http://www.irinnews.org/Updated everydayen-gbThu, 16 May 2013 11:30:47 GMTThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - 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-BangladeshDHAKA 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - 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.]]>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 13 May 2013 (IRIN) - 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-MahasenBANGKOK 13 May 2013 (IRIN) - Bangladesh and Myanmar are bracing for Cyclone Mahasen, a storm which could affect millions in the region, the UN has warned.]]>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>AQABA 09 May 2013 (IRIN) - Investing in preparation for potential disasters is a “no brainer”, Elizabeth Longworth, director of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), told a recent disaster risk reduction (DRR) conference in Aqaba, Jordan.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98003/Analysis-Getting-governments-to-cough-up-for-DRRAQABA 09 May 2013 (IRIN) - Investing in preparation for potential disasters is a “no brainer”, Elizabeth Longworth, director of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), told a recent disaster risk reduction (DRR) conference in Aqaba, Jordan.]]>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 07 May 2013 (IRIN) - As Bangladesh armed forces retrieve bodies from the country’s worst ever industrial disaster, a garment factory collapse killing over 700, contingency planning is taking place for something worse - a long-predicted earthquake striking the mega-capital of Dhaka.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97990/Calamity-planning-Bangladesh-role-plays-quake-responseDHAKA 07 May 2013 (IRIN) - As Bangladesh armed forces retrieve bodies from the country’s worst ever industrial disaster, a garment factory collapse killing over 700, contingency planning is taking place for something worse - a long-predicted earthquake striking the mega-capital of Dhaka.]]>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 06 May 2013 (IRIN) - Corpses are still being recovered from Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster ever - a factory building collapse on 24 April that killed at least 600 workers near the capital. Government experts are scrambling to prevent a repeat.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97987/Analysis-Wake-up-call-for-Bangladesh-s-building-industryDHAKA 06 May 2013 (IRIN) - Corpses are still being recovered from Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster ever - a factory building collapse on 24 April that killed at least 600 workers near the capital. Government experts are scrambling to prevent a repeat.]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 30 April 2013 (IRIN) - Bangladesh must strengthen its urban search and rescue capacity, say experts, following the collapse of an eight-story factory building outside Dhaka which left nearly 400 dead.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97945/Lessons-from-Bangladesh-garment-factory-collapseDHAKA 30 April 2013 (IRIN) - Bangladesh must strengthen its urban search and rescue capacity, say experts, following the collapse of an eight-story factory building outside Dhaka which left nearly 400 dead.]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 22 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ongoing political instability in Bangladesh is undermining disaster preparedness efforts, experts warn. From January to April 2013, opposition parties have enforced 18 nationwide strikes throughout Bangladesh, with even more enforced at the regional and district level, according to security analysts.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97889/Political-instability-undermines-disaster-preparedness-in-BangladeshDHAKA 22 April 2013 (IRIN) - Ongoing political instability in Bangladesh is undermining disaster preparedness efforts, experts warn. From January to April 2013, opposition parties have enforced 18 nationwide strikes throughout Bangladesh, with even more enforced at the regional and district level, according to security analysts.]]>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - Food can just as easily kill as it keeps people alive, experts have learned in Bangladesh, where excessive use of pesticide, unregulated street food and lack of awareness about food safety sicken millions annually.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97824/Analysis-Why-food-can-kill-in-BangladeshDHAKA 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - Food can just as easily kill as it keeps people alive, experts have learned in Bangladesh, where excessive use of pesticide, unregulated street food and lack of awareness about food safety sicken millions annually.]]>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>COLOMBO 09 April 2013 (IRIN) - With the world’s mega-cities growing even larger, policymakers - especially those in developing countries - need urban planning that will help these areas withstand the impacts of natural disasters.