| YEMEN: Sheikhs and shekels - the real cost of patronage |
 | SANA’A، 12/10/2012 (IRIN) - Sheikh Nasser Shareef grimaced as he described the state of public services in his tribal area in Marib Governorate, about 100km east of Yemen’s capital Sana’a. “Very bad. We don’t even have a police station. And hospitals and schools are empty. There’s no one and nothing inside them, no services,” he told IRIN. full report |
| In Brief: Education often improves during conflict - report |
 | NAIROBI، 12/10/2012 (IRIN) - Armed conflict has a far less drastic effect on children’s education than generally believed, according to the 2012 edition of the Human Security Report, which noted that peacetime improvements in education tend to continue during times of war. full report |
| MIGRATION: Greece failing asylum seekers |
 | ATHENS، 15/10/2012 (IRIN) - When Vahid Pejman, a former journalist from Afghanistan, arrived in Greece with his wife and 11-year-old daughter, he anticipated a brief stay before heading somewhere more welcoming. full report |
| MIGRATION: Teenage migrants “trapped” in Greece |
 | ATHENS/LESBOS، 17/10/2012 (IRIN) - By early evening, Alexandra Park in central Athens starts to fill up with young, male migrants. They gather on benches, and some even kick a ball around, but they are not here for recreation - this is where they sleep, hoping their numbers will provide some protection from sexual predation and racist attacks. full report |
| Analysis: Syria and the regional food chain |
 | DUBAI، 18/10/2012 (IRIN) - The Syrian crisis has disrupted food imports and exports in the region, raising food prices in Jordan, Iraq and Turkey, but governments have so far been able to contain the impact on consumers by finding new trade routes and absorbing some of the increased cost, according to food vendors, truck drivers and analysts. full report |