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Ma Kyi, displaced by Myanmar violence: “Everything was on fire”
25 March 2013
(IRIN
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Ma Kyi, a 30-year old widow, wonders whether she will ever be able to return home. She is among 3,600 newly displaced people staying at Basic Education High School No. 1, in the central Myanmar town of Meiktila, following deadly sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims residents last week.
http://www.irinnews.org/HOV/97722/Ma-Kyi-displaced-by-Myanmar-violence-Everything-was-on-fire
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Unregistered IDPs in Myanmar’s Rakhine without aid
25 March 2013
(IRIN
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More than five months after a second wave of communal violence between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas rocked Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, thousands of displaced say they are not receiving official aid because they are not recognized by the government.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97729/Unregistered-IDPs-in-Myanmar-s-Rakhine-without-aid
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CAR coup comes amid deepening humanitarian crisis
25 March 2013
(IRIN
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The humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is worsening as the security and political conditions there rapidly deteriorate, with the Séléka rebel coalition taking the capital, Bangui, in the latest offensive.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97721/CAR-coup-comes-amid-deepening-humanitarian-crisis
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Boosting support for IDPs outside DRC’s formal camps
21 March 2013
(IRIN
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Humanitarian agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province are working to increase their support for hundreds of thousands of displaced people living outside formal camps with little humanitarian support, often relying on the kindness of sometimes equally vulnerable host communities.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97702/Boosting-support-for-IDPs-outside-DRC-s-formal-camps
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Aid worker kidnappings rise, fuelling debate over ransom
21 March 2013
(IRIN
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Aid workers have experienced a rise in kidnappings over the past 10 years, from seven in 2003 to a high point of 95 in 2011, according to Humanitarian Outcomes, which keeps a database of such incidents.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97697/Aid-worker-kidnappings-rise-fuelling-debate-over-ransom
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Briefing: The risks and rewards of easing Somalia's arms embargo
21 March 2013
(IRIN
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Does Somalia, which has been beset by civil war and insurgency for more than two decades, need more weapons? Earlier this month the Security Council eased a long-standing arms embargo, allowing a newly-installed and internationally-recognized government to import light arms for a period of 12 months. The move, according to proponents, will give poorly-equipped security forces a much-needed edge over the Islamist Al-Shabab group, but critics warn that the new imports could end up in the hands of insurgency and increase the risk of human rights abuses. This briefing explores the pros and cons of the Security Council resolution.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97703/Briefing-The-risks-and-rewards-of-easing-Somalia-s-arms-embargo
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Analysis: Is international pressure failing in Sri Lanka?
21 March 2013
(IRIN
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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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The view from the ground: How drone strikes hamper aid
20 March 2013
(IRIN
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Drone strikes have been the subject of much debate since their use in counter-terrorism operations spiked in 2009 and 2010. But in all the debate, one question has rarely been asked: How are drone strikes affecting humanitarian work on the ground?
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97690/The-view-from-the-ground-How-drone-strikes-hamper-aid
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Abandoned munitions endanger lives in Mali
19 March 2013
(IRIN
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Air and ground battles have left Mali’s central and northern regions littered with unexploded ordnance (UXO), seriously endangering the lives of children and the return of displaced people.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97682/Abandoned-munitions-endanger-lives-in-Mali
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Briefing: Beyond the E-1 Israeli settlement
18 March 2013
(IRIN
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A controversial Israeli settlement plan, known as E-1, has garnered much attention in the media. But Israel has also been moving forward with equally controversial settlement plans under less scrutiny and with unusual speed. As US President Barack Obama prepares to visit the region this week, IRIN takes a look at some of the details that have been overlooked in the discussion.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97676/Briefing-Beyond-the-E-1-Israeli-settlement
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