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------Original message------ From: IRIN <[email protected]> To: "Jean-Francois Darcq" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, September 30, 2011 10:55:17 AM GMT-0000 Subject: HORN OF AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 598 30 September 2011 IRINnews logo <http://www.irinnews.org/> humanitarian news and analysis a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Table of contents 1. NUTRITION: Let agriculture "do no harm" 2. HEALTH: Defeating kala azar needs more than new treatment 3. Film: Soldiers' Stories 4. Analysis: Mixed responses to mixed migration in Africa _____ NUTRITION: Let agriculture "do no harm" <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93814> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201107200825540822t.jpg> DAKAR, 26 September 2011 (IRIN) - Agriculture is about food production, but often projects ultimately hurt communities' health and nutrition. When the focus is tons and dollars, experts say, getting people the nutrients they need can be lost. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93814> _____ HEALTH: Defeating kala azar needs more than new treatment <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93825> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2010/201004151245320875t.jpg> NAIROBI, 26 September 2011 (IRIN) - Access to treatment for a killer tropical disease that affects up to half a million people annually is being jeopardized by international inattention, despite the introduction of a new combination therapy, health experts warn. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93825> _____ Film: Soldiers' Stories <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93840> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201109050608240866t.jpg> NAIROBI, 28 September 2011 (IRIN) - IRIN's latest film follows two Ugandan soldiers - a female gunner and a male nurse - serving in the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) at a critical stage in the battle for Mogadishu, between Al-Shabab militants and the internationally recognized Transitional Federal Government. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93840> _____ Analysis: Mixed responses to mixed migration in Africa <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93844> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2011/201107180839560213t.jpg> JOHANNESBURG, 28 September 2011 (IRIN) - Abdul worked as a journalist in Somalia before death threats from Al-Shabab militia drove him to leave his native country and head for Mozambique where friends told him he would receive help at Maratane refugee camp in Nampula Province. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93844> _____ [This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] Feedback <http://www.irinnews.org/websitefeedback.aspx> | Terms & Conditions <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> | RSS feeds News Feeds <http://www.irinnews.org/RSS.aspx> | About IRIN <http://www.irinnews.org/about.aspx> | Jobs <http://www.irinnews.org/jobs.aspx> | Donors <http://www.irinnews.org/donors.aspx> Copyright © IRIN 2011. All rights reserved. This material comes to you via IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations or its Member States. The boundaries, names and designations used on maps on this site and links to external sites do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the UN. Republication is subject to terms and conditions as set out in the IRIN copyright page <http://www.irinnews.org/copyright.aspx> . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
