News Stories (04/08/08)

Rivals resume Zimbabwe deal talks (BBC News) - [text online]

New UN rights envoy visits Burma (BBC News) - [text online]

Bangladesh holds key local polls (BBC News) - [text online]

Serbia hunting final war crime fugitives amid EU bid (EU Observer) - [text online]

'Tell us who the terrorists are if you want the doctor (The Independent) - [text online]

Karadzic 'lived under protectionof CIA agents until he broke deal' (The Independent) - [text online]

How Karadzic stirred global Islamic terror (The Times) - [text online]

Somalia: UN Special Representative concerned over administration issue in Mogadishu (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

British Muslims 'fighting with Taliban in Afghanistan' (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 30, 24 - 30 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

GPs demand right to treat refugees (The Guardian) - [text online]

Nice place you've got here (The Observer) - [text online]

Colombia: Displaced Need Equal Attention (Refugees International) - [text online]

The Rights of Women Seeking Asylum: a Charter (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Iraqi refugees learn the value of laughter at UN-backed workshops (UN News) - [text online]

Secretary-General sounds alarm on fragility of Sudan’s north-south peace accord (UN News) - [text online]

UN extends Darfur peacekeeping mandate in last-minute vote (The Guardian) - [text online]

SRI LANKA: Conflict compromising tsunami reconstruction (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (01/01/08)

Aid warning over Afghan violence (BBC News) - [text online]

UN extends Darfur peace mission (BBC News) - [text online]

Mugabe rival 'satisfied' at talks (BBC News) - [text online]

Radovan Karadzic stands defiant before Hague war crimes tribunal (The Times) - [text online]

Barack Obama accused of exploiting race issue as insults fly (The Times) - [text online]

John McCain accuses Barack Obama of playing race card (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Radovan Karadzic tells UN court the US tried to assasinate him (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Day of reckoning for Karadzic (The Independent) - [text online]

Karadzic victims: 'Dark memories we hoped to put behind us' (The Independent) - [text online]

Afghanistan spiralling back to days of Taliban, say charities (The Independent) - [text online]

South Africa wakes up to growing white poor (The Independent0 - [text online]

Opinionated Poles (The Guardian) - [text online]

Hundreds of would-be immigrants arrive in Italy despite state of emergency (EU Observer) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Displaced Populations Report Jan - Jun 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Regional Humanitarian Funding Update, Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 43 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UN: Renewed Peacekeeper Mandate for Darfur (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Mandate of UN-African Union mission in Darfur extended by one year (UN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: Hope for Abyei's displaced as troops move out (IRIN News) - [text online]

BANGLADESH: “River refugee” numbers continue to swell (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (31/07/08)

Support for Darfur mission urged (BBC News) -[text online]

Karadzic due in war crimes court (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe to resume crisis talks (BBC News) - [text online]

Turkey steps back from the brink as AK Party beats court challenge (The Times) - [text online]

Turkey steps back from brink as court rules against ruling party ban (The Independent) - [text online]

Karadzic faces first day in court on genocide charges (The Independent) - [text online]

Troops die on ground in Darfur as UN helicopters perform at shows (The Independent) - [text online]

Mugabe and MDC to restart talks (The Independent) - [text online]

Colombia: Forced Displacement Overwhelming Capacity to Respond (Refugees International) - [Download a .pdf of this report in English.]

Eritrea/Ethiopia: UN Mission to close on 31 July (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

UN humanitarian chief announces USD 30m for 7 underfunded emergencies (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sierra Leonean refugees in Guinea advised on end of their status (UNHCR News) - [text online]

For Iraqi refugee women, learning to laugh again (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Strict New Rules For Foreign Students (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

UN peacebuilding efforts play a vital, unheralded role, says outgoing chief (UN News) - [text online]

Radovan Karadžić transferred to UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague (UN News) - [text online]

Security Council ends UN mission monitoring Eritrea-Ethiopia border (UN News) - [text online]

SUDAN: Hope for Abyei's displaced as troops move out (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Kiambaa IDPs still afraid to return home (IRIN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Fresh hope for 3,000 stranded Palestinian refugees (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (30/07/08)

Karadzic flown to Hague tribunal (BBC News) - [text online]

Zimbabwe crisis talks adjourned (BBC News) -[text online]

Death sentence for Sudan rebels (BBC News) - [text online]

Australia abandons asylum policy (BBC News) - [text online]

Bosnian Serbs jailed for genocide (BBC News) - [text online]

Sikh girl wins bangle law battle (BBC News) - [text online]

Karadzic supporters battle riot police in Belgrade (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Karadzic supporters riot in Belgrade as seven jailed for Srebrenica genocide (The Independent) - [text online]

High Court backs girl barred from wearing bangle (The Independent) - [text online]

Thousands of passports and visas stolen from van (The Independent) - [text online]

Sudan: New report finds peacekeepers lacking support and failing to protect civilians (ReliefWeb) - [text online]. The Report - [ Putting People First: The Protection Challenge Facing UNAMID in Darfur]

Somalia: Massive displacement and humanitarian need - new IDMC report (ReliefWeb) - [text online]. The report: [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Situation report: Drought/Food Crisis in Ethiopia - 28 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Nepal Situation Overview Issue No. 31, 12 - 26 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Report No. 62 - Implementation of the agreement on movement and access, and update on Gaza crossings, 19 Mar - 01 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OPT: Report No. 64 - Implementation of the agreement on movement and access, and update on Gaza crossings, 16 - 29 Apr 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Accounting for Afghans in Pakistan (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Uganda: Donors must step up to help agencies address domestic violence (Refugees International) - [text online]

