http://www.irinnews.org/irin-fp.aspxUpdated everydayen-gbThu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:33 GMTThu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 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=94677BAGHDAD 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 00:00:00 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=94638DUBAI 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 00:00:00 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=94633DUBAI 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, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 04 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=94581DUBAI 04 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.]]>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 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=94532BAGHDAD 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.]]>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 05 December 2011 (IRIN) - While overall violence is decreasing in Iraq, the level of attacks and intimidation of religious minorities remains high, leading to increased displacement, a new report says.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94389BAGHDAD 05 December 2011 (IRIN) - While overall violence is decreasing in Iraq, the level of attacks and intimidation of religious minorities remains high, leading to increased displacement, a new report says.]]>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 25 July 2011 (IRIN) - Nearly 200 families have been displaced in Iraq’s self-ruled northern Kurdish region due to Iranian shelling since mid-July of Iranian Kurdish rebels based inside Iraq, say officials.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93312BAGHDAD 25 July 2011 (IRIN) - Nearly 200 families have been displaced in Iraq’s self-ruled northern Kurdish region due to Iranian shelling since mid-July of Iranian Kurdish rebels based inside Iraq, say officials.]]>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Institutional donor aid in 2010 was at its highest-ever level - US$16.7 billion - but so were aid costs, says aid watchdog Development Initiatives in its annual Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, released today.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93279DAKAR 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Institutional donor aid in 2010 was at its highest-ever level - US$16.7 billion - but so were aid costs, says aid watchdog Development Initiatives in its annual Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, released today.]]>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - A just released national youth survey in Iraq says youth unemployment is running at over 20 percent and many young people are thinking of emigrating.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93278BAGHDAD 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - A just released national youth survey in Iraq says youth unemployment is running at over 20 percent and many young people are thinking of emigrating.]]>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 04 July 2011 (IRIN) - Decades of war and international sanctions have turned Iraq into one of the worst places for children in the Middle East and North Africa, with around 3.5 million living in poverty, 1.5 million under the age of five undernourished and 100 infants dying every day, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warns.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93133BAGHDAD 04 July 2011 (IRIN) - Decades of war and international sanctions have turned Iraq into one of the worst places for children in the Middle East and North Africa, with around 3.5 million living in poverty, 1.5 million under the age of five undernourished and 100 infants dying every day, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warns.]]>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>ABU DHABI 27 June 2011 (IRIN) - The launch of an Arabic version of the 2011 Sphere Handbook, which sets out best practice in the delivery of humanitarian aid, comes at a time of major political, economic and social change across the Middle East and should help streamline humanitarian responses, say aid officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93083ABU DHABI 27 June 2011 (IRIN) - The launch of an Arabic version of the 2011 Sphere Handbook, which sets out best practice in the delivery of humanitarian aid, comes at a time of major political, economic and social change across the Middle East and should help streamline humanitarian responses, say aid officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).]]>Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 18 May 2011 (IRIN) - The Iraqi authorities are bracing for a possible influx of returnees from neighbouring countries affected by violent protests, especially Syria, and say hundreds have already returned from Libya.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92748BAGHDAD 18 May 2011 (IRIN) - The Iraqi authorities are bracing for a possible influx of returnees from neighbouring countries affected by violent protests, especially Syria, and say hundreds have already returned from Libya.]]>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 27 April 2011 (IRIN) - The government has set up a committee to trace thousands of Iraqis missing since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, says an official.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92594BAGHDAD 27 April 2011 (IRIN) - The government has set up a committee to trace thousands of Iraqis missing since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, says an official.]]>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 18 April 2011 (IRIN) - Iraq is renewing efforts to reach deals with Syria and Turkey to increase water levels on the River Euphrates which flows from these two countries into Iraq, and on which Iraq is heavily dependent for agriculture and electricity generation.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92504BAGHDAD 18 April 2011 (IRIN) - Iraq is renewing efforts to reach deals with Syria and Turkey to increase water levels on the River Euphrates which flows from these two countries into Iraq, and on which Iraq is heavily dependent for agriculture and electricity generation.]]>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 13 April 2011 (IRIN) - Hiring taxis instead of 4WDs, signing memos of understanding with local elites, and co-investing programmes with governments and locals, are some of the ways aid agencies have lowered risks to staff in highly insecure aid environments such as Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan. These and other examples are detailed in a 12 April report by the UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). entitled To Stay and Deliver: Good practice for humanitarians in complex security environments.