Friday 9 January 2009

A Selection of News Stories (09/01/2009)

Red Cross accuses Israel of 'unacceptable' conduct in Gaza (The Times) - [text online]

New immigration code does not fully protect children (Institute of Race Relations) - [text online]

Remote controls against refugees (Institute of Race Relations) - [text online]

UN demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip (The Independent) - [text online]

Compensation clause in ID card contracts angers Tories (The Independent) - [text online]

Imran defends terror suspects (The Independent) - [text online]

Rocket attacks raise fear of second front for Israel (The Independent) - [text online]

Gaza under fire: Children found next to dead mothers (The Independent) - [text online]

Papal response: Vatican compares Gaza to Nazi camp (The Independent) - [text online]

Peru: Reparations begin but IDPs excluded (IDMC) - [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Situation Report on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip No.6
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 01 - 08 Jan 2009
(ReleifWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Weekly Situation Report on Cholera in Zimbabwe No. 09, 06 Jan 2009
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

High Commissioner Guterres briefs Security Council on global protection challenges (UNHCR) - [text online]

UNHCR chief Guterres briefs UN Security Council on protection challenges (UNHCR) - [text online]

Gaza: life-saving ambulances must be given unrestricted access to the wounded (UCRC) - [text online]

USA: Amnesty International asks Barack Obama to set date for closing Guantánamo (Amnesty International) - [text online]

DR Congo: UN-backed Government-rebel talks making progress (UN News) - [text online]

Number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe climbs to nearly 36,000 – UN (UN News) - [text online]

More attention must be paid to underreported conflicts, says top UN refugee official (UN News) - [text online]

Security Council overwhelmingly calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire (UN News) - [text online]

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