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IRIN Lead Stories
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SRI LANKA: Human rights record could cost textile concession
KATUNAKYAKE Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (IRIN) - Thousands of jobs in Sri Lanka's crucial textile industry are under threat following a European Union (EU) report over alleged human rights abuses including the and failure to implement human rights conventions in the country.
ASIA: Human rights body’s shaky beginnings
HUA HIN Monday, October 26, 2009 (IRIN) - After only a few days Southeast Asia's inter-governmental human rights body is already being criticized over its terms of reference as well as its ability to have any impact on human rights in Myanmar.
SRI LANKA: Donor frustration over IDP camps
BANGKOK Friday, October 23, 2009 (IRIN) - Donors are increasingly concerned over the conditions in Sri Lanka’s camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) and are less likely to provide funding if they continue to restrict IDPs’ freedom of movement, say UN officials.
SRI LANKA: Fighting over fish
COLOMBO Friday, October 16, 2009 (IRIN) - The seas off Batticaloa in the country's former war-torn east are home to one of the most fertile spawning grounds off Sri Lanka, and fishermen rarely had to travel far for a good catch.
In Brief: When health facilities become casualties
DAKAR Wednesday, October 14, 2009 (IRIN) - Designed to be safe havens in times of disaster, health facilities are vulnerable to upheaval when catastrophe strikes, according to the UN, which is focusing on hospital safety for International Day for Disaster Reduction.
How To: Rescue people trapped in a collapsed building
NAIROBI Thursday, October 08, 2009 (IRIN) - When an earthquake strikes a town, or a building is levelled by an explosion, news footage invariably shows search and rescue teams trawling through the rubble looking for survivors. But what does it take to rescue people trapped under tons of concrete?
In Brief: Voices of landmine survivors
DAKAR Thursday, October 08, 2009 (IRIN) - A landmine survivor in Senegal’s Casamance region on 6 October used the recent report, ‘Voices from the Ground’, based on a survey of mine victims worldwide, to remind aid agencies, Senegal’s anti-mine agency and the media of victims’ needs and governments’ responsibilities.
In Brief: Migration myths dispelled in UNDP report
BANGKOK Monday, October 05, 2009 (IRIN) - Most migrants do not move from developing to developed countries, and when they do, rather than hurting host economies, they benefit them, according to a new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
In Brief: Twenty cities most vulnerable to storm surges, sea level rises
DAKAR Thursday, October 01, 2009 (IRIN) - According to (yet another) new climate change report, this time from development think-tank CGD, these are the 20 cities where the most people will be at the greatest risk from sea level rise and storm surges in the developing world.
SRI LANKA: Concerns growing over pace of IDP resettlement
BANGKOK Wednesday, September 30, 2009 (IRIN) - The international community is increasingly worried about the pace of resettling more than 260,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from closed camps in Sri Lanka, a senior UN representative warns.
In Brief: Climate-related disasters force 20 million out of homes in 2008
JOHANNESBURG Wednesday, September 23, 2009 (IRIN) - Climate related natural disasters like droughts, hurricanes and floods forced 20 million people - slightly less than the population of Australia - out of their homes in 2008 alone said a new study, making a strong case for regularly monitoring displacement in the context of climate change.
SRI LANKA: Government to release IDPs to relatives
BANGKOK Thursday, September 10, 2009 (IRIN) - Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps in Sri Lanka’s north will be released to their relatives, and the government expects the majority to be resettled by early next year, says a minister.
SRI LANKA: Water shortages grip southeast
COLOMBO Tuesday, September 08, 2009 (IRIN) - A new cottage industry has emerged in Sri Lanka's southeastern Ampara District - mobile water sellers, plying their trade on bicycles with large water barrels tied to their backs.
SRI LANKA: UNICEF defends spokesman after expulsion order
BANGKOK Monday, September 07, 2009 (IRIN) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has defended its spokesman in Sri Lanka, saying the official did nothing wrong after the government ordered his expulsion from the country.
SRI LANKA: Flood-resistant rice entices farmers back
BANDARAGAMA Monday, August 31, 2009 (IRIN) - Years ago, the loft above Kulasena Perera's bedroom was a storeroom for rice. Now, huge wicker baskets that once held the harvests are abandoned, testament to the years the fields have not been farmed.
SRI LANKA: Warning over Sphere standards in IDP camps as monsoon looms
COLOMBO Monday, August 24, 2009 (IRIN) - Sphere standards at internally displaced persons (IDO) camps in northern Sri Lanka are being undermined due to overcrowding, say aid workers.
SRI LANKA: New roles for NGOs in conflict-hit north?
VAVUNIYA Wednesday, August 19, 2009 (IRIN) - NGOs can expect to take on a new role in northern Sri Lanka, helping to rebuild communities, although when exactly is not clear.
Analysis: Humanitarian action under siege
DAKAR Tuesday, August 18, 2009 (IRIN) - On the first-ever World Humanitarian Day, as the UN spotlights fallen aid workers and growing humanitarian needs, experts say a trend toward integrating aid goals into broader social and security agendas has contributed to an erosion of “humanitarian space”. IRIN looks at why, and at how donors, UN agencies and NGOs might ensure that it does not shrink for good.
SRI LANKA: Heavy rains compound IDP woes
VAVUNIYA Monday, August 17, 2009 (IRIN) - Heavy rains exacerbated poor conditions for hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka over the weekend.
ASIA: El Niño spells bad news for cyclones
BANGKOK Monday, August 17, 2009 (IRIN) - The good news for Asia as well as aid workers is that with 2009 being an El Niño year, the sub-continent could experience fewer and less intense cyclones, according to a climatologist with the Bangkok-based Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC).
SRI LANKA: Anti-measles drive targets 36,000 IDP children
COLOMBO Wednesday, August 05, 2009 (IRIN) - The Sri Lankan government and agencies are spearheading the vaccination of thousands of children living in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the north against measles.
HOW TO: Do a food airdrop
NAIROBI Thursday, July 30, 2009 (IRIN) - The humanitarian cavalry is the food airdrop: when you need to shift serious tonnage in a hurry to somewhere inaccessible, nothing quite does it like a large cargo plane and skilled pilot and crew.
SRI LANKA: US wants focus on early returns
COLOMBO Tuesday, July 28, 2009 (IRIN) - The return home of almost 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka must now be the priority for the government and humanitarian agencies assisting them, says a top US official.
SRI LANKA: UN calls for clear IDP resettlement plan
COLOMBO Tuesday, July 21, 2009 (IRIN) - A detailed plan to resettle almost 300,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka is needed to sustain donor assistance, the UN says.
AFRICA: Military munitions storage increasingly unstable
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, July 14, 2009 (IRIN) - The growing number of accidental explosions in military arms and ammunition storage facilities across Africa has highlighted the need for minimum standards in stockpile management in the continent, says a South Africa-based think-tank.
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