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Conflict cuts off civilians in DRC's Katanga
2 May 2013
(IRIN
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Tens of thousands of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Katanga Province have received little or no humanitarian aid in the months since having fled ongoing conflict.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97963/Conflict-cuts-off-civilians-in-DRC-s-Katanga
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Innovative ICT helps aid workers in Afghanistan
2 May 2013
(IRIN
),
As Asia’s poorest country and the deadliest for aid workers, rugged Afghanistan offers a considerable challenge to humanitarian work.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97936/Innovative-ICT-helps-aid-workers-in-Afghanistan
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Mapping the world’s trachoma hotspots
1 May 2013
(IRIN
),
When Iyabo Dolarin’s trachoma mapping team conducts surveys in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, they begin with a ritual: They go to the centre of the community and spin a bottle on the ground to determine which household will first be checked for signs of this painful and disabling disease.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97948/Mapping-the-world-s-trachoma-hotspots
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South Africa's flawed asylum system
30 April 2013
(IRIN
),
South Africa attracts the largest number of asylum seekers in the world, but grants refugee status to very few of them, ranking only thirty-sixth in the world for the size of its refugee population, which the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) puts at about 58,000.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97944/South-Africa-s-flawed-asylum-system
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Children bear brunt of CAR crisis
25 April 2013
(IRIN
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Sporadic armed clashes, looting of orphanages, recruitment into armed groups, and widespread school closures have made life perilous for children in the Central African Republic (CAR) in the wake of a 24 March rebel coup by the Séléka alliance.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97921/Children-bear-brunt-of-CAR-crisis
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Europe’s undocumented migrants struggle to access healthcare
25 April 2013
(IRIN
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Europe's financial crisis and rising xenophobia are complicating access to medical treatment for undocumented migrants, according to a new report by the international NGO Médecins du Monde (MdM).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97922/Europe-s-undocumented-migrants-struggle-to-access-healthcare
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Culture of disbelief works against asylum seekers
24 April 2013
(IRIN
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Most asylum seekers arrive in host countries with no evidence to prove they have fled persecution. This means the success of their applications for refugee status depends largely on whether their stories are believed. But the credibility of asylum seekers is increasingly being called into question, particularly in countries that receive large numbers of asylum claims.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97906/Culture-of-disbelief-works-against-asylum-seekers
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Floods highlight disaster management challenges in Kenya
24 April 2013
(IRIN
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Assistance to thousands of flood-affected families in Kenya has been curtailed by lack of a national disaster management body, poor coordination, poor rural infrastructure and other challenges.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97916/Floods-highlight-disaster-management-challenges-in-Kenya
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Shortages of new one-a-day ARV pills in South Africa
19 April 2013
(IRIN
),
Just days into the rollout of fixed-dose combination (FDC) antiretrovirals (ARVs) by South Africa’s HIV treatment programme - the world's largest - activists are raising fears of drug shortages.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97880/Shortages-of-new-one-a-day-ARV-pills-in-South-Africa
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Briefing: Negotiating aid delivery in Mali’s conflict zones
18 April 2013
(IRIN
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Aid agencies managed to work in northern Mali throughout its occupation by Islamist militants in 2012 and the new complications triggered by the French-led military campaign earlier this year. No single template guided their engagement.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97870/Briefing-Negotiating-aid-delivery-in-Mali-s-conflict-zones
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