Friday 24 October 2008

A Selection of News Headlines (24/10/08)

Djibouti says Eritrea risking war (BBC News) - [text online]

PM 'undermined' Turkey secularism (BBC News) - [text online]

Kashmir shutdown to mark UN day (BBC News) - [text online]

DPR Korea: Northeastern region faces "humanitarian emergency", urgent food aid needed - WFP (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Over 35,000 driven from Mogadish last month (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Philippines: 'The immediate task now is to prevent escalation of fighting' (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: Food shortages declared national disaster (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Chad: Facts and figures snapshot report, 23 Oct 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Immigration minister defends pledge to cap UK population at under 70 million (The Guardian) - [text online]

Zycie na farmie (The Guardian) - [text online]

Immigration minister pulled from Question Time (The Guardian) - [text online]

Separated from parents, child refugees present unique protection needs (UNHCR) - [text online

IDP News Alert, 23 October 2008 (IDMC) - [text online]

Asylum Update - 23 October 2008 (ICAR) - [text online]

SRI LANKA: Food convoys to continue despite rains - UN
(IRIN News) - [text online]

Full democracy in Myanmar will take generations to achieve – UN expert (UN News) - [text online]

Bangladeshi officers enhance UN troops’ logistical support in Darfur (UN News) - [text online]

Senior UN official spotlights special protection needs of child refugees (UN News) - [text online]

Over 35,000 people driven from Somali capital last month, UN reports (UN News) - [text online]

Religious minorities continue to suffer in many countries, UN expert says (UN News) - [text online]

UN assisting Iraqi Christians seeking refuge in Syria (UN News) - [text online]

EGYPT: Migrants the weakest link in bird flu preparedness - report
(IRIN News) - [text online]

GLOBAL: Forced to flee
(IRIN News) - [text online]

Blog: Plight of DRC women highlighted
(IRIN News) - [text online]

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