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97814/Analysis-Better-urban-planning-needed-to-dodge-disastersCOLOMBO 09 April 2013 (IRIN) - With the world’s mega-cities growing even larger, policymakers - especially those in developing countries - need urban planning that will help these areas withstand the impacts of natural disasters.]]>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 27 March 2013 (IRIN) - Recent civil unrest on the streets of Bangladesh has left experts questioning how to move past the country’s violent birth - without incurring more deaths. “This is unprecedented violence of a shocking nature. The nation never experienced such violence in post-independent Bangladesh,” said Sabir Mustafa, a London-based political specialist covering Bangladeshi politics.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97738/Time-to-reconcile-in-BangladeshDHAKA 27 March 2013 (IRIN) - Recent civil unrest on the streets of Bangladesh has left experts questioning how to move past the country’s violent birth - without incurring more deaths. “This is unprecedented violence of a shocking nature. The nation never experienced such violence in post-independent Bangladesh,” said Sabir Mustafa, a London-based political specialist covering Bangladeshi politics.]]>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>MELBOURNE 05 March 2013 (IRIN) - Australia is failing in its international obligations to protect the rights of close to 2,000 children now in immigration detention, say rights groups and legal experts.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97591/Analysis-Furore-over-Australian-detention-of-immigrant-childrenMELBOURNE 05 March 2013 (IRIN) - Australia is failing in its international obligations to protect the rights of close to 2,000 children now in immigration detention, say rights groups and legal experts.]]>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>LONDON 27 February 2013 (IRIN) - NGOs and UN agencies warn that natural disasters disproportionately affect youths and that more creative use of media is needed to help brace them for natural calamities.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97558/Games-cartoons-boost-youth-disaster-preparationLONDON 27 February 2013 (IRIN) - NGOs and UN agencies warn that natural disasters disproportionately affect youths and that more creative use of media is needed to help brace them for natural calamities.]]>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 12 February 2013 (IRIN) - Activists are calling for stronger action to address rising levels of corruption in Bangladesh's troubled public health care system.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97454/Bangladeshi-health-sector-corruption-hits-poor-hardestDHAKA 12 February 2013 (IRIN) - Activists are calling for stronger action to address rising levels of corruption in Bangladesh's troubled public health care system.]]>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 05 February 2013 (IRIN) - Health experts in Bangladesh have reported a fresh outbreak of the Nipah virus, with 10 deaths in the past few weeks. If infected you have a high chance of dying.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97411/Fresh-outbreak-of-Nipah-virus-in-BangladeshDHAKA 05 February 2013 (IRIN) - Health experts in Bangladesh have reported a fresh outbreak of the Nipah virus, with 10 deaths in the past few weeks. If infected you have a high chance of dying.]]>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 01 February 2013 (IRIN) - Stronger civil registration systems are needed in Asia, home to 60 percent of the world’s population, to ensure the legal and human rights of all, and facilitate health planning, experts say.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97389/Why-civil-registration-matters-in-AsiaBANGKOK 01 February 2013 (IRIN) - Stronger civil registration systems are needed in Asia, home to 60 percent of the world’s population, to ensure the legal and human rights of all, and facilitate health planning, experts say.]]>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 31 January 2013 (IRIN) - Donors and the Bangladeshi authorities have welcomed the recent implementation of the joint needs assessment (JNA) approach to better serve disaster-affected communities - and reduce the harassment of survivors by multiple aid agency assessors.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97379/Needs-assessment-fatigue-in-Bangladesh-less-is-moreDHAKA 31 January 2013 (IRIN) - Donors and the Bangladeshi authorities have welcomed the recent implementation of the joint needs assessment (JNA) approach to better serve disaster-affected communities - and reduce the harassment of survivors by multiple aid agency assessors.]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 22 January 2013 (IRIN) - NGOs in Bangladesh are pushing for a constitutional amendment to guarantee the legal right to access food, or a food security “framework law” that will hold the state liable for any scarcity.