http://www.irinnews.org/Updated everydayen-gbTue, 18 Jun 2013 11:30:42 GMTMon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 17 June 2013 (IRIN) - In pink tracksuit and big sunglasses, Nomvula Mokonyane, premier of South Africa’s Gauteng Province, delivered a combative warning to the drug dealers of Eldorado Park that had the crowd buzzing: “Leave, your days are numbered!” But then a distraught mother, urged to speak but unable to, brought everyone back down to earth with the news that her addict daughter had just died.Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98243/Making-a-dent-in-South-Africa-s-drug-cultureJOHANNESBURG 17 June 2013 (IRIN) - In pink tracksuit and big sunglasses, Nomvula Mokonyane, premier of South Africa’s Gauteng Province, delivered a combative warning to the drug dealers of Eldorado Park that had the crowd buzzing: “Leave, your days are numbered!” But then a distraught mother, urged to speak but unable to, brought everyone back down to earth with the news that her addict daughter had just died.]]>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 14 June 2013 (IRIN) - The absence of accurate climate prediction models should not dissuade countries from choosing the best ways to adapt to a changing climate, says a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98230/Call-for-no-regret-climate-adaptation-strategiesJOHANNESBURG 14 June 2013 (IRIN) - The absence of accurate climate prediction models should not dissuade countries from choosing the best ways to adapt to a changing climate, says a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences.]]>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 13 June 2013 (IRIN) - Least developed countries (LDCs) will continue to have access to affordable medical technologies for an additional extra eight years before they are required to implement the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Agreement, following a series of negotiations.Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98226/Intellectual-property-reprieve-for-poor-countriesNAIROBI 13 June 2013 (IRIN) - Least developed countries (LDCs) will continue to have access to affordable medical technologies for an additional extra eight years before they are required to implement the World Trade Organization’s Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) Agreement, following a series of negotiations.]]>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>FREETOWN 12 June 2013 (IRIN) - As the fleeting storms of May give way to the persistent downpours of June, the National Cholera Taskforce in Freetown, Sierra Leone, is working to prevent a repeat of last year’s cholera outbreak.Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98214/Sierra-Leone-braces-for-cholera-seasonFREETOWN 12 June 2013 (IRIN) - As the fleeting storms of May give way to the persistent downpours of June, the National Cholera Taskforce in Freetown, Sierra Leone, is working to prevent a repeat of last year’s cholera outbreak.]]>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KANO 11 June 2013 (IRIN) - With mobile phone signals shut down since 15 May in large parts of three northeastern states following a military offensive against Boko Haram (BH) Islamists, anxious residents say the sick are cut off from medical help, commercial supplies are dwindling and food prices rising.Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98207/Military-s-shutdown-of-NE-Nigeria-telecoms-disrupts-tradeKANO 11 June 2013 (IRIN) - With mobile phone signals shut down since 15 May in large parts of three northeastern states following a military offensive against Boko Haram (BH) Islamists, anxious residents say the sick are cut off from medical help, commercial supplies are dwindling and food prices rising.]]>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>COLOMBO 11 June 2013 (IRIN) - Ahead of Sri Lanka's planned provincial election in a former war zone, the country's main ethnic minority Tamil party is pushing to have as much power devolved from Colombo as possible.Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98211/Tamils-want-more-devolved-power-in-Sri-Lanka-apos-s-northCOLOMBO 11 June 2013 (IRIN) - Ahead of Sri Lanka's planned provincial election in a former war zone, the country's main ethnic minority Tamil party is pushing to have as much power devolved from Colombo as possible.]]>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BISSAU 10 June 2013 (IRIN) - Drug-trafficking in Guinea-Bissau is undermining the country’s stability, distorting its economy and intensifying the competition for power among political and military leaders, say analysts and observers.Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98202/Cocaine-related-graft-erodes-Guinea-Bissau-governanceBISSAU 10 June 2013 (IRIN) - Drug-trafficking in Guinea-Bissau is undermining the country’s stability, distorting its economy and intensifying the competition for power among political and military leaders, say analysts and observers.]]>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR/PIKINE 07 June 2013 (IRIN) - Senegalese authorities and aid organizations say they have begun preparing for what will likely be another round of heavy flooding during this year's upcoming rainy season, but observers and local residents say not enough has been done to reduce the risk of annual floods ruining their homes.Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98183/Senegalese-gear-up-for-likely-floodingDAKAR/PIKINE 07 June 2013 (IRIN) - Senegalese authorities and aid organizations say they have begun preparing for what will likely be another round of heavy flooding during this year's upcoming rainy season, but observers and local residents say not enough has been done to reduce the risk of annual floods ruining their homes.]]>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>ANTANANARIVO 07 June 2013 (IRIN) - Madagascar’s recent gains in the battle against malaria are likely to be reversed because funding problems have interrupted prevention activities.Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98185/Fears-of-a-malaria-relapse-in-MadagascarANTANANARIVO 07 June 2013 (IRIN) - Madagascar’s recent gains in the battle against malaria are likely to be reversed because funding problems have interrupted prevention activities.]]