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Syrians seeking refuge in Libya
23 May 2013
(IRIN
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Two years ago Syrians in the relative security of their own country watched the unfolding crisis in Libya descend into a devastating civil war.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98085/Syrians-seeking-refuge-in-Libya
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Helping displaced children in rebel-held parts of Kachin
23 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Children's laughter rings out from bamboo huts along the perimeter of the Lana Zup Ja camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in a part of Myanmar’s Kachin State controlled by the Kachin Independence Army (KIA): A group of pre-schoolers are playing in a plywood hut, seemingly oblivious to the squalid conditions surrounding them.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98083/Helping-displaced-children-in-rebel-held-parts-of-Kachin
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Containing cholera in Niger
22 May 2013
(IRIN
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Cholera has struck 248 people in Ayorou in the Tillabéry Region of northwestern Niger, killing six, two of them Malian refugees.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98078/Containing-cholera-in-Niger
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Analysis: Nigerians on the run as military combat Boko Haram
22 May 2013
(IRIN
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Tens of thousands of residents of northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State have fled their homes - thousands of them into neighbouring Niger and Cameroon - following airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets on Boko Haram (BH) camps from 15 May.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98076/Analysis-Nigerians-on-the-run-as-military-combat-Boko-Haram
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Seeking safety in the city
21 May 2013
(IRIN
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are forced from their homes by violence or natural disasters. But the face of displacement is changing: While the popular view of displacement is one of sprawling rural camps, displaced people are now just as likely to be living in urban areas, often hidden from view.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98074/Seeking-safety-in-the-city
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Analysis: How to avoid a fourth year of serious flooding in Pakistan
21 May 2013
(IRIN
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Since 2010, monsoon rain in Pakistan has brought with it some of the biggest seasonal flooding in living memory.
Two months from this year’s rains, weather forecasters are already predicting above normal rainfall and in some areas standing water has yet to drain away from last year’s monsoon.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98071/Analysis-How-to-avoid-a-fourth-year-of-serious-flooding-in-Pakistan
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Libyans in North Africa scared to return home
16 May 2013
(IRIN
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Until government and revolutionary forces attacked the Libyan town of Bani Walid, about 170km southeast of the capital Tripoli in October last year, Abdullah Warfella had been determined never to leave.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98045/Libyans-in-North-Africa-scared-to-return-home
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Cape Town's asylum seekers struggle to get documented
16 May 2013
(IRIN
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When Jean Baptiste*, a medical student from Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arrived in South Africa in September 2012, he headed straight for Cape Town, where he knew he would be able to stay with his brother. No one at the border told him that it was no longer possible to apply for asylum in Cape Town.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98051/Cape-Town-s-asylum-seekers-struggle-to-get-documented
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Evacuation volunteers fan out in Bangladesh
16 May 2013
(IRIN
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Some 50,000 volunteers in coastal communities across southern Bangladesh are out and about warning people to move to higher ground ahead of Cyclone Mahasen. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated so far.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98046/Evacuation-volunteers-fan-out-in-Bangladesh
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Landmine casualties rising in Kachin, Myanmar
15 May 2013
(IRIN
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Former rebel fighter Lahpai Hkam has been in pain every day since a landmine destroyed his lower right leg during a battle with government soldiers 18 months ago in Myanmar’s northern Kachin State.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98040/Landmine-casualties-rising-in-Kachin-Myanmar
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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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Briefing: Towards internal solutions to the DRC crisis
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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A UN intervention brigade will soon be deployed to the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a bid to neutralize militia groups operating there.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98036/Briefing-Towards-internal-solutions-to-the-DRC-crisis
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Rohingya evacuation under way in Myanmar
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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The government of Myanmar has launched a large-scale effort to relocate to higher ground tens of thousands of Rohingya internally displaced persons (IDPs) ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, says the UN.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98034/Rohingya-evacuation-under-way-in-Myanmar
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Bangladesh, Myanmar brace for Cyclone Mahasen
13 May 2013
(IRIN
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Bangladesh and Myanmar are bracing for Cyclone Mahasen, a storm which could affect millions in the region, the UN has warned.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98024/Bangladesh-Myanmar-brace-for-Cyclone-Mahasen
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Analysis: Towards increased services for Syrian survivors of sexual violence
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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Turkey's camps for Syrian refugees are, by many measures, a model of humanitarian assistance. But one important detail appears to have been overlooked: According to aid workers, nowhere in Turkey's 17 refugee camps can survivors of sexual violence find the level of specialized psychosocial support experts say they so desperately need.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97953/Analysis-Towards-increased-services-for-Syrian-survivors-of-sexual-violence
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Coffee and patience: a day in the life of a family hosting Syrian refugees
8 May 2013
(IRIN
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The experiences of 1.4 million Syrian refugees are increasingly well-documented, but little is known about the people who open up their homes to host them. How do you organize your house to accommodate people you may only barely know? What are the stresses and strains? Do politics get in the way? IRIN spent a day in the life of a host family to bring you this portrait.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97997/Coffee-and-patience-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-family-hosting-Syrian-refugees
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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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Mary Venerato Laki, South Sudan returnee: "We want to go to our own homeland"
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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Years ago, Mary Venerato Laki fled conflict in South Sudan, moving north to Sudan, where she worked as a teacher for 42 years. But after a January 2011 referendum paved the way for South Sudan's independence, Mary, now a 60-year-old widow and sole guardian of four nieces, decided to move back home.
http://www.irinnews.org/HOV/97980/Mary-Venerato-Laki-South-Sudan-returnee-We-want-to-go-to-our-own-homeland
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The long road home to South Sudan
6 May 2013
(IRIN
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George Malual Deng, 24, has spent two years stuck in a transit site waiting to return to his home in South Sudan’s Jonglei state. He is among 20,000 people who have made a home of sorts in the river port of Renk, waiting for a barge to take them further south.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97981/The-long-road-home-to-South-Sudan
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Activists call for review of Myanmar’s citizenship law
3 May 2013
(IRIN
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Human rights groups are calling for a review of Myanmar's citizenship law, which has left more than 1.2 million people stateless nationwide, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97966/Activists-call-for-review-of-Myanmar-s-citizenship-law
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