Thursday 24 April 2008

News Stories (24/04/08)

Gaza fuel embargo blocks UN aid (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenyan leaders tour trouble spot (BBC News) - [text online]

Ethiopian troops 'took children' (BBC News) - [text online]

First results in Zimbabwe recount (BBC News) - [text online]

Robert Mugabe’s men seek coalition to run country until new poll (The Times) - [text online]

UN diplomats walkout after Libya compares Gaza to 'concentration camps' (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Poland launches campaign to lure back migrant workers (The Independent) - [text online]

Foreigners 'cut inflation and avert skills shortage' (The Independent) - [text online]

Korea's 'comfort women': The slaves' revolt (The Independent) - [text online]

DR Congo: End The Horrific Suffering in Eastern Congo (Enough Project) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : The Humanitarian Monitor Occupied Palestinian Territory No. 23, March 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 02 - 08 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 15, 13 - 19 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]


Nepal: Children still face serious human rights violations - UN report (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Protect civilians, respect international law - UN humanitarian chief (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Rising insecurity brings new challenges for humanitarian reporting (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: ICRC helps victims of Sadr City fighting (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Terror prisoner threatens to sue to get deported (The Guardian) - [text online]

'He actually wants to help British youth in campaigns' (The Guardian) - [text and audio online]

Refugees get fast start at Ecuador sports school (UNHCR News) - [text online]

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Human trafficking on the upswing (IRIN News) - [text online]

Denouncing civilian deaths, UN rights expert urges Somalia ceasefire (UN News) - [text online]

AFGHANISTAN: Extend transitional justice scheme till 2009 - rights watchdog (UN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: NGOs withering under foreign currency shortages (UN News) - [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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