In-Depth reports

IRIN's In-depth products provide comprehensive analyses of selected humanitarian issues, offering a detailed resource and advocacy tool for policy-makers, researchers and humanitarian actors. In-depth reports draw on experiences of those affected by crises, historical inquiry and independent investigations, prepared by IRIN journalists and specialised consultants under the aegis of the IRIN Analytical Unit.

Child Soldiers

Since IRIN published its first Child Soldiers In-depth in 2003, legal efforts to curb the practice have been stepped up significantly, but still, up to 300,000 children are involved in more than 30 conflicts worldwide, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). IRIN's updated In-depth explores the progress made, and the challenges that remain. full report

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2011

A global food crisis Updated: December 2011	Gathering Storm - the humanitarian impact of climate change Updated: December 2011
On the trail of the LRA Updated: November 2011	The rise of the "new" donors Updated: October 2011
'Slum Survivors' inspires and uplifts Updated: March 2011	Sudan's Referendum Updated: January 2011

2010

Coping with crisis Updated: November 2010	Food and nutrition crisis in Niger and the Western Sahel Updated: September 2010
Congo's refugee crisis Updated: March 2010	The landmine hangover Updated: March 2010
Myanmar’s refugees still on the run Updated: February 2010	Another Kenya - The humanitarian cost of under-development Updated: January 2010
Uganda Diaries - Starting afresh in the wake of war Updated: January 2010

2009

Zimbabwe's Humanitarian Crisis
Updated: April 2009

2008

Kenya's post election crisis
Updated: May 2008

2007

Tomorrow’s Crises Today: The Humanitarian Impact of Urbanisation Updated: September 2007	Living with the LRA: The Juba Peace Initiative Updated: June 2007
Youth in crisis: Coming of age in the 21st century Updated: February 2007

2006

Running Dry: the humanitarian impact of the global water crisis Updated: October 2006	Justice for a Lawless World? Rights and reconciliation in a new era of international law Updated: July 2006
When disaster strikes: the response to the South Asian earthquake Updated: June 2006	Guns Out of Control: the continuing threat of small arms Updated: May 2006
Minorities Under Siege - Pygmies today in Africa Updated: April 2006	Killer Number One: The fight against malaria Updated: February 2006

2005

Between Two Stones - Nepal’s decade of conflict Updated: December 2005	Broken bodies - broken dreams: violence against women exposed Updated: November 2005
'Lazarus Drug': ARVs in the treatment era Updated: September 2005	Disaster reduction and the human cost of disaster Updated: June 2005
Razor's Edge - The Controversy of Female Genital Mutilation Updated: March 2005	The Long Journey Home: an IRIN In-Depth on the challenge of refugee return and reintegration Updated: February 2005
Guinea: Living on the edge Updated: January 2005

2004-2000

The Eighth Plague - West Africa's Locust Invasion Updated: December 2004	Laying Landmines to Rest? Humanitarian Mine Action Updated: November 2004
Our Bodies - Their Battle Ground: Gender-based Violence in Conflict Zones Updated: September 2004	Bitter-Sweet Harvest: Afghanistan's New War Updated: August 2004
'Sudan: A future without War?'- IRIN In-Depth on the prospects of peace in Sudan Updated: May 2004	Life in northern Uganda Updated: January 2004
Child soldiers Updated: December 2003	Cabinda Updated: October 2003
Land reform in Southern Africa Updated: July 2003	Togo elections Updated: May 2003
Nigeria Updated: April 2003	Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict Updated: March 2003
Separated Somali Children Updated: January 2003	Sudan Peace Process Updated: December 2002
World AIDS Day 2002 Updated: December 2002	Ituri in Eastern DRC Updated: November 2002
Cote d’Ivoire crisis (2002) Updated: November 2002	Internal Displacement Updated: October 2002
Struggling with the legacy of drought Updated: July 2001	Kuito - A legacy of war Updated: June 2001
A Decent Burial - Somalis yearn for justice Updated: May 2001	The death of Laurent Desire Kabila Updated: January 2001
Surviving disaster Updated: November 2000	Somali National Peace Conference Updated: July 2000

In-Depth reports

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