| SYRIA: Turkey opens up to international aid in camps |
 | ANKARA، 16/11/2012 (IRIN) - Turkey has treated Syrians fleeing to its territory better than most countries in the world ever would or could. Refugees receive three hot meals a day and live in modern facilities, in much better conditions, they say, than their counterparts in Lebanon and Jordan. full report |
| ISRAEL-OPT: Border communities prepare for the worst |
 | SDEROT/TEL AVIV/GAZA CITY، 16/11/2012 (IRIN) - Sderot’s streets are empty, its schools and shops closed. Residents of this southern Israeli town are accustomed to the alarm that sounds almost daily as rockets fired from Gaza land here. But the upsurge in violence in recent days is, for some, the last straw. full report |
| OPT: In the line of fire |
 | GAZA CITY، 18/11/2012 (IRIN) - It seemed a wise decision: when the air strikes began over the Gaza Strip on 14 November, Othman Abdel’Al, like several Gazans, moved his family to a safer location. But when they returned to check on their home three days later, the bombs fell, killing Othman's wife and hospitalizing him. full report |
| CLIMATE CHANGE: A four-degree warmer world |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 19/11/2012 (IRIN) - A new report released just days ahead of the UN climate change talks to be held in Doha, Qatar, paints an unnerving picture of a four-degree Celsius warmer world by the end of the century. full report |
| OPT: Gaza hospitals need more drugs |
 | GAZA، 19/11/2012 (IRIN) - The nurses at Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip have seen bombing casualties before, but never on this scale.
“I was here when the [23-day] 2008-09 war took place, and I think this one is more difficult in [terms of] injuries and the type of demanding work we do”, said Tal’at Al Ejla, a 30-year-old nurse. full report |
| In-Depth: On the frontlines of “Fortress Europe” |
 | ORESTIADA، 21/11/2012 (IRIN) - Until a few months ago, Greece’s 200km border with Turkey represented the largest crack in the walls of “Fortress Europe”; it was the point where the majority of undocumented migrants entered the European Union (EU). full report |
| In-Depth: Imagining the future of migration |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 21/11/2012 (IRIN) - What does the future hold for international migration? By 2030, will we see more people migrating in response to climate change and an increased demand for their labour in Europe? Or will rapid economic growth and development in traditional migrant-sending countries persuade more people to stay put? full report |
| In-Depth: Changing the odds in Europe's asylum lottery |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 21/11/2012 (IRIN) - Desperate to escape the conflict in Syria, but reluctant to see out the war in a dusty refugee camp in Jordan, Emmad Saeed* and his family paid smugglers to take them to Europe. They hoped to reach relatives in Germany or Sweden but their smugglers guaranteed only that they would get to Europe, and the country their small boat washed up on was Greece. full report |
| In-Depth: Top 10 neglected refugee crises |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 21/11/2012 (IRIN) - Refugee crises appear to come and go. In 2011, all eyes were on the Dadaab refugee complex in northern Kenya as it received hundreds of thousands of Somalis fleeing famine and conflict. This year, attention has shifted to the refugee exodus from Syria, even though the majority of Somalis who arrived at Dadaab last year are still there. full report |
| Overview: Crossing into the unknown |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 21/11/2012 (IRIN) - Hamid’s parents migrated from Afghanistan before he was born and he grew up in Iran where life as an unregistered refugee was hard, particularly after his father returned to Afghanistan never to be heard from again. At the age of 15, Hamid paid smugglers to get him into Europe using money his two older brothers had raised from selling off their tailoring business. full report |
| In-Depth: Migration policy bites hard |
 | TEL AVIV، 21/11/2012 (IRIN) - The Israeli government says a hardening of migration policy has caused a 90 percent drop in arrivals in the last few months, from around 2,000 in May to 122 in September. full report |
| LEBANON: Concern for Syrian refugees as winter approaches |
 | BEIRUT/TAALABAYA، 21/11/2012 (IRIN) - Winter is approaching fast for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, who are facing night-time temperatures that regularly dip below zero. full report |
| CLIMATE CHANGE: To save trees, save people |
 | JOHANNESBURG، 21/11/2012 (IRIN) - Scientists are pushing for changes to a UN mechanism that aims to curtail greenhouse gases by preventing forest loss. Environmentalists have long argued the mechanism must also protect biodiversity and forest-dependent communities. Now, ahead of climate talks in Doha, this thinking is finding a broader audience. full report |