Humanitarian Analysis

Reassessing international access in Myanmar

YANGON, 29 March 2012 (IRIN Asia) - Access for international aid workers in Myanmar shows signs of improving, but aid workers say huge challenges remain. full report

Analysis: Syrian Red Crescent fighting perceptions of partiality

 DUBAI, 29 March 2012 (IRIN Middle East) - As it tries to improve its image and convince donors of its impartiality, the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) is calling for more support in order to respond to growing humanitarian needs in Syria. full report

Analysis: Has the Refugee Convention outlived its usefulness?

 JOHANNESBURG, 26 March 2012 (IRIN Africa) - Can an international convention drafted 60 years ago to protect a limited number of Europeans uprooted by World War II continue to provide protection to the millions of people around the world today forced to flee their countries for a variety of reasons? full report

Analysis: Why the aid drawdown in Afghanistan could be a good thing

 PASHTUN KOT, 26 March 2012 (IRIN Asia) - One hillside in Pashtun Kot District in the northern Afghan province of Faryab stands out. Dotted with graves, it is the final resting place for the victims of underdevelopment: Villagers travel from far-off mountains by donkey to bury their dead here - people whose demise was hastened by chronic hunger, undernutrition and lack of access to health care. full report

Analysis: Warriors and websites - a new kind of rebellion in Mali?

 MOPTI, 26 March 2012 (IRIN Africa) - In the wake of the coup that deposed Mali’s President Amadou Toumani Touré, military junta leader Captain Amadou Sanogo has stressed a willingness to negotiate with rebel groups reportedly surrounding the northern town of Kidal and reinforcing positions around Gao, 190 km further south. full report

Analysis: What ails Cambodia's mental health system?

 PHNOM PENH, 12 March 2012 (IRIN Asia) - In Cambodia, the psychological fallout from one of the world's heaviest bombing campaigns, genocide and two decades of conflict, coupled with chronic poverty, have left a heavy mental health burden that medical services are ill-equipped to handle, say experts. full report

Analysis: Burkina Faso's uneasy peace

 OUAGADOUGOU, 12 March 2012 (IRIN Africa) - One year on from the start of several months of popular revolts in Burkina Faso, the situation has settled down, but the calm is fragile, say observers. full report

Analysis: Disarmament jitters in South Sudan’s Jonglei state

 JUBA/PIBOR, 28 February 2012 (IRIN Africa) - South Sudan’s plan to start collecting some 20,000 weapons from civilians in Jonglei state in March, by force if necessary, is likely to worsen the volatile security situation there and complicate efforts to deliver essential humanitarian aid, the UN and several analysts have warned. full report

Analysis: Senegal under President Wade

 DAKAR, 24 February 2012 (IRIN Africa) - As Senegalese presidential elections approach on 26 February, the grassroots M23 and “Y’en a marre” (“Enough is enough”) opposition movements continue to hold daily protests across the country against the decision that incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term. Thus far, six people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces. full report

Analysis: Inside the anti-uprising movement in Syria

 BEIRUT, 23 February 2012 (IRIN Middle East) - In Syria’s commercial capital, Aleppo, posters plastered across the city tell the story of a community which, until recently, has been largely voiceless in the violent events of the past year. full report

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