A Selection of News Stories (06/11/08)

Smith to unveil airport ID scheme (BBC News) - [text online]

Rebels force Congolese from town 9BBC News) - [text online]

Bin Laden son asylum bid rejected (BBC News) - [text online]

Foreign students fingerprint fear (BBC News) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Cross-border displacements: Spill-over from the crises in eastern DRC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Situation report: Drought/Food Crisis in Ethiopia - 04 Nov 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

DR Congo: UNHCR confirms destruction of several camps for displaced Congolese (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Adverse trends - widening inequality, deepening conflicts placing dramatic pressure on UN refugee operation (ReliefWeb) - [text online]. See also the UN General Assembly full report - [report online].

Gulf of Aden: Boat people figures on the rise (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Uganda: Refugee communities damage wetlands (ReleifWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Floods displace thousands, destroy farmland in Bardera (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Yemen: Funds needed to provide emergency assistance to flood victims (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Hastings murder suspect 'has fled overseas (Brighton Argus) - [text online]

Côte d'Ivoire: Road to national recovery and durable solutions still long (IDMC) - [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

Border officials work overtime to help Zimbabwean asylum seekers (UNHCR) - [text online]

First food reaches displaced Congolese in camps around Goma (UNHCR) - [text online]

Somalia: Stop attacks so help can get through (AMnesty International) - [text online]

IRAQ: Christians trickling back to their homes in Mosul (IRIN News) - [text online]

No end in sight for drought-hit Ethiopia, UN aid wing says (UN News) - [text online]

Progress slow but steady in implementing north-south peace pact in Sudan – UN (UN News) - [text online]

UN peacebuilding delegation visits Central African Republic (UN News) - [text online]

UN rights chief calls on Haiti to strengthen fight against impunity (UN News) - [text online]

Ban to attend high-level summit aimed at ending DR Congo crisis (UN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: Hunting for good garbage to eat (IRIN News) - [text online]

DRC: Aid workers evacuated as militia fighting continues (IRIN News) - [text online]

NEPAL: IDPs call for urgent government action (IRIN News) - [text online]

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