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LAOS: Thousands risk losing livelihoods in wetlands development (source: IRIN)
VIENTIANE Tuesday, March 02, 2010 (IRIN) - Thousands of people living in a fertile wetland on the edge of Vientiane may lose their livelihoods and be relocated as part of the capital's urbanization
LAOS: UNHCR still seeking access to deported Lao Hmong (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it still has no access to more than 4,000 Lao Hmong deported from Thailand three weeks ago amid an international furore.
ASIA: Pesticides pose health risks (source: IRIN)
NUSA DUA Thursday, February 25, 2010 (IRIN) - The use of pesticides in Asian countries has exposed communities across the region to unacceptably high health risks, according to a study conducted by
How To: Track the scent of life (source: IRIN)
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (IRIN) - The best search and rescue workers have stamina, a phenomenal sense of smell, and sharp hearing - they usually also have four legs. (source: IRIN) -
ASIA: Tsunami anniversary photo gallery (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Wednesday, December 23, 2009 (IRIN) - On 26 December, 2004, a magnitude 9.15 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Aceh Province on Sumatra island. It was followed by a tsunami which killed more
LAOS: Storm survivors dependent on food assistance (source: IRIN)
VIENTIANE Tuesday, December 29, 2009 (IRIN) - Three months after tropical storm Ketsana struck southern Laos, leaving 28 people dead and more than US$90 million in damages, thousands of survivors now
In Brief: Earthquake early warning toads (source: IRIN)
JOHANNESBURG Thursday, April 01, 2010 (IRIN) - Keeping an eye on the toads in your neighbourhood could give you a five-day head start in the event of massive seismic activity, says a new study
In Brief: IRIN named Webby Honoree for film series (source: IRIN)
NAIROBI Wednesday, April 14, 2010 (IRIN) - IRIN has been named a Webby Honoree in the 14th Annual Webby Awards. (source: IRIN) - Share on Twitter - Share on Facebook - RSS feeds and Widgets
In Brief: Deforestation gets a mixed report (source: IRIN)
JOHANNESBURG Friday, March 26, 2010 (IRIN) - One of the most comprehensive forest reviews conducted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization shows that the rate of forest loss had dropped by three
ASIA: People's voice absent in Mekong river talks - activists (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Monday, April 05, 2010 (IRIN) - Millions of people living in and around Southeast Asia's largest river, the Mekong, need a greater voice in determining its future, say activists. (source:
In Brief: Top 10 'non-traditional' aid donors (source: IRIN)
OXFORD Monday, March 29, 2010 (IRIN) - Some 36 bilateral and multilateral development donors have made their aid and loan figures available online for the first time, enabling analysts to build a more
LAOS: Sticky rice harms newborns, say specialists (source: IRIN)
VILABOULY Tuesday, May 04, 2010 (IRIN) - While many Lao believe sticky rice is the ideal baby food, health experts say just the opposite. Feeding the glutinous grain to babies can not only result in
LAOS: Thousands risk losing livelihoods in wetlands development (source: IRIN)
VIENTIANE Tuesday, March 02, 2010 (IRIN) - Thousands of people living in a fertile wetland on the edge of Vientiane may lose their livelihoods and be relocated as part of the capital's urbanization
ASIA: Pesticides pose health risks (source: IRIN)
NUSA DUA Thursday, February 25, 2010 (IRIN) - The use of pesticides in Asian countries has exposed communities across the region to unacceptably high health risks, according to a study conducted by
How To: Track the scent of life (source: IRIN)
JOHANNESBURG Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (IRIN) - The best search and rescue workers have stamina, a phenomenal sense of smell, and sharp hearing - they usually also have four legs. (source: IRIN) -
LAOS-MYANMAR: ''Worrying trend'' of rising opium poppy cultivation (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Monday, December 14, 2009 (IRIN) - Fuelled by political instability and lacklustre crop prices, opium poppy cultivation is on the rise in Myanmar in a worrying trend that may undo containment
In Brief: Flood-hit farmers face hunger in Laos (source: IRIN)
VIENTIANE Monday, October 26, 2009 (IRIN) - Farmers in southern Laos who lost their harvests to floods caused by Typhoon Ketsana face a year of hunger if they do not receive rice seeds soon to replant
In Brief: Voices of landmine survivors (source: IRIN)
DAKAR Thursday, October 08, 2009 (IRIN) - A landmine survivor in Senegal's Casamance region on 6 October used the recent report, 'Voices from the Ground', based on a survey of mine victims worldwide,
ASIA: Disasters underline urgent need for more groundwork (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Friday, October 02, 2009 (IRIN) - This week's disasters in Asia underscore the need for greater disaster preparedness, experts say; while countries are making progress, there are still gaps to
In Brief: Migration myths dispelled in UNDP report (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Monday, October 05, 2009 (IRIN) - Most migrants do not move from developing to developed countries, and when they do, rather than hurting host economies, they benefit them, according to a new
LAOS: UN launches $10m flood aid appeal (source: IRIN)
VIENTIANE Thursday, October 22, 2009 (IRIN) - The UN launched a flash appeal on 22 October for more than US$10 million after Typhoon Ketsana brought devastating floods to Laos, hitting some of the
In Brief: When health facilities become casualties (source: IRIN)
DAKAR Wednesday, October 14, 2009 (IRIN) - Designed to be safe havens in times of disaster, health facilities are vulnerable to upheaval when catastrophe strikes, according to the UN, which is
How To: Rescue people trapped in a collapsed building (source: IRIN)
NAIROBI Thursday, October 08, 2009 (IRIN) - When an earthquake strikes a town, or a building is levelled by an explosion, news footage invariably shows search and rescue teams trawling through the
In Brief: Twenty cities most vulnerable to storm surges, sea level rises (source: IRIN)
DAKAR Thursday, October 01, 2009 (IRIN) - According to (yet another) new climate change report, this time from development think-tank CGD, these are the 20 cities where the most people will be at the
In Brief: All I want for Xmas ...is a bag of manure (source: IRIN)
NAIROBI Thursday, November 26, 2009 (IRIN) - From the first goat sales about five years ago, creative NGO fundraisers have expanded a range of animal and farm-related "gifts" for sale online to
ASIA: IFRC urges greater commitment to risk reduction (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Thursday, December 17, 2009 (IRIN) - More funds and policies are needed for disaster risk reduction to protect vulnerable communities in the Asia Pacific region, says the International
LAOS: UNHCR still seeking access to deported Lao Hmong (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it still has no access to more than 4,000 Lao Hmong deported from Thailand three weeks ago amid an international furore.
In Brief: World hunger increases despite growth in food production (source: IRIN)
DUSHANBE Thursday, November 12, 2009 (IRIN) - Even as world food production grows, hunger is on the rise in many poor countries, according to the Global Crop Prospects and Food Situation report for
LAOS: Getting better prepared for disasters (source: IRIN)
BANGKOK Friday, December 11, 2009 (IRIN) - Unusually heavy flooding in the past 18 months has prompted the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), to ramp up preparedness and response efforts to
ASIA: Human rights body's shaky beginnings (source: IRIN)
HUA HIN Monday, October 26, 2009 (IRIN) - After only a few days Southeast Asia's inter-governmental human rights body is already being criticized over its terms of reference as well as its ability to