>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 07 June 2013 (IRIN) - Guinea’s political violence is hitting residents of the capital Conakry increasingly hard, with some families forced to flee their homes and others relocating for fear of ethnically based attacks.Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98189/Guineans-flee-Conakry-unrest-ethnic-tensionDAKAR 07 June 2013 (IRIN) - Guinea’s political violence is hitting residents of the capital Conakry increasingly hard, with some families forced to flee their homes and others relocating for fear of ethnically based attacks.]]>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>LONDON 07 June 2013 (IRIN) - There should be many reasons for governments to improve public services like water, healthcare and sanitation; these services make citizens happy and politicians popular. But too often, conflicting systems, confusion about roles, perverse incentives and other constraints block desired improvements. What, if anything, can aid agencies do to help?Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98193/Greasing-the-wheels-of-public-service-deliveryLONDON 07 June 2013 (IRIN) - There should be many reasons for governments to improve public services like water, healthcare and sanitation; these services make citizens happy and politicians popular. But too often, conflicting systems, confusion about roles, perverse incentives and other constraints block desired improvements. What, if anything, can aid agencies do to help?]]>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>ADDIS ABABA 06 June 2013 (IRIN) - Ten years ago, a shipping container was converted into Ethiopia’s first HIV treatment centre, in Addis Ababa, the capital. Created in response to a dramatic rise in new HIV infections and AIDS -related deaths, the centre offered the only hope for HIV-positive Ethiopians, who had to pay to access the life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy (ART).Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98168/PEPFAR-budget-cuts-cause-anxietyADDIS ABABA 06 June 2013 (IRIN) - Ten years ago, a shipping container was converted into Ethiopia’s first HIV treatment centre, in Addis Ababa, the capital. Created in response to a dramatic rise in new HIV infections and AIDS -related deaths, the centre offered the only hope for HIV-positive Ethiopians, who had to pay to access the life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy (ART).]]>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR/BAMAKO 06 June 2013 (IRIN) - As international donors, notably France and the USA, as well as the Economic Community of West African States, push for July presidential elections in Mali, critics say doing so could foment factionalization in the north thus further destabilizing it, threaten ongoing negotiations over Kidal town, and hamper reconciliation and dialogue. IRIN spoke to analysts, citizen activists and would-be voters to glean their views.Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98169/Analysis-The-dangers-of-rushing-Mali-electionsDAKAR/BAMAKO 06 June 2013 (IRIN) - As international donors, notably France and the USA, as well as the Economic Community of West African States, push for July presidential elections in Mali, critics say doing so could foment factionalization in the north thus further destabilizing it, threaten ongoing negotiations over Kidal town, and hamper reconciliation and dialogue. IRIN spoke to analysts, citizen activists and would-be voters to glean their views.]]>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 06 June 2013 (IRIN) - International neglect of the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) is partly to blame for the dire humanitarian and security situation there, say officials. The crisis affects the country’s entire population of 4.6 million and has left tens of thousands in need of emergency shelter, healthcare and food aid.Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98179/CAR-crisis-remains-dire-and-neglectedNAIROBI 06 June 2013 (IRIN) - International neglect of the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) is partly to blame for the dire humanitarian and security situation there, say officials. The crisis affects the country’s entire population of 4.6 million and has left tens of thousands in need of emergency shelter, healthcare and food aid.]]>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>SÉVARÉ/BAMAKO 05 June 2013 (IRIN) - More displaced women and girls - some as young as 13 - are turning to sex work to get by in Mali where 14 months of occupation and conflict have forced 475,000 people from their homes in the north, according to NGOs.Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98161/Displaced-Malians-turn-to-survival-sexSÉVARÉ/BAMAKO 05 June 2013 (IRIN) - More displaced women and girls - some as young as 13 - are turning to sex work to get by in Mali where 14 months of occupation and conflict have forced 475,000 people from their homes in the north, according to NGOs.]]>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 05 June 2013 (IRIN) - The conviction in Egypt of 43 NGO workers this week for working illegally has turned the spotlight on an increasingly restrictive environment for NGOs, including those in the humanitarian sector.Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98162/NGOs-under-pressure-in-EgyptCAIRO 05 June 2013 (IRIN) - The conviction in Egypt of 43 NGO workers this week for working illegally has turned the spotlight on an increasingly restrictive environment for NGOs, including those in the humanitarian sector.]]>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>BISSAU 05 June 2013 (IRIN) - The small West African country of Guinea-Bissau is slated to hold fresh polls later this year after yet another coup, but opposition to security sector reform (SSR) by some in the army, the manipulation of the armed forces by politicians, as well as the military’s interference in politics could jeopardize a return to stability, analysts say.Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98167/Analysis-Politicians-military-undermine-Guinea-Bissau-s-stabilityBISSAU 05 June 2013 (IRIN) - The small West African country of Guinea-Bissau is slated to hold fresh polls later this year after yet another coup, but opposition to security sector reform (SSR) by some in the army, the manipulation of the armed forces by politicians, as well as the military’s interference in politics could jeopardize a return to stability, analysts say.]]>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>WARRI/DAKAR 04 June 2013 (IRIN) - Oil theft - known as bunkering - in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is soaring following a brief lull, leading residents and community leaders once again to call on the federal government to do more to address the area’s chronic under-development.Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98155/Rising-Niger-Delta-oil-theft-threatens-securityWARRI/DAKAR 04 June 2013 (IRIN) - Oil theft - known as bunkering - in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is soaring following a brief lull, leading residents and community leaders once again to call on the federal government to do more to address the area’s chronic under-development.]]>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 03 June 2013 (IRIN) - When food prices rise, poor people in developing countries not only change or reduce their diets, they are also more likely to engage in riskier but better paid occupations such as mining and prostitution, according to a new report.Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98151/Developing-countries-see-hidden-cost-in-food-price-hikesNAIROBI 03 June 2013 (IRIN) - When food prices rise, poor people in developing countries not only change or reduce their diets, they are also more likely to engage in riskier but better paid occupations such as mining and prostitution, according to a new report.]]>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 31 May 2013 (IRIN) - After nine months of consultations, the UN High Level Panel on determining the world’s post-2015 development agenda has issued a report calling for a path to sustainable development which will transform the lives of the very poorest.Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98136/Reshaping-the-fight-against-povertyJOHANNESBURG 31 May 2013 (IRIN) - After nine months of consultations, the UN High Level Panel on determining the world’s post-2015 development agenda has issued a report calling for a path to sustainable development which will transform the lives of the very poorest.]]>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 31 May 2013 (IRIN) - A newly sanctioned African Union (AU) force for quick deployment in conflicts such as in Mali is being promoted as a stop-gap measure ahead of the planned formation of the “rapid deployment capability” (RDC) African Standby Force (ASF).Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98139/Analysis-AU-prepares-its-shock-troopsJOHANNESBURG 31 May 2013 (IRIN) - A newly sanctioned African Union (AU) force for quick deployment in conflicts such as in Mali is being promoted as a stop-gap measure ahead of the planned formation of the “rapid deployment capability” (RDC) African Standby Force (ASF).]]>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - As violence rages in northern Nigeria, and international peacekeepers gear up to keep the peace in northern Mali, fears abound that Islamist movements will spread across borders, stoking instability elsewhere in the region, including Senegal which is not immune to the spread of extremist rhetoric, argues a just-published report by the Institute of Security Studies (ISS).Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98122/Senegal-looking-more-vulnerable-to-extremism-instabilityDAKAR 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - As violence rages in northern Nigeria, and international peacekeepers gear up to keep the peace in northern Mali, fears abound that Islamist movements will spread across borders, stoking instability elsewhere in the region, including Senegal which is not immune to the spread of extremist rhetoric, argues a just-published report by the Institute of Security Studies (ISS).]]>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - As aid officials haggle over ways to reduce developing countries’ disasters risks, they are increasingly looking to target the inequalities that make some communities more vulnerable than others. Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98130/Equity-takes-centre-stageJOHANNESBURG 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - As aid officials haggle over ways to reduce developing countries’ disasters risks, they are increasingly looking to target the inequalities that make some communities more vulnerable than others. ]]>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - Humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should broaden beyond emergency needs to encompass underlying dynamics of conflict, according to a report by the international refugee NGO Norwegian Refugee Council.Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98131/Beyond-emergency-needs-in-DRCNAIROBI 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - Humanitarian response in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should broaden beyond emergency needs to encompass underlying dynamics of conflict, according to a report by the international refugee NGO Norwegian Refugee Council.]]>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JERUSALEM 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - Braving social stigma, many Palestinians in East Jerusalem have in recent years applied for Israeli citizenship to escape insecurity and the endangered status of their residency under Israeli occupation. But citizenship alone does not always save them from inequality and uncertainty.Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98132/Palestinians-from-East-Jerusalem-seek-safety-in-Israeli-citizenshipJERUSALEM 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - Braving social stigma, many Palestinians in East Jerusalem have in recent years applied for Israeli citizenship to escape insecurity and the endangered status of their residency under Israeli occupation. But citizenship alone does not always save them from inequality and uncertainty.]]>