A Selection of News Stories (17/11/08)

Head rebel 'backs DR Congo peace' (BBC News) - [text online]

Somali head admits militant gains (BBC News) - [text online]

Teachers recruited from overseas (BBC News) - [text online]

Rebel leader tells UN envoy of ceasefire but fighting rages in Congo (BBC News) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Chad: Facts and figures snapshot report, 23 Oct 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 52 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 50 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian Update: Regional Office for the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Sep 2008 (ReliefWeb0 - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News, 03 - 09 Nov 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Somalia Humanitarian Overview Vol. 1 Issue 10 - Oct (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Timor-Leste: Humanitarian update 25 Oct - 07 Nov 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report No. 34, 18 - 24 Oct 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Iraq: NGO Micro Grant Expanded Humanitarian Response Fund Bulletin No. 13 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Burundi Weekly Humanitarian News, 03 - 09 Nov 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan: Official says Darfur "clash" did not breach ceasefire (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

DR Congo: Rebel backs UN peace plan, fighting persists (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Thailand: Myanmar's diplaced youth see few opportunities to use education and vocational skills (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Need for aid rises as insurgents reach outskirts of Mogadishu (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Financial crisis may deepen refugee problems (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Pair used spy gadgets in immigration test scam (The Guardian) - [text online]

More illegal immigrants slip through security net (The Guardian) - [text online]

Afghanistan at the crossroads: Afghans return home to live under tents (UNHCR) - [text online]

Ugandan government must establish reparations programme for war victims (Amnesty International) - [text online]

A day in the life of the Parliamentary Intern (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Sri Lanka: as rains arrive, ICRC steps up help for civilians fleeing conflict in the Vanni (ICRC) - [text online]

DR Congo: Video call for action (Reuters AlertNet) - [text online]

IRAQ: NGOs concerned about detainees’ rights (IRIN News) - [text online]

SYRIA: Rice import snag leaves some Iraqi refugees short (IRIN News) - [text online]

UGANDA: Alice: “I saw my friend being beheaded and his body cut up” (IRIN News) - [text online]

UN experts voice significant concern over legal rights of Italy’s migrant detainees (UN News) - [text online]

Serious displacement crisis continues in Colombia, UN official warns (UN News) - [text online]

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