| SRI LANKA: Legacy of war - unemployment and homelessness |
 | COLOMBO، 21/5/2012 (IRIN) - Life is slowly returning to normal in northern Sri Lanka, but three years after a decades-long conflict was officially declared over, jobs and housing are the prevailing concerns of returnees. full report |
| AFGHANISTAN: Drawdown focuses aid workers' minds |
 | KABUL، 21/5/2012 (IRIN) - With the clock ticking down to Afghanistan's transition in 2014, including the withdrawal of most foreign military forces, humanitarians have said it is time to consider post-transition scenarios and how that will impact aid delivery and operations. full report |
| BANGLADESH: 40,000 slum residents face eviction |
 | DHAKA، 22/5/2012 (IRIN) - Up to 40,000 people living in the biggest slum in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, could be facing eviction after a court order to clear government land in the city. So far 4,500 have been put out of their homes, and activists claim there are similar plans for the rest of the residents in the coming months. full report |
| In Brief: Bangladesh border killings continue unabated |
 | DHAKA، 22/5/2012 (IRIN) - The number of Bangladeshi citizens killed by Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) this year shows no decline, activists say. full report |
| HEALTH: Healthcare in the crossfire |
 | BANGKOK، 23/5/2012 (IRIN) - As Mohammed Mohammedi lay trapped in the car with his co-worker, pinned down by heavy gunfire, they promised each other that whoever made it out alive would tell the other’s family. Now, 12 years after he was captured and beaten by militias in Somalia while carrying out a polio vaccination campaign, he realizes this was a “futile promise”. full report |
| NEPAL: Women demand end to sexual harassment |
 | KATHMANDU، 23/5/2012 (IRIN) - Sexual harassment is an everyday issue for women in Nepal, particularly in urban areas. Although exact numbers are unavailable, activists say the problem is on the rise and are demanding change. full report |
| HEALTH: From malaria research results to policy |
 | LONDON، 23/5/2012 (IRIN) - No matter how compelling, medical research has historically not guaranteed swift regulatory approval, but researchers are finding ways to speed up translation of their conclusions into policy. full report |
| HEALTH: Cost of clinical trials worries donors |
 | LONDON، 24/5/2012 (IRIN) - The more medical successes there are, the more it costs to find the next one, prompting donors to demand more from researchers carrying out large-scale trials of drugs, vaccines and global health impacts. full report |
| NEPAL: Divided over federalism |
 | KATHMANDU، 25/5/2012 (IRIN) - Just days before Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) reaches its fifth deadline to agree on a new constitution on 27 May, the country remains divided over the issue of federalism. full report |
| Analysis: Remedying global health R&D |
 | BANGKOK، 25/5/2012 (IRIN) - Researchers are calling for a binding global health convention that requires all governments to share the costs of research and development (R&D), stating that such an international treaty would boost access for communities least able to pay for medical innovation – but who need it most. full report |