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In spite of years of displacement in Haut Uélé, DR Congo, displaced teenage girls have a hard time......

Read more: Displaced teenage girls’ participation in host community youth life

UN chief Ban Ki-moon demanded an independent inquiry Monday into the killings of hundreds of civilians in the Syrian town of Daraya as world outrage mounted over the "massacre" by pro-government forces....

Read more: UN chief leads world outcry over Syria 'massacre'

Human rights observers held meetings with tribal leaders, peacekeepers and Moroccan officials on Monday as they wrapped up a visit to the Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara....

Read more: Rights observers visit W. Sahara amid UN envoy row

South Sudan has adopted Kenya’s insurance regulatory system to grow the industry in Africa’s youngest state....

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BANGKOK, 27 August 2012 (IRIN) - In a world where more than half of the population lives in cities, poverty is increasingly an urban phenomenon. As researchers and aid agencies struggle to distinguish between chronic poverty and acute vulnerability, IRIN reviewed efforts to measure city dwellers' poverty and vulnerability in life-threatening scenarios....

Read more: IRIN Global | How to: Measure urban poverty | Global | Sri Lanka | Economy | Food Security

JUBA, 27 August 2012 (IRIN) - In South Sudan, decades of civil war have resulted in widespread trauma, and the chronically underdeveloped nation is struggling to provide facilities, staff and treatment for those in need of mental healthcare....

Read more: IRIN Africa | SOUTH SUDAN: Urgent need for mental healthcare | South Sudan | Conflict | Health & Nutrition

BANGKOK, 27 August 2012 (IRIN) - In a world where more than half of the population lives in cities, poverty is increasingly an urban phenomenon. As researchers and aid agencies struggle to distinguish between chronic poverty and acute vulnerability, IRIN reviewed efforts to measure city dwellers' poverty and vulnerability in life-threatening scenarios....

Read more: IRIN Global | How to: Measure urban poverty | Global | Sri Lanka | Economy | Food Security

JUBA, 27 August 2012 (IRIN) - In South Sudan, decades of civil war have resulted in widespread trauma, and the chronically underdeveloped nation is struggling to provide facilities, staff and treatment for those in need of mental healthcare....

Read more: IRIN Africa | SOUTH SUDAN: Urgent need for mental healthcare | South Sudan | Conflict | Health & Nutrition

BANGKOK, 27 August 2012 (IRIN) - In a world where more than half of the population lives in cities, poverty is increasingly an urban phenomenon. As researchers and aid agencies struggle to distinguish between chronic poverty and acute vulnerability, IRIN reviewed efforts to measure city dwellers' poverty and vulnerability in life-threatening scenarios....

Read more: IRIN Global | How to: Measure urban poverty | Global | Sri Lanka | Economy | Food Security

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday the foreign "conspiracy" against his country would be defeated...

Read more: Assad slams anti-Syria 'conspiracy' after massacre claims- World|nation.co.ke