http://www.IRINnews.org Updated every day en-gb Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:44:00 GMT United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks, http://www.IRINnews.org Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>LONDON, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - A new attempt to quantify malaria deaths over the past 30 years suggests the death toll, especially among adults, has been greatly underestimated. The figures also show the fragility of the gains made in fighting the disease. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94796 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94796 LONDON, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - A new attempt to quantify malaria deaths over the past 30 years suggests the death toll, especially among adults, has been greatly underestimated. The figures also show the fragility of the gains made in fighting the disease.]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>JOHANNESBURG, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - The belief that the end is nigh for Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) - a small but ruthless transnational armed group operating in four African states - underestimates its resilience and overestimates the unity and capability of the forces ranged against it, say analysts. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94794 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94794 JOHANNESBURG, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - The belief that the end is nigh for Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) - a small but ruthless transnational armed group operating in four African states - underestimates its resilience and overestimates the unity and capability of the forces ranged against it, say analysts.]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>PHNOM PENH, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - On 3 February, judges in the Extraordinary Chamber of the Courts in Cambodia (ECCC) – more commonly known as the Khmer Rouge trials – sentenced Kaing Guek Eav (“Duch”), the former chairman of the Khmer Rouge's Tuol Sleng security prison, to life in prison. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94790 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94790 PHNOM PENH, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - On 3 February, judges in the Extraordinary Chamber of the Courts in Cambodia (ECCC) – more commonly known as the Khmer Rouge trials – sentenced Kaing Guek Eav (“Duch”), the former chairman of the Khmer Rouge's Tuol Sleng security prison, to life in prison.]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>ISIOLO, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - Politically motivated violence in the northern Kenyan town of Moyale, which has left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks, shows little sign of abating and there are fears that the clashes could continue until elections are held for new local government positions. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94789 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94789 ISIOLO, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - Politically motivated violence in the northern Kenyan town of Moyale, which has left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced in recent weeks, shows little sign of abating and there are fears that the clashes could continue until elections are held for new local government positions.]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>LONDON, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - Ten little-known but debilitating diseases will be high on the agenda of the world's pharmaceutical chiefs, health ministers and donor governments after they pledged their support for a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to wipe out guinea worm, river blindness, trachoma, leprosy, bilharzia and intestinal worms, among other "neglected" diseases. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94788 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94788 LONDON, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - Ten little-known but debilitating diseases will be high on the agenda of the world's pharmaceutical chiefs, health ministers and donor governments after they pledged their support for a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to wipe out guinea worm, river blindness, trachoma, leprosy, bilharzia and intestinal worms, among other "neglected" diseases.]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>LAGOS, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - A month after an angry public launched protests across Nigeria over skyrocketing fuel prices due to the removal of a government subsidy, a measure of calm has returned and people seem to have settled into accepting a compromise. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94787 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94787 LAGOS, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - A month after an angry public launched protests across Nigeria over skyrocketing fuel prices due to the removal of a government subsidy, a measure of calm has returned and people seem to have settled into accepting a compromise.]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>HARARE, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - With global funding for HIV/AIDS on the decline, Zimbabwe's innovative AIDS levy - a 3 percent tax on income - has become a promising source of funding for the country, with a dramatic increase in revenue collected in the past two years. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94786 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94786 HARARE, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - With global funding for HIV/AIDS on the decline, Zimbabwe's innovative AIDS levy - a 3 percent tax on income - has become a promising source of funding for the country, with a dramatic increase in revenue collected in the past two years.]]> Fri, 3 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>MANILA, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - The UN and its partners have revised upwards their emergency appeal for storm-affected Mindanao to US$39 million from the original $28.4 million. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94784 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94784 MANILA, 3 February 2012 (IRIN) - The UN and its partners have revised upwards their emergency appeal for storm-affected Mindanao to US$39 million from the original $28.4 million.]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>KORHOGO, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - Eleven people have died from meningitis out of 40 reported cases in four departments across Côte d'Ivoire as of 31 January, leaving people scrambling to access the vaccine for their families. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94783 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94783 KORHOGO, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - Eleven people have died from meningitis out of 40 reported cases in four departments across Côte d'Ivoire as of 31 January, leaving people scrambling to access the vaccine for their families.]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>NAIROBI/KINSHASA, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - The lives of thousands of HIV-positive people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk as the country faces declining donor funding and a severe shortage of HIV treatment, according to Médecins Sans Frontières. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94781 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94781 NAIROBI/KINSHASA, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - The lives of thousands of HIV-positive people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are at risk as the country faces declining donor funding and a severe shortage of HIV treatment, according to Médecins Sans Frontières.]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>KATHMANDU, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - A Nepalese government development plan for Kathmandu could lead to violence as the authorities seek to evict thousands of landless squatters, activists say. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94778 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94778 KATHMANDU, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - A Nepalese government development plan for Kathmandu could lead to violence as the authorities seek to evict thousands of landless squatters, activists say.]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - The appointment of a new general manager, Gabriel Jaramillo, at the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis could be a "turning point" for the troubled organization, which has suffered from a funding crisis and allegations of corruption. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94777 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94777 NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - The appointment of a new general manager, Gabriel Jaramillo, at the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis could be a "turning point" for the troubled organization, which has suffered from a funding crisis and allegations of corruption.]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>RAMALLAH, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - Israel's High Court of Justice has ordered Israeli settlers in the Migron settlement outpost in the West Bank to leave by 31 March in response to a 2006 petition filed by seven Palestinian landowners and Israeli pressure group Peace Now. