News from category: In Brief
Photo: National Demining Centre, Chad
Landmine technical survey starting (file photo)
N’DJAMENA, 16 June 2010 (IRIN) – Nine years after an international NGO identified 249 communities in Chad living near landmines – putting at risk one …
Photo: National Demining Centre, Chad
Landmine technical survey starting (file photo)
N’DJAMENA, 16 June 2010 (IRIN) – Nine years after an international NGO identified 249 communities in Chad living near landmines – putting at risk one …
Photo: Phuong Tran/ IRIN
Thirsty? Lake Chad residents turn to lake
FITINÉ, 14 June 2010 (IRIN) – Finding clean water is as difficult for people living on the islands in Lake Chad as it is for …
Photo: Kenneth Ocuor/IRIN
Ban lifted
KINASEROM, 10 June 2010 (IRIN) – The Chad government has lifted a ban on the export of fish from Lake Chad, acknowledging the damage done to the local fishing industry. “We …
Photo: Kenneth Ocuor/IRIN
Ban lifted
KINASEROM, 10 June 2010 (IRIN) – The Chad government has lifted a ban on the export of fish from Lake Chad, acknowledging the damage done to the local fishing industry. “We …
Photo: Kenneth Ocuor/IRIN
Ban lifted
KINASEROM, 10 June 2010 (IRIN) – The Chad government has lifted a ban on the export of fish from Lake Chad, acknowledging the damage done to the local fishing industry. “We …
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Develop a diverse supply of local foods
JOHANNESBURG, 9 June 2010 (IRIN) – Diversify food sources; go local, suggests renowned agriculturalist and development expert Hans Herren in the latest news publication by the …
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Develop a diverse supply of local foods
JOHANNESBURG, 9 June 2010 (IRIN) – Diversify food sources; go local, suggests renowned agriculturalist and development expert Hans Herren in the latest news publication by the …
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Children have the right to quality food
JOHANNESBURG, 4 June 2010 (IRIN) – Don’t wait for severely malnourished children to turn up at therapeutic feeding centres in a developing country, rather prevent this …
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Children have the right to quality food
JOHANNESBURG, 4 June 2010 (IRIN) – Don’t wait for severely malnourished children to turn up at therapeutic feeding centres in a developing country, rather prevent this …
Photo: Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
Children have the right to quality food
JOHANNESBURG, 4 June 2010 (IRIN) – Don’t wait for severely malnourished children to turn up at therapeutic feeding centres in a developing country, rather prevent this …
Photo: Edgar Mwakaba/IRIN
A survivor of gang-rape: The Nairobi Gender Violence Recovery Centre registered 2,487 GBV survivors between April 2009 and March 2010
NAIROBI, 31 May 2010 (IRIN) – Most cases of gender-based violence (GBV) reported …
Photo: Edgar Mwakaba/IRIN
A survivor of gang-rape: The Nairobi Gender Violence Recovery Centre registered 2,487 GBV survivors between April 2009 and March 2010
NAIROBI, 31 May 2010 (IRIN) – Most cases of gender-based violence (GBV) reported …
Photo: IRIN
A new report indicates almost half Somali women and children are suffering from shocking levels of anaemia and Vitamin A deficiencies (file photo)
NAIROBI, 7 May 2010 (IRIN) – Nearly half of all women …
Photo: IRIN
The landslide followed heavy rains (file photo)
NAIROBI, 30 April 2010 (IRIN) – At least 10 people have been confirmed dead and an unknown number are missing after a 30 April landslide following …
Photo: IRIN
The landslide followed heavy rains (file photo)
NAIROBI, 30 April 2010 (IRIN) – At least 10 people have been confirmed dead and an unknown number are missing after a 30 April landslide following …
