Monday 27 October 2008

A Selection of News Headlines (27/10/08)

Landmark slavery case for Niger (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe poised to resume talks (BBC News) - [text online]

Australia probes Afghan killings (BBC News) - [text online]

India to send food aid to S Lanka (BBC News) - [text online]

UN head seeks crisis aid for poor (BBC News) - [text online]

Kenya set to get truth commission (BBC News) - [text online]

Rwandans jailed for priest deaths (BBC News) - [text online]

Thousands displaced in DR Congo (BBC News) - [text online]

Migrant row minister hit by pie (BBC News) - [text online]

Congo rebels defy UN and attack again (The Independent) - [text online]

Tight security for funeral of aid worker killed by Taliban (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Southern Sudan: Abyei displacement - OCHA Situation Report No.29; 16 Sep 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 36, 07 - 13 Sep 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian response in Somalia: Monthly cluster report, Aug 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Situation report: Drought/Food Crisis in Ethiopia - 23 Sep 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Timor-Leste: Humanitarian update 30 Aug - 12 Sep 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Situation Report No. 15 on the Situation in Georgia 23 Sep 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report No. 31, 11 ? 18 Sep 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 41, 12 - 18 Oct 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian response in Somalia: Monthly cluster report, Sep 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report No. 33, 27 Sep ? 17 Oct 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 51
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Quarterly Regional Humanitarian Funding Update, Jul - Sep 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Chad: Facts and figures snapshot report, 18 Sep 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 51
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UNHCR aiding uprooted Iraqi Christians (UNHCR) - [text online]

Angelina Jolie appeals for more Afghan returnee support after visit (UNHCR) - [text online]

UNHCR backs new Irish campaign against people smuggling (UNHCR) - [text online]

Q&A: Refugees have a friend in Argentina's top diplomat (UNHCR) - [text online]

Angelina Jolie ends Afghan visit with call for more returnee support (UNHCR) - [text online]

Asylum tribunal apologises for questioning academic's evidence (The Guardian) - [text online]

A political recovery plan: Talking tough on immigration signals a revival of Brown's Britishness scam (The Guardian) - [text online]

The numbers game (The Guardian) - [text online]

Tougher rules aimed at curbing population rise (The Guardian) - [text online]

Spirit of Nelson does not extend to allowing Zimbabweans to work (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Somalia: Seeking refuge in Djibouti (Refugees International) - [text online]

Sudan: New Darfur Attacks Show Civilians Still at Risk (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

The slave trade is alive and well in Britain (The Guardian Blog) - [text online]

Top UN envoy to Somalia welcomes peace deal between warring parties (UN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Christian displacement slows in Ninevah
(IRIN News) - [text online]

Torture persists as standard practice in many countries, says UN expert (UN News) - [text online]

Factors triggering Kenya’s post-election violence must be tackled – UN (UN News) - [text online]

Violence against women remains endemic, UN expert reports (UN News) - [text online]

UN Ambassador Angelina Jolie urges greater support for Afghan returnees (UN News) - [text online]

Revamped website tells UN story in 130 languages (UN News) - [text online]

Central African Republic: UN team begins study on improving coordination (UN News) - [text online]

Estonia working hard to reduce child exploitation, UN human rights expert finds (UN News) - [text online]

UGANDA: Displaced first by war, now by elephants
(IRIN News) - [text online]

New report urges States to protect the human rights of migrants, says UN agency (UN News) - [text online]

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