http://www.irinnews.org/Updated everydayen-gbMon, 17 Jun 2013 18:30:52 GMTMon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JUBA 17 June 2013 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of people have been cut off from water, food and medical care in South Sudan's Jonglei State, after fleeing violence between rebels and the government in Pibor County. They now face escalated risks as the rainy season starts, but aid agencies say the government has denied humanitarian access to these populations.Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98242/Lack-of-access-rains-hinder-aid-to-Jonglei-IDPsJUBA 17 June 2013 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of people have been cut off from water, food and medical care in South Sudan's Jonglei State, after fleeing violence between rebels and the government in Pibor County. They now face escalated risks as the rainy season starts, but aid agencies say the government has denied humanitarian access to these populations.]]>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 12 June 2013 (IRIN) - The UN and the African Union must step forward and take decisive action to stop Sudan from committing war crimes against civilians in Blue Nile State, says a new Amnesty International report, dismissed as “false” by Khartoum.Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98220/Calls-for-AU-UN-to-take-action-in-Sudan-s-Blue-Nile-StateNAIROBI 12 June 2013 (IRIN) - The UN and the African Union must step forward and take decisive action to stop Sudan from committing war crimes against civilians in Blue Nile State, says a new Amnesty International report, dismissed as “false” by Khartoum.]]>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]]>KAMPALA 11 June 2013 (IRIN) - More than 15,000 people living with HIV in the Central African Republic (CAR) had their life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) treatment interrupted as a result of the instability before, during and after the 24 March coup by the Séléka rebel group. NGOs are now struggling to ensure these people resume their regimens to reduce the risk of illness, drug resistance and death.Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98208/Thousands-still-missing-HIV-treatment-following-CAR-coupKAMPALA 11 June 2013 (IRIN) - More than 15,000 people living with HIV in the Central African Republic (CAR) had their life-prolonging antiretroviral (ARV) treatment interrupted as a result of the instability before, during and after the 24 March coup by the Séléka rebel group. NGOs are now struggling to ensure these people resume their regimens to reduce the risk of illness, drug resistance and death.]]>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JALOZAI 10 June 2013 (IRIN) - The last thing Sher Mohammed remembers before fleeing fighting in his village in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan was watching an eight-year-old girl being shot and killed by her father.Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98200/Pakistani-families-forced-to-flee-FATA-paradiseJALOZAI 10 June 2013 (IRIN) - The last thing Sher Mohammed remembers before fleeing fighting in his village in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan was watching an eight-year-old girl being shot and killed by her father.]]>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.]]>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]]>KARACHI 06 June 2013 (IRIN) - The short queue outside a dispensary in the Sohrab Goth area of Pakistan’s mega-city Karachi hadn’t advanced for hours: the front door remained stubbornly shut, death threats having deterred staff from showing up for work several days previously.Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98176/Aid-projects-in-limbo-after-Karachi-killingsKARACHI 06 June 2013 (IRIN) - The short queue outside a dispensary in the Sohrab Goth area of Pakistan’s mega-city Karachi hadn’t advanced for hours: the front door remained stubbornly shut, death threats having deterred staff from showing up for work several days previously.]]>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.]]>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KUNDUZ 04 June 2013 (IRIN) - A process of voluntary disarmament and reintegration of ex-combatants, the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP), has been under way since 2010, but in the absence of a wider settlement, how successful can it hope to be?Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98154/Afghan-reintegration-scheme-in-the-spotlightKUNDUZ 04 June 2013 (IRIN) - A process of voluntary disarmament and reintegration of ex-combatants, the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program (APRP), has been under way since 2010, but in the absence of a wider settlement, how successful can it hope to be?]]>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>GOMA 31 May 2013 (IRIN) - Nineteen international NGOs have sent a joint letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to express concern over the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and future military operations by a new UN Intervention Brigade.Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98140/NGOs-concerned-about-new-DRC-Intervention-BrigadeGOMA 31 May 2013 (IRIN) - Nineteen international NGOs have sent a joint letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to express concern over the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and future military operations by a new UN Intervention Brigade.]]>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>GULU 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - Civil society in northern Uganda has welcomed the reinstatement of legislation granting blanket amnesty to members of armed groups who surrender.Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98133/Rebel-amnesty-reinstated-in-UgandaGULU 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - Civil society in northern Uganda has welcomed the reinstatement of legislation granting blanket amnesty to members of armed groups who surrender.]]>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]]>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.]]>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 28 May 2013 (IRIN) - As asymmetric warfare becomes the norm and military operations take place in ever more urban and densely populated areas, governments are increasingly recognizing the importance of protecting civilians in the midst of conflict. But a large gap remains between the theoretically robust protection provided to civilians by international humanitarian law (IHL) and the realities on the ground. Recommendations from a recent conference aim to address this gap.Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98113/Protecting-civilians-A-little-less-conversation-a-little-more-action-if-you-pleaseDUBAI 28 May 2013 (IRIN) - As asymmetric warfare becomes the norm and military operations take place in ever more urban and densely populated areas, governments are increasingly recognizing the importance of protecting civilians in the midst of conflict. But a large gap remains between the theoretically robust protection provided to civilians by international humanitarian law (IHL) and the realities on the ground. Recommendations from a recent conference aim to address this gap.]]>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>HARGEISA 28 May 2013 (IRIN) - Stiffer penalties and reduced reliance on traditional justice systems could help end the rising incidence of rape in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, say officials.Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98116/Stiffer-penalties-formal-justice-to-curb-rape-in-SomalilandHARGEISA 28 May 2013 (IRIN) - Stiffer penalties and reduced reliance on traditional justice systems could help end the rising incidence of rape in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, say officials.]]>Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR/KANO 27 May 2013 (IRIN) - Northern Nigeria’s grain trade, which supplies almost half of the Sahel’s cereals, has slowed severely, while abnormally high prices of staple grains across the Sahel are causing serious food security concerns in this chronically vulnerable region.Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98105/Analysis-Slowing-Nigerian-grain-trade-threatens-Sahel-food-securityDAKAR/KANO 27 May 2013 (IRIN) - Northern Nigeria’s grain trade, which supplies almost half of the Sahel’s cereals, has slowed severely, while abnormally high prices of staple grains across the Sahel are causing serious food security concerns in this chronically vulnerable region.]]>Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>JUBA 27 May 2013 (IRIN) - A 2005 deal to end decades of civil war in southern Sudan led many to hope that conflict-related humanitarian relief would gradually give way to the peace dividend of development aid and economic growth. Eight years later, emergency needs in the now-independent South Sudan remain overwhelming, with aid agencies calling for more than a billion dollars to tackle them in 2013.Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98108/South-Sudan-s-humanitarian-crises-overshadow-development-needsJUBA 27 May 2013 (IRIN) - A 2005 deal to end decades of civil war in southern Sudan led many to hope that conflict-related humanitarian relief would gradually give way to the peace dividend of development aid and economic growth. Eight years later, emergency needs in the now-independent South Sudan remain overwhelming, with aid agencies calling for more than a billion dollars to tackle them in 2013.]]>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>DUBAI 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Getting humanitarian supplies into conflict zones like Syria is no mean feat, often requiring negotiations with warring parties, braving insecurity and facing repeated delays and logistical challenges.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98087/How-To-Get-medical-aid-kits-to-Aleppo-SyriaDUBAI 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Getting humanitarian supplies into conflict zones like Syria is no mean feat, often requiring negotiations with warring parties, braving insecurity and facing repeated delays and logistical challenges.]]>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>ZIGUINCHOR 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Demining has been halted in southern Senegal’s Casamance Region after 12 deminers were taken hostage by fighters with the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance (MFDC) on 3 May.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98094/Demining-on-hold-in-Senegal-s-Casamance-RegionZIGUINCHOR 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Demining has been halted in southern Senegal’s Casamance Region after 12 deminers were taken hostage by fighters with the separatist Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance (MFDC) on 3 May.]]>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>AMMAN/DUBAI 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of people are gathering in villages in southern Syria, unable to seek refuge in Jordan either because of insecurity along the border or, according to some, new Jordanian security measures. In the meantime, some of them are living “between the mosques and the streets” without enough food and water, amid daily violence.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98096/Concern-for-Syrians-stuck-at-Jordanian-borderAMMAN/DUBAI 24 May 2013 (IRIN) - Thousands of people are gathering in villages in southern Syria, unable to seek refuge in Jordan either because of insecurity along the border or, according to some, new Jordanian security measures. In the meantime, some of them are living “between the mosques and the streets” without enough food and water, amid daily violence.]]>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>KANO 22 May 2013 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of residents of northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State have fled their homes - thousands of them into neighbouring Niger and Cameroon - following airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets on Boko Haram (BH) camps from 15 May.Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98076/Analysis-Nigerians-on-the-run-as-military-combat-Boko-HaramKANO 22 May 2013 (IRIN) - Tens of thousands of residents of northeastern Nigeria’s Borno State have fled their homes - thousands of them into neighbouring Niger and Cameroon - following airstrikes by Nigerian fighter jets on Boko Haram (BH) camps from 15 May.]]>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>CAIRO 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - Until government and revolutionary forces attacked the Libyan town of Bani Walid, about 170km southeast of the capital Tripoli in October last year, Abdullah Warfella had been determined never to leave.Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98045/Libyans-in-North-Africa-scared-to-return-homeCAIRO 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - Until government and revolutionary forces attacked the Libyan town of Bani Walid, about 170km southeast of the capital Tripoli in October last year, Abdullah Warfella had been determined never to leave.]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT]]>RIO DE JANEIRO 15 May 2013 (IRIN) - In slums where killings, rape, kidnappings and other criminal violence are commonplace, say researchers, lives and livelihoods are hampered by a force that is tough to measure: Fear.Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.irinnews.org/Report/98039/The-price-of-fearRIO DE JANEIRO 15 May 2013 (IRIN) - In slums where killings, rape, kidnappings and other criminal violence are commonplace, say researchers, lives and livelihoods are hampered by a force that is tough to measure: Fear.]]>