| INDONESIA: Buildings on shaky ground in event of another quake, says survey |
 BANGKOK, 19 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, recently hit by a deadly 7.9 magnitude earthquake, is likely to experience an even bigger quake, and buildings need to be constructed to withstand this, experts say.
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PHILIPPINES: Funding shortfall brings health, food security risks, UN warns |  BANGKOK, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The UN has warned of serious health risks and food security problems over a lack of funding to assist the Philippines after the country was hit by three major storms and typhoons.
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KYRGYZSTAN: Fewer glaciers = more deserts |  BISHKEK, 16 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Rapidly melting glaciers in mountainous regions of Kyrgyzstan over the next few decades could lead to increased desertification and land degradation, according to experts.
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AFGHANISTAN: Toilet tribulations |  KABUL, 16 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - For Kabul’s estimated population of 4-5 million there are only 35 public toilets, according to the municipal authorities.
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SRI LANKA: Landmines, unexploded ordnance a barrier to return |  COLOMBO, 9 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) are a key obstacle to the return of thousands of conflict-displaced to their homes in northern Sri Lanka, say government and UN officials.
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PAKISTAN: UN seeks safe access to IDPs |  ISLAMABAD, 8 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - As concern over the lack of access to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from South Waziristan grows among humanitarian workers, UN agencies have called for measures to ensure the security of all civilians caught in the conflict, including relief workers.
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In Brief: Afghan government seeks more funds as H1N1 cases proliferate |  KABUL, 8 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Over 400 new cases of H1N1 influenza and eight fatalities have been reported in Afghanistan since 3 November, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). In total, 772 people (456 Afghans and 316 foreigners) have been infected by the virus in the country, the MoPH said.
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BANGLADESH: Eight people, a dog, a goat and the sea |  KUTUBDIA, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The fisherman, his wife, three sons, two daughters, a sister-in-law, a dog and a goat and I eye each other dubiously. The family of eight is not certain whether I will be able to sleep in their mud hut, which is slightly bigger than a large sports utility vehicle. The animals seem to agree.
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AFGHANISTAN: Northern returnees need aid |  SHEBERGHAN, 29 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Several thousand people returning to their homes in the northern Afghan provinces of Sar-i-Pul and Jowzjan need help before winter, according to aid agencies and local officials.
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PAKISTAN: IDP hosts increasingly wary of undercover militants |  DERA ISMAIL KHAN, 29 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Fear and a growing wariness on the part of potential IDP hosts means some South Waziristan internally displaced persons (IDPs) are finding it hard to get accommodation in the neighbouring districts of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank.
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