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Parliamentarians mull how to boost health

BANGKOK, 20 March 2012 (IRIN) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is bringing together on 19-21 March in Bangkok lawmakers from across Southeast Asia to discuss how to bolster their health systems back home. full report

NEPAL: “Disqualified” Maoist ex-combatants threaten to step up protests

 NEPALGUNJ, 9 March 2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of disgruntled former Maoist combatants are blocking roads in major cities and towns along Nepal’s main east-west highway, as part of an ongoing effort to highlight their plight. full report

NEPAL: Insecurity fears mount

 NEPALGUNJ/ KATHMANDU, 2 March 2012 (IRIN) - Political infighting, a stalled drafting of the country's constitution and armed violence nationwide have increased insecurity in Nepal, culminating this past week in a bombing in Kathmandu which killed three and injured about 10. full report

ASIA: Isolation, poverty loom for an aging population

 BANGKOK, 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - With 60 percent of the world’s population, Asia has one of the largest concentrations globally of aging persons, creating a host of potential challenges, experts warn. full report

NEPAL: Looking to low-tech wastewater treatment

 KATHMANDU, 9 February 2012 (IRIN) - In Nepal where one of the biggest childhood killers is water-borne diseases, officials are slowly adopting decentralized ways of treating urban wastewater. full report

NEPAL: Fears of violence during expected Kathmandu squatter eviction

 KATHMANDU, 2 February 2012 (IRIN) - A Nepalese government development plan for Kathmandu could lead to violence as the authorities seek to evict thousands of landless squatters, activists say. full report

Analysis: When aid meets arsenic in Nepal

 PARASI, 27 January 2012 (IRIN) - After the discovery of unsafe levels of arsenic in Nepal’s groundwater more than a decade ago, government officials and aid groups are finally taking a critical look at whether their efforts have made a difference. full report

NEPAL: Landmine victims need more help

 KATHMANDU, 18 January 2012 (IRIN) - Activists in Nepal have accused the government of failing to provide adequate support for victims of landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). full report

Analysis: Nepal’s Monsanto debate spotlights seed sovereignty

 KATHMANDU, 10 January 2012 (IRIN) - An effort by US donors and multinational agribusiness Monsanto to partner with Nepal to boost local maize production with imported hybrid seeds has met civil society opposition calling - instead - for home-grown solutions. full report

TECHNOLOGY: IRIN's pick of the year 2011

 NAIROBI, 29 December 2011 (IRIN) - Computers and mobile phones are already essential to humanitarian planning, and 2011 saw the growth of technology-based humanitarian interventions, from the use of GPS (global positioning systems) to provide early weather warnings to real-time health reporting. full report

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