News Stories (05/12/07)

One-fifth of Canadians immigrants (BBC News) - [text online]

UN to join attack on Congo rebels (BBC News) - [text online]

Rice at talks on Africa conflicts (BBC News) - [text online]

World court to open Darfur cases (BBC News) - [text online]

Kosovo stalemate set to open rift between Russia and the West (The Independent) - [text online]

UNHCR suspends returns to Sudan's Jonglei state (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Central African Republic parliament approves refugee law (UNHCR News) - [text online]

UN: Atrocities Fuel Worsening Crisis in Horn of Africa. UN Security Council Should Press Ethiopia and Somalia to Put an End to Abuses (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

UN: ICC Needs Backing to Bring Justice for War Crimes. Secretary-General to Address ICC Meeting at UN Headquarters (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Plans to restrict healthcare for asylum seekers and migrants (Observer) - [text online]

Controversial final hearing for Independent Asylum Commission (Refugee Council) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report, 21 - 27 Nov 2007 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia allows aid operations one day after freeze (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Darfur: UN envoy heads to Sudan for talks with all sides to conflict (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: Gov't, UN to cooperate in returnee effort (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

DR Congo: More Congolese displaced by fighting in North Kivu (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UNHCR set to ask donors for over one billion dollars for 2008 budget (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan to dominate Security Council’s intensive December schedule – President (UN News) - [text online]

Donors pledge over $160 million for UN agency aiding Palestinian refugees (UN News) - [text online]

Renewed fighting in eastern Chad sparks alarm from UN refugee agency (UN News) - [text online]

Iraqi Government, UN launch plan to help returning refugees (UN News) - [text online]

BURUNDI-TANZANIA: Thousands of refugees still awaiting repatriation (IRIN News) - [text online]

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