http://www.IRINnews.org/Iraqfp.asp Updated every day en-gb Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:13:56 GMT United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks, http://www.IRINnews.org/Iraqfp.asp Wed, 8 Feb 2012 02:02:02 GMT ]]>SANA'A, 8 February 2012 (IRIN) - After a year of mass demonstrations and street battles which brought the country to the brink of civil war, Yemen is preparing for presidential elections on 21 February; the sole candidate, Vice-President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi, kicked off his campaign yesterday. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94815 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94815 SANA'A, 8 February 2012 (IRIN) - After a year of mass demonstrations and street battles which brought the country to the brink of civil war, Yemen is preparing for presidential elections on 21 February; the sole candidate, Vice-President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi, kicked off his campaign yesterday.]]> 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.]]> 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.]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>GAZA CITY, 30 January 2012 (IRIN) - International aid groups providing humanitarian support to Palestinians in Gaza have to tread extremely carefully to avoid falling foul of western anti-terror legislation aimed at Hamas, the Islamic movement that controls the territory. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94750 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94750 GAZA CITY, 30 January 2012 (IRIN) - International aid groups providing humanitarian support to Palestinians in Gaza have to tread extremely carefully to avoid falling foul of western anti-terror legislation aimed at Hamas, the Islamic movement that controls the territory.]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>RAMALLAH, 27 January 2012 (IRIN) - The humanitarian community's 2012-2013 Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has a narrower scope than in previous years, focusing on two strategic objectives: improving the protective environment, including access to essential services like health care and education, and tackling food insecurity especially in areas where the Palestinian Authority (PA) has limited access. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94740 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94740 RAMALLAH, 27 January 2012 (IRIN) - The humanitarian community's 2012-2013 Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has a narrower scope than in previous years, focusing on two strategic objectives: improving the protective environment, including access to essential services like health care and education, and tackling food insecurity especially in areas where the Palestinian Authority (PA) has limited access.]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>CAIRO, 26 January 2012 (IRIN) - A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94728 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94728 CAIRO, 26 January 2012 (IRIN) - A nationwide campaign to stop the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in Egypt is to be launched by the government in a few weeks, say officials, but details are still sketchy.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>SANA'A, 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - At least 46 people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes between Houthi-led Shia rebels and pro-government Sunni Salafi gunmen in the northwestern Yemeni governorate of Hajjah, assistant head of Hajjah security department Atif Sulaiman told IRIN. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94724 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94724 SANA'A, 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - At least 46 people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes between Houthi-led Shia rebels and pro-government Sunni Salafi gunmen in the northwestern Yemeni governorate of Hajjah, assistant head of Hajjah security department Atif Sulaiman told IRIN.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>ADEN, 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - When Abdullah al-Hasani, 55, fled his home in the Khanfar District of Yemen's Abyan Governorate eight months ago, he hoped some day to return and grow watermelons. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94716 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94716 ADEN, 25 January 2012 (IRIN) - When Abdullah al-Hasani, 55, fled his home in the Khanfar District of Yemen's Abyan Governorate eight months ago, he hoped some day to return and grow watermelons.]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>BAGHDAD, 19 January 2012 (IRIN) - Suicide attacks, assassinations and bombings in Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 265 people and injured hundreds of others since 18 December, the date the USA withdrew all but 200 of its troops from the country, according to the health and interior ministries. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94677 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94677 BAGHDAD, 19 January 2012 (IRIN) - Suicide attacks, assassinations and bombings in Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 265 people and injured hundreds of others since 18 December, the date the USA withdrew all but 200 of its troops from the country, according to the health and interior ministries.]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>DUBAI, 13 January 2012 (IRIN) - New data out of Iraq shows what many psychologists suspected though little research had confirmed: Girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are more prone to mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94638 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94638 DUBAI, 13 January 2012 (IRIN) - New data out of Iraq shows what many psychologists suspected though little research had confirmed: Girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are more prone to mental disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>DUBAI, 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - If you thought 2011 was a historic year for the Middle East, 2012 is likely to be even more unpredictable. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94633 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94633 DUBAI, 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - If you thought 2011 was a historic year for the Middle East, 2012 is likely to be even more unpredictable.]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>SANA'A, 11 January 2012 (IRIN) - Unrest in Yemen for almost a year has affected the government's capacity to function, forcing aid agencies to work more closely with, and through, community-level partners and volunteers, says a senior aid worker with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94623 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94623 SANA'A, 11 January 2012 (IRIN) - Unrest in Yemen for almost a year has affected the government's capacity to function, forcing aid agencies to work more closely with, and through, community-level partners and volunteers, says a senior aid worker with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>TEL AVIV, 10 January 2012 (IRIN) - Following a heated public debate, the Israeli cabinet passed on 9 January a tough new law intended to deter the entry of what the government calls “illegal migrants” or “infiltrators”. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94620 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94620 TEL AVIV, 10 January 2012 (IRIN) - Following a heated public debate, the Israeli cabinet passed on 9 January a tough new law intended to deter the entry of what the government calls “illegal migrants” or “infiltrators”.]]