measures that would provide more humane approaches to removing those reluctant to accept an asylum rejection.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97815/Europe-s-forced-returnees-claim-abuse
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Mounting crisis for conflict-hit northern Mali pastoralists
8 April 2013
(IRIN
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Ongoing fighting and the fear of reprisal killings has severely disrupted normal migration patterns for pastoralists in northern Mali, putting them and their families in danger of severe food insecurity and poverty as the lean season approaches.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97799/Mounting-crisis-for-conflict-hit-northern-Mali-pastoralists
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Balancing conservation and people’s access to land
4 April 2013
(IRIN
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In the great plains of northern Tanzania, close to the world-famous Serengeti National Park, a bitter row has broken out over an attempt to designate 1,500sqkm of Loliondo District as a game-controlled area.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97786/Balancing-conservation-and-people-s-access-to-land
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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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Southern Africa cracks down on TB in mines
25 March 2013
(IRIN
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South Africa's gold mines are estimated to have the highest number of new tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world, making the disease a leading export to neighbouring countries. IRIN takes a look at the declaration meant to change this situation.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97719/Southern-Africa-cracks-down-on-TB-in-mines
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Water scarcity affects Somaliland households
19 March 2013
(IRIN
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Hundreds of households in the disputed Sool area of the self-declared republic of Somaliland are facing a water shortage following poor rains, say officials.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97678/Water-scarcity-affects-Somaliland-households
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From drought policy to reality
18 March 2013
(IRIN
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There is quite a leap to be made between a country’s declared intent to draw up a drought policy and actually making it happen on the ground. This was the view of several participants at the recent High-Level Meeting on National Drought Policy in Geneva.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97673/From-drought-policy-to-reality
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Cholera outbreak in Congo
15 March 2013
(IRIN
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An influx of migrants from the countryside into the Republic of Congo's second largest city, Pointe-Noire, is exacerbating a cholera outbreak that began in November 2012. The outbreak infected at least 389 and killed 10, according to the health ministry and local authorities.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97661/Cholera-outbreak-in-Congo
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Keeping pastoralist children in school in Ethiopia
15 March 2013
(IRIN
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Thousands of children in the pastoral regions of Ethiopia are dropping out of school despite government and donor efforts to bring schools closer to them. Recurrent natural disasters such as drought and flooding, as well as inter-ethnic clashes, are major factors in school dropouts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97662/Keeping-pastoralist-children-in-school-in-Ethiopia
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Drought response requires getting development right
14 March 2013
(IRIN
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It takes more than weathermen and agriculture experts to design an effective drought response policy.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97647/Drought-response-requires-getting-development-right
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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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Imprisoned Eritreans complain of being forced to leave Israel
11 March 2013
(IRIN
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Testimonies of jailed Eritrean migrants and asylum seekers (collected by a local NGO) say officials at Saharonim prison in Israel’s Southern Negev desert are coercing them to sign “voluntary repatriation” forms.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97623/Imprisoned-Eritreans-complain-of-being-forced-to-leave-Israel
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Chadian migrants rue Libyan detention, ill-treatment, deportation
8 March 2013
(IRIN
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In the violence immediately before and after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in October 2011, thousands of sub-Saharan migrants were forced to flee. Since then, however, the authorities have detained in harsh conditions, and subsequently deported, hundreds more, according to former Chadian migrant workers.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97617/Chadian-migrants-rue-Libyan-detention-ill-treatment-deportation
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