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Colombo, 24 March, 2009— Thousands of civilians escaped fighting in the north over the weekend, according to official sources, as the UN warned of deteriorating conditions for those still trapped in the combat zone. More […]

LASHKARGAH, 17 February, 2009— The closure of schools and continuing attacks on students in the southern Helmand Province forced Abdul Wakil’s parents to send him to a madrasa (Islamic school) in neighbouring Pakistan. Almost two […]

Dhaka, 19 November, 2008— Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child and maternal malnutrition in the world, say health experts. According to the State of the World’s Children (SOWC) Report 2008, issued by […]

Kabul, 6 October, 2008— Any increase in the flow of refugees from northwestern Pakistan into eastern parts of Afghanistan could lead to a humanitarian crisis unless international aid organisations deliver urgent assistance, a senior official […]

Cotabato, 1 October, 2008— Fighting between government troops and separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels in the southern Philippines has intensified with the end of Ramadan, military officials told IRIN on 1 October. Gun […]

Dili, 26 September, 2008— As a girl, Laura Pina was not expected to slave in the kitchen simply by virtue of her gender. Then she got married. Pina was shocked when she went to visit […]

Geneva, 26 September, 2008— With the US going through the most significant financial restructuring since the great depression, international aid agencies and NGOs have reason to be wary, observers said. The likelihood that the US […]

Nairobi, 12 September, 2008— Ban Ki-moon, the UN Secretary-General, warns in a new report that the gains made in reducing extreme poverty are under threat from the rise in global food and fuel prices and […]