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------Original message------ From: IRIN <[email protected]> To: "Elisabeth Janaina" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, April 12, 2013 3:34:59 PM GMT-0000 Subject: CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 678 12 April 2013 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. Uganda's midwives struggle to meet demands 2. Subsidies and GM crops back on food policy menu 3. Wild foods could improve nutrition and food security 4. Migrant voices - Ethiopians in Yemen describe kidnapping and torture 5. In East Africa, heavy rains test emergency preparedness 6. Obama proposes end of monetized food aid _____ Uganda's midwives struggle to meet demands <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97807> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2012/201207180632310850t.jpg> GULU/SOROTI, 8 April 2013 (IRIN) - Despite the significant role midwives play in Uganda's maternal health programmes, they face numerous challenges, including lack of training, inadequate facilities and poor pay. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97807> _____ Subsidies and GM crops back on food policy menu <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97809> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201301161022260325t.jpg> JOHANNESBURG, 9 April 2013 (IRIN) - Food has become expensive and seems set to stay that way, so growing more of it has become both a necessity and an attractive investment. But the trend has also put contentious issues like agricultural subsidies and genetically modified (GM) crops on the menu once again. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97809> _____ Wild foods could improve nutrition and food security <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97820> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2010/201006141203590828t.jpg> NAIROBI, 10 April 2013 (IRIN) - Malnutrition could be greatly reduced and food security improved by ensuring improved access to nutrient-rich forest-derived foods like berries, bushmeat, roots, insects and nuts for the world's poorest populations, experts say. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97820> _____ Migrant voices - Ethiopians in Yemen describe kidnapping and torture <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97826> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2012/201212210922050570t.jpg> SANA'A, 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - Record numbers of migrants from the Horn of Africa are crossing into Yemen, most of them on their way to find better opportunities in Saudi Arabia and other rich Gulf countries. But many do not make it any further. Seeking a new life, they end up unwitting victims of a smuggling racket designed to exploit the migrants at each juncture of their journey. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97826> _____ In East Africa, heavy rains test emergency preparedness <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97830> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201304040922550914t.jpg> NAIROBI, 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - Unusually heavy rains have caused havoc across much of east Africa, displacing thousands of people and damaging important infrastructure. Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97830> _____ Obama proposes end of monetized food aid <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=97833> lead photo<http://www.irinnews.org/images/2013/201304111559160065t.jpg> JOHANNESBURG, 11 April 2013 (IRIN) - In a major development, President Barack Obama has proposed an end to the sale of US food aid in developing countries, with options for buying food locally and cash transfers, among other radical reforms to the system. USAID has accounted for more than half of the world's food aid every year for decades. 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