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DRC: Fighting restricting huma...

DRC: Fighting restricting humanitarian access in North Kivu

africa » dem rep congo
IRIN
Monday, September 10, 2007
Clashes between government forces and dissident General Laurent Nkunda’s fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are hampering...
regional, fighting, army, violence, aid workers, UN, WFP
CHAD: More aid needed now but ...

CHAD: More aid needed now but peacekeepers not expected for months

africa » chad » ndjamena
IRIN
Monday, September 10, 2007
Peacekeepers are unlikely to arrive in Chad for at least three months, according to senior UN diplomats who spoke following a joint military mission...
regional, aid, peacekeepers, WFP, UN, refugees
WESTERN SAHARA: Lack of donor ...

WESTERN SAHARA: Lack of donor funds threatens humanitarian projects

africa
IRIN
Friday, September 07, 2007
The United Nations refugee agency warns that donor shortfalls are threatening its confidence-building projects in the Western Sahara and that a...
regional, un, donor, funds, projects, humanitarian, programme, conflict, camps, unhcr, minurso, peacekeeping
TOGO: Floods kill at least 17,...

TOGO: Floods kill at least 17, cut off access to some 60,000 people

africa » togo » lome
IRIN
Friday, September 07, 2007
Flooding has killed at least 17 people and displaced more than 7,000 in recent days in the Savanes region of northeastern Togo, which recent UN...
regional, flood, health, workers, children, disaster, un, unicef, malnutrition
TOGO: Floods kill at least 17,...

TOGO: Floods kill at least 17, cut off access to some 60,000 people

africa » togo » lome
IRIN
Friday, September 07, 2007
Flooding has killed at least 17 people and displaced more than 7,000 in recent days in the Savanes region of northeastern Togo, which recent UN...
regional, flood, health, workers, children, disaster, un, unicef, malnutrition
TOGO: Floods kill at least 17,...

TOGO: Floods kill at least 17, cut off access to some 60,000 people

africa » togo » lome
IRIN
Friday, September 07, 2007
Flooding has killed at least 17 people and displaced more than 7,000 in recent days in the Savanes region of northeastern Togo, which recent UN...
regional, flood, health, workers, children, disaster, un, unicef, malnutrition
SOMALIA: Increased sexual viol...

SOMALIA: Increased sexual violence raises HIV concerns

africa » somalia
PlusNews
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Escalating violence in Somalia is increasing the incidence of sexual attacks against women and girls and heightening their risk of HIV infection, say...
editors, choice, sexual, violence, hiv, aids, infection, humanitarian, workers, un, ocha, tfg, union, islamic, courts, idp, government, rape, harass, adducted, girls, women, pregnancies, medical, care, agency
SIERRA LEONE: Not a lot of gun...

SIERRA LEONE: Not a lot of guns but a lot of frustration

africa » sierra leone » freetown
IRIN
Thursday, September 06, 2007
With an estimated 72,490 fighters disarmed in less than two years, observers agree Sierra Leone now has surprisingly few weapons for a country that...
regional, fighters, weapons, government, un, ex-combatants, society, programmes, disarmament, violation, police, skills, experience, labour, market, conflict
DRC: Concern as violence cause...

DRC: Concern as violence causes more displacement in North Kivu

africa » dem rep congo
IRIN
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
The UN Refugee Agency has expressed concern over the plight of thousands of civilians forced to flee worsening tension and fighting in North Kivu...
regional, violence, un, unhcr, refugees, people, agency, leader, disease, shelter, rape, killings, civilians, crisis
MAURITANIA: UN refugee agency ...

MAURITANIA: UN refugee agency calls for funds to get Mauritanian refugees home

africa » mauritania
IRIN
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
The UN refugee agency is asking donors for US$7 million to help tens of thousands of Mauritanians return home nearly 20 years after ethnic fighting...
regional, un, unhcr, refugees, agency, funds, home, community, assistance, local, history, ethnic, civil, rights, government
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