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Time running out for “forgotten” refugees

JAMAM, 3 April 2012 (IRIN Africa) - Under the sweltering sun, women at Jamam refugee camp, in South Sudan's Upper Nile State, dig through the clay of a dried up waterhole in their search for water. full report

KENYA: Several thousand displaced after fresh clashes in Isiolo

 ISIOLO, 2 April 2012 (IRIN Africa) - Hundreds of families in the central county of Isiolo have been displaced as deadly clashes pitting the Borana, Somali and Turkana communities escalate. full report

MALI: Holy wars and hostages – AQIM in the Maghreb

 DAKAR, 30 March 2012 (IRIN Africa) - Mopti in central Mali had a thriving tourism industry a few years ago, but Issa Ballo, a private tour operator, says the city built at the confluence of two rivers and often described as the ‘Gateway to the North’ still has everything in terms of “adventure, discovery and culture”. full report

AID POLICY: A “new humanitarianism” at play in Syrian crisis

 AMMAN, 30 March 2012 (IRIN Middle East) - In a trendy coffee shop in the Jordanian capital, Amman, 20- and 30-somethings smoking sheesha pipes are playing the role of international aid agencies from their laptops. full report

Briefing: War and peace – Mali repeats the cycle

BAMAKO, 29 March 2012 (IRIN Africa) - During a visit to Bamako, capital of Mali, on 26 February, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé observed that the Malian government would be best advised to sit down and negotiate with the MNLA (Mouvement National pour la liberation de l’Azawad), which is fighting to carve out an independent state in the north. full report

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

Briefing: Sudans' border clashes

 JAU, 29 March 2012 (IRIN Africa) - Borderland fighting between Sudan and South Sudan broke out on 25 March, raising fears that the fragile peace that has more or less held since a 2005 accord (CPA) ended decades of civil war, could break down entirely. 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

SYRIA: Unrest affecting entire communities

 REMTHA/MAFRAQ, 27 March 2012 (IRIN Middle East) - As Ramisyah Ali El-Zaabi fled across the Syrian border - scaling a dirt wall, crawling under a fence and dropping to the ground amid gunfire - her eight-month-old daughter slept. full report

ISRAEL: Deportation looms for South Sudan migrants

 TEL AVIV, 27 March 2012 (IRIN Global) - Asylum-seekers from South Sudan living in Israel have until 31 March to return “home” or face deportation, but some have asked to stay, saying conditions are not yet conducive for their safe return. full report

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