Humanitarian Analysis

Israeli government challenges the law to embrace illegal settler outposts

RAMALLAH/TEL AVIV, 14 May 2012 (IRIN Middle East) - Israeli settlers east of the separation barrier in the central West Bank occupy the land most critical for any future final status agreement under a two-state solution. But instead of limiting settlement expansion, critics say the Israeli authorities are setting a dangerous precedent by legalizing new outposts and undermining the law. full report

Analysis: Why rice intensification matters in Asia

 BANGKOK, 24 April 2012 (IRIN Global) - The system of rice intensification (SRI) is gaining ground across Asia as more and more governments come to rely on it for food security. full report

Analysis: Syria’s forgotten refugees

 DUBAI, 23 April 2012 (IRIN Middle East) - It was 21 February 2006. The date is etched in Samia’s* mind. She was in her kitchen making tea for her brother’s family, who was visiting her at her home in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, when gunfire broke out in the sitting room. full report

Analysis: Latest coup another setback for Guinea-Bissau

 DAKAR-BISSAU, 23 April 2012 (IRIN Africa) - Development, democracy and stability gains in Guinea-Bissau have suffered a major setback following the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau on 12 April. full report

Analysis: Reassessing international access in Myanmar

 YANGON, 29 March 2012 (IRIN Asia) - Access for international aid workers in Myanmar shows signs of improving, but aid workers say huge challenges remain. full report

Analysis: Syrian Red Crescent fighting perceptions of partiality

 DUBAI, 29 March 2012 (IRIN Middle East) - As it tries to improve its image and convince donors of its impartiality, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) is calling for more support in order to respond to growing humanitarian needs in Syria. full report

Analysis: Has the Refugee Convention outlived its usefulness?

 JOHANNESBURG, 26 March 2012 (IRIN Africa) - Can an international convention drafted 60 years ago to protect a limited number of Europeans uprooted by World War II continue to provide protection to the millions of people around the world today forced to flee their countries for a variety of reasons? full report

Analysis: Why the aid drawdown in Afghanistan could be a good thing

 PASHTUN KOT, 26 March 2012 (IRIN Asia) - One hillside in Pashtun Kot District in the northern Afghan province of Faryab stands out. Dotted with graves, it is the final resting place for the victims of underdevelopment: Villagers travel from far-off mountains by donkey to bury their dead here - people whose demise was hastened by chronic hunger, undernutrition and lack of access to health care. full report

Analysis: Warriors and websites - a new kind of rebellion in Mali?

 MOPTI, 26 March 2012 (IRIN Africa) - In the wake of the coup that deposed Mali’s President Amadou Toumani Touré, military junta leader Captain Amadou Sanogo has stressed a willingness to negotiate with rebel groups reportedly surrounding the northern town of Kidal and reinforcing positions around Gao, 190 km further south. full report

Analysis: What ails Cambodia's mental health system?

 PHNOM PENH, 12 March 2012 (IRIN Asia) - In Cambodia, the psychological fallout from one of the world's heaviest bombing campaigns, genocide and two decades of conflict, coupled with chronic poverty, have left a heavy mental health burden that medical services are ill-equipped to handle, say experts. full report

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