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94776 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94776 RAMALLAH, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - Israel's High Court of Justice has ordered Israeli settlers in the Migron settlement outpost in the West Bank to leave by 31 March in response to a 2006 petition filed by seven Palestinian landowners and Israeli pressure group Peace Now.]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>HARGEISA, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - Cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), as well as domestic violence, are increasing in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland, with social workers attributing the trend to hard economic times made worse by recent drought in the region. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94775 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94775 HARGEISA, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - Cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), as well as domestic violence, are increasing in camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa, capital of the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland, with social workers attributing the trend to hard economic times made worse by recent drought in the region.]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>JOHANNESBURG, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - Disaster risk reduction officials planning emergency responses now have the option to consult a new online international weather, climate and water system operated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94774 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94774 JOHANNESBURG, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - Disaster risk reduction officials planning emergency responses now have the option to consult a new online international weather, climate and water system operated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>ARUSHA, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - A pilot community programme to improve TB detection in northern Tanzania has shown good results and could be replicated nationwide as the country seeks to improve its TB treatment and prevention systems. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94771 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94771 ARUSHA, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - A pilot community programme to improve TB detection in northern Tanzania has shown good results and could be replicated nationwide as the country seeks to improve its TB treatment and prevention systems.]]> Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>BANGKOK, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - The Thai government is pressing ahead with efforts to mitigate the risk of flooding during the upcoming rainy season, but greater coordination is still needed, flood experts say. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94770 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94770 BANGKOK, 1 February 2012 (IRIN) - The Thai government is pressing ahead with efforts to mitigate the risk of flooding during the upcoming rainy season, but greater coordination is still needed, flood experts say.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>DAKAR, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 - five times the number in 2010. More commitment is needed across the board, especially from local health authorities, to try to get immunizations right, say aid agencies. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94769 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94769 DAKAR, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 - five times the number in 2010. More commitment is needed across the board, especially from local health authorities, to try to get immunizations right, say aid agencies.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>NAIROBI, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - The UN has expressed concern over a ban by Somalia's Al-Shabab insurgents on aid distributions by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia saying the move would reverse gains made in the country's food security. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94768 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94768 NAIROBI, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - The UN has expressed concern over a ban by Somalia's Al-Shabab insurgents on aid distributions by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia saying the move would reverse gains made in the country's food security.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>JOHANNESBURG, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - In the inner-city Johannesburg neighbourhood of Berea, where a large proportion of residents are refugees and asylum-seekers, it is not uncommon to see children playing football in the street or killing time at one of the local parks on a weekday. Judith Manjoro, an out-of-work teacher from Zimbabwe, teamed up with some other community workers two years ago to quiz the children about why they were not in school. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94766 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94766 JOHANNESBURG, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - In the inner-city Johannesburg neighbourhood of Berea, where a large proportion of residents are refugees and asylum-seekers, it is not uncommon to see children playing football in the street or killing time at one of the local parks on a weekday. Judith Manjoro, an out-of-work teacher from Zimbabwe, teamed up with some other community workers two years ago to quiz the children about why they were not in school.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>TALATA, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Ernest Rakotoarivony, 45, was teased by some members of the Talata community, a small town 30km north of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, after breaking with traditional rice cultivation methods and employing a technique taught to him by a Jesuit priest. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94764 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94764 TALATA, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Ernest Rakotoarivony, 45, was teased by some members of the Talata community, a small town 30km north of Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, after breaking with traditional rice cultivation methods and employing a technique taught to him by a Jesuit priest.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>HAJJAH, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Ahmad Hussein Naji, 75, and his wife Taqwa, spent three days in the open after fleeing clashes in Kisher District in Yemen's northern governorate of Hajjah before eventually finding shelter in a school in the neighbouring district of Khairan al-Muharaq. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94763 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94763 HAJJAH, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Ahmad Hussein Naji, 75, and his wife Taqwa, spent three days in the open after fleeing clashes in Kisher District in Yemen's northern governorate of Hajjah before eventually finding shelter in a school in the neighbouring district of Khairan al-Muharaq.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>DUBAI, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Among the migrants who found themselves caught up in Libya during last year's war was a group of people whom one University of Oxford researcher calls "invisible": refugees who travel to third countries for work or better education. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94762 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94762 DUBAI, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Among the migrants who found themselves caught up in Libya during last year's war was a group of people whom one University of Oxford researcher calls "invisible": refugees who travel to third countries for work or better education.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>MANILA, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - The Philippine government has made geo-hazard maps, which outline areas prone to natural disasters, publicly available in a bid to reduce vulnerability at community level. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94761 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94761 MANILA, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - The Philippine government has made geo-hazard maps, which outline areas prone to natural disasters, publicly available in a bid to reduce vulnerability at community level.]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>KACHIN STATE, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Aid workers in Myanmar's northern Kachin State have expressed concern over the health of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) along the border with China. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94760 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94760 KACHIN STATE, 31 January 2012 (IRIN) - Aid workers in Myanmar's northern Kachin State have expressed concern over the health of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) along the border with China.]]>