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92459DAKAR 13 April 2011 (IRIN) - Hiring taxis instead of 4WDs, signing memos of understanding with local elites, and co-investing programmes with governments and locals, are some of the ways aid agencies have lowered risks to staff in highly insecure aid environments such as Sudan, Somalia and Afghanistan. These and other examples are detailed in a 12 April report by the UN Office for the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). entitled To Stay and Deliver: Good practice for humanitarians in complex security environments.]]>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 06 April 2011 (IRIN) - Lack of detailed mine maps in Iraq and the current political instability have hampered mine-clearance efforts, officials say.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92386BAGHDAD 06 April 2011 (IRIN) - Lack of detailed mine maps in Iraq and the current political instability have hampered mine-clearance efforts, officials say.]]>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 03 March 2011 (IRIN) - Several Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq and Yemen are unlikely to achieve the education-for-all Millennium Development Goals by 2015 because of insecurity and conflict, according to a new report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92091NAIROBI 03 March 2011 (IRIN) - Several Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq and Yemen are unlikely to achieve the education-for-all Millennium Development Goals by 2015 because of insecurity and conflict, according to a new report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).]]>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 28 February 2011 (IRIN) - Iraqi government plans for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees may not be fully implemented this year because of a funding shortfall, says Deputy Minister for Displacement and Migration Azhar Al-Mousawi.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=92060BAGHDAD 28 February 2011 (IRIN) - Iraqi government plans for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees may not be fully implemented this year because of a funding shortfall, says Deputy Minister for Displacement and Migration Azhar Al-Mousawi.]]>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 21 February 2011 (IRIN) - The Iraqi government has pledged to improve the state-run food aid system in the wake of sporadic protests and long-standing discontent over the quality and targeting of the rations provided.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91983BAGHDAD 21 February 2011 (IRIN) - The Iraqi government has pledged to improve the state-run food aid system in the wake of sporadic protests and long-standing discontent over the quality and targeting of the rations provided.]]>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>MADRID 13 January 2011 (IRIN) - Asma Al-Haidari, an Amman-based Iraqi human rights analyst and advocate, says the phenomenon of enforced disappearances in Iraq touches the whole population, irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity or religious belief.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91622MADRID 13 January 2011 (IRIN) - Asma Al-Haidari, an Amman-based Iraqi human rights analyst and advocate, says the phenomenon of enforced disappearances in Iraq touches the whole population, irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity or religious belief.]]>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 05 January 2011 (IRIN) - Iraq’s new government plans to tackle internal displacement and closely monitor and assist Iraqi refugees abroad, the country’s newly appointed migration and displacement minister said on 3 January. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91536BAGHDAD 05 January 2011 (IRIN) - Iraq’s new government plans to tackle internal displacement and closely monitor and assist Iraqi refugees abroad, the country’s newly appointed migration and displacement minister said on 3 January. ]]>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAMASCUS 28 December 2010 (IRIN) - Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis fled the country after sectarian violence broke out following the 2003 war which toppled Saddam Hussein. However, the precise number of refugees is hard to ascertain and fluctuates in line with changing perceptions and the security situation in Iraq.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91464DAMASCUS 28 December 2010 (IRIN) - Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis fled the country after sectarian violence broke out following the 2003 war which toppled Saddam Hussein. However, the precise number of refugees is hard to ascertain and fluctuates in line with changing perceptions and the security situation in Iraq.]]>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>ANKAWA 23 December 2010 (IRIN) - Hundreds of Iraqi Christians are fleeing to the northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region and particularly the town of Ankawa, which has become a safe haven for the country’s Christians, thanks to its special status and privileges granted by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91438ANKAWA 23 December 2010 (IRIN) - Hundreds of Iraqi Christians are fleeing to the northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region and particularly the town of Ankawa, which has become a safe haven for the country’s Christians, thanks to its special status and privileges granted by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).]]>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>BAGHDAD 07 December 2010 (IRIN) - Displaced Iraqi female-headed families who have returned home are still experiencing major livelihood challenges, says the International Organization for Migration (IOM).http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91310BAGHDAD 07 December 2010 (IRIN) - Displaced Iraqi female-headed families who have returned home are still experiencing major livelihood challenges, says the International Organization for Migration (IOM).]]>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAMASCUS 30 November 2010 (IRIN) - The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) is encouraging the drafting of labour legislation to provide foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in the Middle East with legal protection.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=91236DAMASCUS 30 November 2010 (IRIN) - The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) is encouraging the drafting of labour legislation to provide foreign domestic workers (FDWs) in the Middle East with legal protection.]]>