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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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Guinea violence mars political progress
8 March 2013
(IRIN
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Two months ago Guinea was abuzz with talk of a newly launched electoral commission amid signs that the country, without a parliament for five years, was finally moving towards a legislative election. Today the talk is of identifying the bodies of Guineans killed in street clashes and of preventing a slide into inter-ethnic bloodshed.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97612/Guinea-violence-mars-political-progress
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Building resilience
8 March 2013
(IRIN
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A series of articles exploring what resilience means for vulnerable communities, and its impact on the architecture of aid.
http://www.irinnews.org/In-depth/97594/105/Building-resilience
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Has HIV funding revived lagging health systems?
6 March 2013
(IRIN
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The HIV/AIDS epidemic arrived in sub-Saharan Africa after decades of neglect had left healthcare systems dangerously weak, barely able to cope with the onslaught of patients. Then the money started pouring in - funding for HIV programmes rose from 5.5 percent of health aid in 1998 to nearly half of it almost 10 years later.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97601/Has-HIV-funding-revived-lagging-health-systems
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Briefing: Militias in Masisi
6 March 2013
(IRIN
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The process of integrating armed groups into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army, FARDC, has stalled again amid heavy fighting at a base where hundreds of combatants had assembled.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97602/Briefing-Militias-in-Masisi
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Giving communities a voice in resilience
5 March 2013
(IRIN
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Contrary to popular belief, most rural communities facing recurrent climate shocks learn to adapt, using their own resources and knowledge. Yet many international aid programmes have outside “experts” craft interventions without the involvement of those they seek to help.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97595/Giving-communities-a-voice-in-resilience
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Export oil, import water – the Middle East’s risky economics
5 March 2013
(IRIN
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The world’s driest region, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is getting drier at an alarming rate.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97596/Export-oil-import-water-the-Middle-East-s-risky-economics
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Despite hype, insurance not key to resilience for farmers
5 March 2013
(IRIN
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In most developing countries, farmers risk losing their crops and livestock to droughts or floods, and the recent intensity of these climatic shocks has been record-setting. As the losses from these events mount, the developing world has been turning to the experiences of the richer nations in transferring risk through mechanisms like insurance.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97592/Despite-hype-insurance-not-key-to-resilience-for-farmers
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HIV/AIDS: Disappointment in HIV prevention trial
5 March 2013
(IRIN
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A three-year clinical trial involving over 5,000 women in East and Southern Africa has found that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) - whether a vaginal gel or an oral tablet - is not effective at preventing HIV infection in young, unmarried women.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97593/HIV-AIDS-Disappointment-in-HIV-prevention-trial
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Indonesia tries “cloud seeding” to prevent flooding in Jakarta
4 March 2013
(IRIN
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Scientists in Indonesia are experimenting with cloud seeding, or firing salt-based chemicals into clouds to force out rain, to try and prevent flooding in the capital Jakarta, home to increasingly destructive rains.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97583/Indonesia-tries-cloud-seeding-to-prevent-flooding-in-Jakarta
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