News Stories (17/07/08)

Migrant criminal network exposed (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe inflation at 2,200,000% (BBC News) - [text online]

Italy plans to extend ID scheme (BBC News) - [text online]

Stowaways found in Army vehicles (BBC News) - [text online]

Britain's most popular television programmes 'too white', says Trevor Phillips (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Ethnic minorities accuse TV programmers of tokenism (The Independent) - [text online]

Ugandans reluctant to leave camps despite lull in rebel attacks (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Humanitarian aid appeals: USD 3.4bln still needed at mid-year Source : UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Demand for humanitarian aid continues to rise worldwide due to climate-related disasters, food insecurity - ECOSOC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Iraq: NGO Micro Grant Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund Bulletin No. 9 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Nepal Situation Overview Issue No. 30, 25 Jun - 11 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Timor-Leste: Humanitarian update 28 Jun - 11 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Illegal stowaways hide in army vehicles (The Guardian) - [text online]

Home, and away (The Guardian) - [text online]

Success and challenges as UNHCR tackles neglected health issues (UHNCR News) - [text online]

UNHCR chief meets top EU officials; calls for a "Europe of Asylum" (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Frogs, not chocolate: Post-cyclone survival in Burma (Refueges International) - [text online]

Global shortfall of $3.4 billion in humanitarian aid at mid-year point, UN says (UN News) - [text online]

New UN policy addresses special needs related to migrants and HIV/AIDS (UN News) - [text online]

DR Congo: UN says food supplies stretched to limit as thousands flee fighting (UN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Call for more help for Iraqi refugees (IRIN News) - [text online]

CONGO: Tackling child trafficking (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Talking about the talks about talks (IRIN News) - [text online]

Blog: Live humanitarian newsmap (IRIN 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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