> Mon, 9 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>RAMALLAH, 9 January 2012 (IRIN) - Izz Tawil draws a black circle on the flip-chart in his office in Ramallah, capital of the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94606 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94606 RAMALLAH, 9 January 2012 (IRIN) - Izz Tawil draws a black circle on the flip-chart in his office in Ramallah, capital of the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).]]> Thu, 5 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>CAIRO, 5 January 2012 (IRIN) - The involvement of children in violence during ongoing clashes between protesters and police in Egypt should be addressed because it is against international norms, say child rights activists. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94587 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94587 CAIRO, 5 January 2012 (IRIN) - The involvement of children in violence during ongoing clashes between protesters and police in Egypt should be addressed because it is against international norms, say child rights activists.]]> Wed, 4 Jan 2012 01:01:01 GMT ]]>DUBAI, 4 January 2012 (IRIN) - When hundreds of thousands of people across the Arab world poured into the streets in 2011 to demand freedom from dictatorship, they set in motion a series of events which not only created humanitarian needs in countries that were otherwise relatively stable, but also exacerbated existing humanitarian and developmental challenges. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94581 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94581 DUBAI, 4 January 2012 (IRIN) - When hundreds of thousands of people across the Arab world poured into the streets in 2011 to demand freedom from dictatorship, they set in motion a series of events which not only created humanitarian needs in countries that were otherwise relatively stable, but also exacerbated existing humanitarian and developmental challenges.]]> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:12:12 GMT ]]>MISRATA/TRIPOLI/DUBAI, 29 December 2011 (IRIN) - Mistrust of Libya's interim administration is likely to deter tens of thousands of revolutionary fighters from complying with a massive new demobilization plan, according to analysts and former rebels. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94559 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94559 MISRATA/TRIPOLI/DUBAI, 29 December 2011 (IRIN) - Mistrust of Libya's interim administration is likely to deter tens of thousands of revolutionary fighters from complying with a massive new demobilization plan, according to analysts and former rebels.]]> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:12:12 GMT ]]>DUBAI, 27 December 2011 (IRIN) - Aid workers hope "shocking" new malnutrition figures from a survey conducted in western Yemen will help highlight the serious humanitarian situation in the country and prompt donors to act immediately. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94533 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94533 DUBAI, 27 December 2011 (IRIN) - Aid workers hope "shocking" new malnutrition figures from a survey conducted in western Yemen will help highlight the serious humanitarian situation in the country and prompt donors to act immediately.]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:12:12 GMT ]]>BAGHDAD, 23 December 2011 (IRIN) - Every day, the bleak concrete blast walls circling Baghdad's northern neighbourhood of Adhamiya trigger flashbacks in the mind of Sahib Awad Maarouf of the violence which plagued Iraq after the 2003 US-led invasion. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94532 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94532 BAGHDAD, 23 December 2011 (IRIN) - Every day, the bleak concrete blast walls circling Baghdad's northern neighbourhood of Adhamiya trigger flashbacks in the mind of Sahib Awad Maarouf of the violence which plagued Iraq after the 2003 US-led invasion.]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:12:12 GMT ]]>BEIRUT, 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - Syria's central city of Homs is in a state of quasi-civil war, as violence becomes a daily routine, with sectarianism increasing and living conditions deteriorating, say residents and government opponents. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94529 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94529 BEIRUT, 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - Syria's central city of Homs is in a state of quasi-civil war, as violence becomes a daily routine, with sectarianism increasing and living conditions deteriorating, say residents and government opponents.]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:12:12 GMT ]]>DHAMAR, 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - Poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by the current political unrest, are driving up child marriages in Dhamar Governorate and elsewhere in Yemen, says Asmaa al-Masri, a sociologist at Dhamar University. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94517 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94517 DHAMAR, 22 December 2011 (IRIN) - Poverty and unemployment, exacerbated by the current political unrest, are driving up child marriages in Dhamar Governorate and elsewhere in Yemen, says Asmaa al-Masri, a sociologist at Dhamar University.]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:12:12 GMT ]]>DUBAI, 20 December 2011 (IRIN) - Aid workers in Yemen, the Middle East's poorest country, appear to have made some headway in broadening the mainstream narrative to include the deepening humanitarian crisis. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94506 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94506 DUBAI, 20 December 2011 (IRIN) - Aid workers in Yemen, the Middle East's poorest country, appear to have made some headway in broadening the mainstream narrative to include the deepening humanitarian crisis.]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:12:12 GMT ]]>CAIRO, 20 December 2011 (IRIN) - One of the key moments in the build-up to the 25 January uprising and the overthrow of Egypt's former President Mubarak was the alleged beating to death of a young man, Khaled Said, by police in Alexandria - an event which galvanized Egyptians around the issue of police brutality. http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94505 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94505 CAIRO, 20 December 2011 (IRIN) - One of the key moments in the build-up to the 25 January uprising and the overthrow of Egypt's former President Mubarak was the alleged beating to death of a young man, Khaled Said, by police in Alexandria - an event which galvanized Egyptians around the issue of police brutality.]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:12:12 GMT ]]>TEL AVIV, 16 December 2011 (IRIN) - In the wake of increased violence between the Israeli army and militants in the Gaza Strip, Israeli threats of a second large-scale attack on the occupied Palestinian territory raise pressing questions of international humanitarian law (IHL): http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94484 http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94484 TEL AVIV, 16 December 2011 (IRIN) - In the wake of increased violence between the Israeli army and militants in the Gaza Strip, Israeli threats of a second large-scale attack on the occupied Palestinian territory raise pressing questions of international humanitarian law (IHL):]]>