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ZIMBABWE: Imprisoned youths open to abuse - IRINnews.org
Dube's mother, who declined to be identified, told IRIN that after her son's return from jail he had become withdrawn, has frequent temper tantrums, as well as a persistent cough and symptoms of scurvy. “He suffers frequent nightmares and often wakes ...
PAKISTAN: Anti-polio drive moves to tribal agencies - IRINnews.org
India's success is pointed out at every meeting,” a health department official in Islamabad, who asked not to be named, told IRIN. India has remained free of new cases for a year, and been removed from the list of polio endemic countries by the World ...
KENYA: Conflict fears as wildfires destroy pasture, cause displacement - IRINnews.org
“In the areas we have managed to visit, the loss of vegetation is large, at least 20000 hectares,” said an officer with the Kenya Forest service in the town of Wajir, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
YEMEN: Tortured for ransom - IRINnews.org
“Only after eight months when my father was able to send the smugglers US$5000, did they release me,” recounted one of the rape victims, who requested anonymity. “I must have an abortion. My husband should not know what happened to me in Haradh, ...
OPT: Gaza's energy crisis close to tipping point - IRINnews.org
The current crisis was created through dependence on unreliable tunnels, a system in danger of collapsing at any time,” a humanitarian aid worker from Gaza, who asked to remain anonymous, told IRIN.
AID POLICY: Islamic agencies battle the odds in Gaza - IRINnews.org
While all INGOs operating in Gaza face similar frustrations, an aid worker, who asked not to be identified, said Israel's objection to assistance reaching Hamas was sharpened by “Islamophobia” when that aid was delivered by Muslim charities.
KENYA: Thousands remain displaced as fighting subsides in Moyale - IRINnews.org
An official at the government's Arid Lands Resource Management Programme office in Moyale, who requested anonymity, said hundreds of families displaced from the rural areas of Moyale had moved to Moyale town, while more than 100 Gabra families had ...
SOMALIA: Thousands cut off by impending conflict, rain - IRINnews.org
"The allied forces are less than 30km away from us and there is a great deal of fear and apprehension as to what will happen," a resident, who requested anonymity, said. He added that some 40 percent of the town's population of about 30000 had fled to ...
NIGERIA: Tightening the noose on gay rights - IRINnews.org
At least two homosexuals who spoke to IRIN on condition of anonymity said they feared even going to hospitals for fear of being “outed” by staff. NGOs and activists say the bill could have serious implications even for people who aren't gay. ...
SOMALIA: Al-Shabab tax move threatens livelihoods - IRINnews.org
"Our services in south and central Somalia were interrupted but we are back on for now," an official of Nationlink, who declined to be named, said. Telecom Company Hormood, the country's other large telecommunications firm, was spared closure. ...
LESOTHO: Public health services in decline - IRINnews.org
But an official at CHAL's headquarters in Maseru, who declined to be named, said government hospitals were also experiencing drug shortages and that most of the funding her organization received from the government is spent on salaries and operating ...
SOMALIA: Puntland, Somaliland act on migrants, IDPs - IRINnews.org
An official from Somaliland's migration office, who declined to be named, told IRIN the office was working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to repatriate some 570 Ethiopians. "Two Ethiopian officials are already here to screen ...
AFGHANISTAN-KENYA: Making the most of mobiles - IRINnews.org
A Ghanaian lawyer, who declined to be named, said: “I find this depressing. Just monitoring is not sufficient; monitoring is just collecting data while people die.” Short disagreed: “Without these tools no one knows what is happening in remote areas, ...
PAKISTAN: Two million hit by floods in Sindh Province - IRINnews.org
A local official in Badin District in southern Sindh, who asked not to be named, said: “The international humanitarian agencies are likely to be called in soon.” “My sugarcane crop, which was ready for harvesting, has been lost. ...
PAKISTAN: Many Afghan refugees may opt to stay on - IRINnews.org
“This year there has only been a trickle of Afghans going back,” said a border guard at the Torkham border, some 50km from Peshawar, who asked not to be named. “The truckloads of returning refugees we saw in the past are now a rare sight.”
PAKISTAN: Insecurity drives up polio cases - IRINnews.org
The results of the inquiry into the incident launched by local health authorities in Lahore, capital of Punjab Province, have not yet been made public, though a health department official, who asked not to be named, said it seemed “the baby was sick ...
PAKISTAN: Preparing for the monsoon - IRINnews.org
... repair old ones, ensure they are not breached as happened last year when influential people tried to save their own lands by deliberately diverting water to other areas,” an irrigation official in Sindh Province who asked not to be named told IRIN. ...
Locals feel the strain as refugee numbers soar - IRINnews.org
The official, who declined to be named, said UNHCR had had to hire more employees, who now work in shifts, to accommodate the rush. The three Dadaab refugee camps - Dagahaley, Ifo and Hagadera - were originally meant to cater for 90000 refugees, ...
Turkana reels from severe drought - IRINnews.org
Many will still die of hunger unless more food aid comes in," an aid worker, who requested anonymity, said. Turkana has experienced malnutrition rates of up to 37.4 percent; the highest recorded in 20 years and more than double the UN World Health ...
PAKISTAN: Violence rocks Karachi - IRINnews.org
The criminals are better armed than us in many cases,” said a policeman who asked not to be named. Ahsan Maqbool, a primary school teacher, warned that the situation could create distrust and hatred among children belonging to different ethnic groups ...
Severe food crisis hits region - IRINnews.org
I do not see the cost of maize dropping any time soon," said a miller who requested anonymity. The recent March to May “long rains” in Kenya were poor for the second or third successive season in most rangelands and cropping lowlands, ...
SWAZILAND: No hospital care for cancer patients - IRINnews.org
“The entire fleet of [government] cars, except for emergency vehicles” and those used by the security services, has been grounded, said an official who declined to be identified. The other exception is transport for Mswati, sub-Saharan Africa's last ...
SUDAN: Insecurity, land conflicts threaten peace in Upper Nile State - IRINnews.org
In March, in one day, some 200 assorted weapons were collected during a disarmament effort in one district However, a conflict resolution expert in Malakal, who requested anonymity, said the Land Commission was largely ineffective and disputes over ...
PAKISTAN: Selling children to pay off a debt - IRINnews.org
A member of the district administration in Vehari who asked not to be named, agreed. “The problem is that politicians rush to give money to these people and gain publicity, which is why people stage these stunts - but this is no solution. ...
SOMALIA: Internet lifeline cut in Mogadishu - IRINnews.org
"Our internet service has been down since 24 May," a senior official of an internet service provider, who requested anonymity, told IRIN on 26 May. The official said many people's livelihoods depend on internet use; "for many businesses and journalists ...