http://local.civicsurf.org.uk/s/xml/international-development-news--journals_30.xml International Development News and Journals RSS feed from CivicSurf Local en-gb Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:56:32 +0000 Malawi's maize-growing central and southern regions have not had good rains, prompting concerns about possible shortages of the staple in the coming months.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94825 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular At a waterlogged gold mine in western Kenya's Migori District, 14-year-old Jacob*, one of 15,000 children toiling in the region's pits, scours the water for glistering flakes, a job he says beats going to school on an empty stomach.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94822 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular More than 1,000 families (about 6,000 people) have been displaced from the town of Buuhoodle and nearby villages in eastern Somaliland after heavy fighting on 8 February between the Somaliland Army and clan militias loyal to the newly created Khatumo State, locals told IRIN.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94821 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular At the Beitbridge border post between Zimbabwe and South Africa, asylum-seekers from all over the continent used to jostle with Zimbabwean migrants to gain entry into a country widely perceived as a place of freedom and safety.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94820 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular Growing up in Israel, Shai Siun became accustomed to being called a “nigger”.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94819 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular In Nepal where one of the biggest childhood killers is water-borne diseases, officials are slowly adopting decentralized ways of treating urban wastewater.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94818 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular While a number of Asian and Pacific countries are addressing legal barriers to accessing HIV information and treatment, there is still a gap between policy and implementation, say officials.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94817 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular The health of millions of indigenous people across Asia is at risk, experts say, as lack of recognition of their legal status hinders data collection, making their medical problems invisible in most national health surveys.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94816 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular LILONGWE/JOHANNESBURG 09 February 2012 (IRIN) - Malawi’s maize-growing central and southern regions have not had good rains, prompting concerns about possible shortages of the staple in the coming months. ]]> http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94825 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Unknown IRIN - Aid Policy After a year of mass demonstrations and street battles which brought the country to the brink of civil war, Yemen is preparing for presidential elections on 21 February; the sole candidate, Vice-President Abdu Rabo Mansour Hadi, kicked off his campaign yesterday.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94815 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular Rebel groups fighting South Sudan's government have bolstered their ranks through the forced recruitment of southerners living in Khartoum, according to a senior official in Juba, a self-styled rebel leader, and a man who escaped a pressgang in Sudan's capital.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94811 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular Côte d'Ivoire's leprosy programme was consistently under-funded during the civil war (2002-2007) and last year's political turmoil, say health practitioners, leading to a loss of expertise in terms of detecting or treating the disease.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94814 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular Once a fortnight, Moses Sserwada travels from the capital, Kampala, to northern Uganda to pick up a truckload of charcoal destined for the popular Owino market in the city.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94810 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular More than two decades after it unilaterally asserted its independence from the rest of Somalia, Somaliland plans to lobby hard at a major conference in London in February for something it has sorely lacked since its inception: international recognition of its sovereignty.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94809 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular Widespread fear of harassment, discrimination and killings has prompted some Hazara community members living in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan, to consider leaving the country, even by illegal means.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94806 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular Inside a smoky makeshift kiosk, Julie*, 16, can hardly cope with the demand from her clients for a cup of tea and a snack - the men are parched from their work as gold miners in the western Kenyan district of Nyatike.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94804 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular Some 12,000 Malians have fled fighting in the towns of Ménaka and Anderamboucane in northern Mali and reached already food-insecure villages around Tillabéri in western Niger, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Niger's capital, Niamey.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94803 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular This year donors are stepping up more quickly to meet Sahel's humanitarian needs compared to 2010, when they were slow to respond. However, they are still at fault for taking a quick-fix approach rather than addressing long-term disaster prevention and resilience needs, say aid groups.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94799 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular Landmine clearance in Sri Lanka's conflict-affected north could take more than a decade, experts say.]]> http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=94798 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:02:02 +0000 Unknown IRIN - humanitarian news and analysis | Most popular DAKAR 06 February 2012 (IRIN) - This year donors are stepping up more quickly to meet Sahel’s humanitarian needs compared to 2010, when they were slow to respond. However, they are still at fault for taking a quick-fix approach rather than addressing long-term disaster prevention and resilience needs, say aid groups.]]> http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94799 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Unknown IRIN - Aid Policy