Only political will can bring lasting peace, outgoing UN peacekeeping chief says (UN News) - [text online]

Migiro calls on academics to play role in achieving global development targets (UN News) - [text online]

New UN human rights chief speaks of personal understanding of discrimination (UN News) - [text online]

UN-African Union mission in Darfur faces critical shortages, report finds (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (29/07/08)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes unity plea after Istanbul bombings (The Times) - [text online]

Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe offers Morgan Tsvangirai a paltry post (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Day of decision for Turkey over future of secular state (The Independent) - [text online]

Zimbabwe crisis talks break down (The Independent) - [text online]

Palestinians 'use torture regularly' (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Sri Lanka: Joint UN North East Situation Monitoring Report ? Jun 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 28, 17 - 23 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Illegal immigrant refused deportation (Doncaster Star) - [text online]

Marriage visa plan needs a re-think (The Guardian) - [text online]

On the starting line: Colombia launches Run for Life campaign (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Sudan Rallies Behind Leader Reviled Abroad (New York Times) - [text online]

For Abducted Ugandans, An Elusive Reintegration (Washington Post) - [text online]

Zimbabwe power-sharing talks break off (Associated Press) - [text online]

YEMEN: Thousands of IDPs unable to return home (IRIN News) - [text online]

Investigators needed to verify Darfur bombing reports – UN mission military boss (UN News) - [text online]

Progress being made on Myanmar aid effort, says UN’s top relief official (UN News) - [text online]

Somalia: Massive displacement and humanitarian need (IDMC) - [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (28/07/08)

Darfur force 'failing civilians' (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudan ICC charges concern Mbeki (BBC News) - [text online]

Karadzic supporters hold protests (BBC News) - [text online]

MPs 'misled over army torture' (The Independent) - [text online]

UN peacekeepers 'at breaking point (The Independent) - [text online]

The last untouchable in Europe (The Independent) -[text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Colombia: OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report No. 23, 09 ? 24 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Iraq: Najaf authorities to weed out bogus IDPs, official says (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Myanmar: Nearly 700,000 children still in need of assistance after cyclone (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Colombia: UNHCR launches "Corre por la Vida" Running for Life campaign (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

South Korean cartoon hero becomes UNHCR Goodwill Envoy (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Q&A: Former health minister seeks a peace cure for DRC (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Mexico marks 25 years of collaboration with UNHCR (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Czech mission to Malaysia paving way for landmark resettlement programme (UNHCR News) - [text online]

This crackdown on forced marriage is not all it seems (The Guardian) - [text online]

Kenya: Punish War Crimes in Mt. Elgon (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Chad: Bring us security to return home (Refugees International) - [text online]

Positive Encounter between Parliamentarians and Refugees (Refugee Council) - [text online]

An update on the Draft (Partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill (Refugee Council) - [text online]

UNICEF says 180,000 children in Somalia are malnourished (UN News) - [text online]

New UN 'Running for Life' campaign spotlights plight of Colombia's displaced (UN News) - [text online]

Situation remains dire for Myanmar cyclone victims, UN agencies warn (UN News) - [text online]

MYANMAR: Access is there, donors should respond generously, says Holmes (IRIN News) - [text online]

GLOBAL: Humanitarian futures (part 2) - "the crisis of humanitarianism" (IRIN News) - [text online]

ZIMBABWE: A nation of billionaires (IRIN News) - [text online]

IRAQ: Incentives announced to encourage return of IDPs, refugees (IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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News Stories (25/07/08)

Zimbabwean peace talks begin amid talk that a deal is close (The Times) - [text online]

Ministers 'duped by US' over Guantanamo inmate's torture claim (The Independent) - [text online]

Karadzic 'stole identity of sniper victim' (The Independent) - [text online]

Zimbabwe talks focus on power sharing structure (The Independent) - [text online]

Serbian press lionises the cunning fugitive, not the criminal (The Independent) - [text online]

Victory for Southall Black Sisters (IRR News) - [text online]

Media hysteria around new book (IRR News) - [text online]

IRRESOLUTION: The U.N. Security Council on Darfur (Enough Project) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 42 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Timor-Leste: Humanitarian update 23 Jul 2008 - Special focus (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 28, 10 - 16 Jul 2008 (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

New Labour's bare-knuckle fight against asylum seekers (The Guardian) - [text online]

Czech mission to Malaysia paving way for landmark resettlement programme (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Rwanda: Progress in Judicial Reforms Falls Short (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

Destitution still happening in Leeds (Refugee Council) - [text online]

Destitution inquiry (Joesph Rowntree Charitable Trust) - [text online]. Documents from the JRCT:

• Press release: More Destitution in Leeds (98KB)
• Not Moving On (research summary) (83KB)
• More Destitution in Leeds (full research report) (1.18MB)

GLOBAL: Humanitarian futures (part one) - "exponential complexity (IRIN News) - [text online]

KENYA: Wangui Mwangi Theuri: "In which Kenya will we stay?" (IRIN News) - [text online]

Egyptian military engineers join UN-AU mission in Darfur (UN News) - [text online]

Secretary-General to appoint South African justice as next UN human rights chief (UN News) - [text online]

African Great Lakes officials at UN gathering on women’s rights research centre (UN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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