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97303/Analysis-The-right-to-food-in-BangladeshDHAKA 22 January 2013 (IRIN) - NGOs in Bangladesh are pushing for a constitutional amendment to guarantee the legal right to access food, or a food security “framework law” that will hold the state liable for any scarcity.]]>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 04 January 2013 (IRIN) - Kurem Sulla is well aware of the importance of the media when it comes to early warnings of a natural disaster.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97171/BANGLADESH-Community-radio-role-in-disaster-preparednessDHAKA 04 January 2013 (IRIN) - Kurem Sulla is well aware of the importance of the media when it comes to early warnings of a natural disaster.]]>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DHAKA 31 December 2012 (IRIN) - Even though HIV prevalence in Bangladesh is as low as 0.1 percent of the 160 million population, experts fear that widespread discrimination towards people who test positive for HIV may leave infections unreported.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97153/HIV-AIDS-Low-prevalence-high-stigma-in-BangladeshDHAKA 31 December 2012 (IRIN) - Even though HIV prevalence in Bangladesh is as low as 0.1 percent of the 160 million population, experts fear that widespread discrimination towards people who test positive for HIV may leave infections unreported.]]>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>COX’S BAZAR 27 December 2012 (IRIN) - More than two months after Rohingya refugee Mohammad Shafique fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, the 32-year-old wonders whether he will be able to return.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97096/BANGLADESH-Mohammad-Shafique-I-am-having-trouble-just-supporting-myself-hereCOX’S BAZAR 27 December 2012 (IRIN) - More than two months after Rohingya refugee Mohammad Shafique fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar, the 32-year-old wonders whether he will be able to return.]]>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>COX’S BAZAR 18 December 2012 (IRIN) - Activists warn food insecurity in southeastern Bangladesh may worsen over the next decade as a result of unfettered deforestation.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97067/BANGLADESH-Deforestation-threatens-food-security-in-southeastCOX’S BAZAR 18 December 2012 (IRIN) - Activists warn food insecurity in southeastern Bangladesh may worsen over the next decade as a result of unfettered deforestation.]]>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>COX’S BAZAR 17 December 2012 (IRIN) - Some 40,000 undocumented Rohingya refugees are being adversely affected by a government ban four months ago on NGOs working at two makeshift sites in southeastern Bangladesh.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97061/BANGLADESH-NGO-ban-hurting-undocumented-RohingyaCOX’S BAZAR 17 December 2012 (IRIN) - Some 40,000 undocumented Rohingya refugees are being adversely affected by a government ban four months ago on NGOs working at two makeshift sites in southeastern Bangladesh.]]>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>BANGKOK 11 December 2012 (IRIN) - The good news: fewer people died from natural disasters in Asia in 2012 than in previous years. The bad news: between January and October, natural disasters still claimed more lives here than anywhere else in the world - and experts predict the trend will continue as populations and industries expand in a region that already houses the world’s largest number of urban residents.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97021/DISASTERS-Asia-s-2012-figures-and-trendsBANGKOK 11 December 2012 (IRIN) - The good news: fewer people died from natural disasters in Asia in 2012 than in previous years. The bad news: between January and October, natural disasters still claimed more lives here than anywhere else in the world - and experts predict the trend will continue as populations and industries expand in a region that already houses the world’s largest number of urban residents.]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 06 December 2012 (IRIN) - Price Watch (Our lives)http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96695/BANGLADESH-KENYA-Our-Lives-A-survivors-apos-guide-to-hard-timesNAIROBI 06 December 2012 (IRIN) - Price Watch (Our lives)]]>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>MYMENSING 06 December 2012 (IRIN) - Samir Uddin, a 50-year-old street hawker, lives with his wife and two children in the village of Charpara in Mymensing District, a rural area 120km north of the capital Dhaka. His children do not go to school.http://www.irinnews.org/Report/96869/BANGLADESH-Samir-Uddin-Street-hawker-BangladeshMYMENSING 06 December 2012 (IRIN) - Samir Uddin, a 50-year-old street hawker, lives with his wife and two children in the village of Charpara in Mymensing District, a rural area 120km north of the capital Dhaka. His children do not go to school.]]>