Monday, 7 April 2008

News Stories (07/04/08)

IOC chief speaks out over Tibet (BBC News) - [text online]

Talks to avert Somali aid crisis (BBC News) - [text online]

Darfur women still face rape risk (BBC News) - [text online]

Immigration has reduced jobs for Britons (The Sunday Telegraph) - [text online]

Asylum system 'marred by inhumanity' and 'still denies sanctuary', says report (Refugee Council) - [text online]. Full report available via the Independent Asylum Commission website - [Fit For Purpose Yet?].

Asylum system 'marred by inhumanity' and 'still denies sanctuary', says report (Refugee Council) - [text online]

More help for Iraqi refugees says NGOs in letter to governments (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Tales of belonging (The Guardian) - [text online]

Rivers of blood? No. Just a divided idea of what Britishness means (The Guardian) - [text online]

How migrants fuel Britain's boom town (The Observer) - [text online]

A healthy economy is impossible with closed borders (The Observer) - [text online]

Immigration: For and against (The Observer) - [text online]

UK immigration: Factfile (The Observer) - [text online]

Smith launches UK Border Agency (The Guardian) - [text online]

The global issue of new labour (The Guardian) - [text online]

Populism and prosperity (The Guardian) - [text online]

What the witnesses thought of the Lords report (The Guardian) - [text online]

Immigration to the UK: facts and figures (The Guardian) - [text online]

Row as Lords committee backs cap on immigration (The Guardian) - [text online]

Review migrant and asylum systems (The Guardian) - [text online]

Care homes 'employing illegal immigrants' (The Guardian) - [text online]

Q&A: A photographer for all seasons (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UN refugee agency seeks US$40 million for Darfur operations (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Mine Awareness Day: North Kivu's harmless-looking, but deadly killers (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Chechen arrivals in Poland back to normal after surge (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR-run festival in Syria highlights arts and culture of Iraq (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR and Tajikistan agree on integration of refugees (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Milestones reached in UNHCR's operations for Burundian refugees (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR welcomes new law giving refugees chance for Panama residency (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Nepal: Final UN report before historic polls warns of violence, intimidation (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

King of Saudi Arabia and UN Humanitarian Chief discussed ways of strengthening partnership between UN and the Kingdom in humanitarian area (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 13, 27 Mar - 02 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 12, 23 - 29 Mar 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : West Africa: Humanitarian situation report 03 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Gaza Strip inter-agency humanitarian fact sheet, Feb 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Darfur: No Redress for Rape (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

DR Congo: Conference Highlights Protection From Violence (Refugees International world:bridge blog) - [text online]

Launch of Britain's new unified Border Agency (Border & Immigration Agency) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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