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Calls for Côte d’Ivoire government to tackle unrest in west
25 April 2013
(IRIN
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After recent attacks in Côte d’Ivoire’s volatile western region in which more than a dozen people were killed, the authorities announced new security measures, but observers say more than a military response is required.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97920/Calls-for-Côte-d-Ivoire-government-to-tackle-unrest-in-west
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Demining speeds up in Senegal’s Casamance region
24 April 2013
(IRIN
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Over half of the mined land in Senegal’s southern Casamance region has been cleared, according to the government’s anti-mines action centre, CNAMS, which says it is on track to reach the 2015 goal of the Ottawa treaty to eliminate such weapons.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97907/Demining-speeds-up-in-Senegal-s-Casamance-region
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Rakhine IDPs in Myanmar brace for monsoon rains
24 April 2013
(IRIN
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More than 125,000 displaced Rohingya in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State are bracing for this year’s punishing monsoon rains.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97915/Rakhine-IDPs-in-Myanmar-brace-for-monsoon-rains
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Economy grows, but how many benefit?
24 April 2013
(IRIN
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After a decade of sanctions, Iraq’s GDP has been growing consistently since 2003, and poverty rates have more than halved since 1990. But observers say billions of dollars in oil revenues have not translated into adequate gains in Iraqi well-being.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97909/Economy-grows-but-how-many-benefit
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Education takes a hit in Myanmar’s Kachin State
23 April 2013
(IRIN
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Traditional Kachin music fills the community hall as a troupe of singers bellows out a song for family and friends at the Teacher Training College in the town of Mai Ja Yang. It is a night of celebration for 65 graduates who have upgraded their teaching skills in Myanmar's northern Kachin State, not far from the Chinese border.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97899/Education-takes-a-hit-in-Myanmar-s-Kachin-State
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Iraq 10 years on: the humanitarian impact
23 April 2013
(IRIN
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Ten years after the toppling of Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein, human development statistics – flawed as they are – paint a complex portrait of a country that has seen improvement over the last decade, but is still largely struggling.
http://www.irinnews.org/In-depth/97897/107/Iraq-10-years-on-the-humanitarian-impact
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The forgotten displacement crisis
23 April 2013
(IRIN
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At the height of Iraq’s sectarian violence in 2007, some five million people were displaced from their homes. In recent years, people have returned in larger numbers, but two million remain either refugees or internally displaced.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97905/The-forgotten-displacement-crisis
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Blistering black-outs
22 April 2013
(IRIN
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Despite investment in the generation capacity in recent years, Iraq’s electricity supply system remains unreliable, offering an average of eight hours of electricity a day.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97896/Blistering-black-outs
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Humanitarian overview
22 April 2013
(IRIN
),
Ten years after the toppling of Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein, human development statistics – flawed as they are – paint a complex portrait of a country that has seen improvement over the last decade, but is still largely struggling.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97895/Humanitarian-overview
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Renewed fighting worsens Darfur crisis
19 April 2013
(IRIN
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A recent spate of violence in Sudan’s western region of Darfur has left tens of thousands displaced; humanitarian agencies say they are struggling to access populations in need of support.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97883/Renewed-fighting-worsens-Darfur-crisis
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