Horn migrants heading south “pushed backwards”

(IRIN) – Increasing numbers of Ethiopians and Somalis fleeing war, drought and poverty in their home countries face arrest, deportation and detention as they try to make their way to the south of the continent.

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Hundreds displaced by Iranian shelling

(IRIN) – Nearly 200 families have been displaced in Iraq’s self-ruled northern Kurdish region due to Iranian shelling since mid-July of Iranian Kurdish rebels based inside Iraq, say officials.

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Quagmire in east set to blight DRC elections

(IRIN) – More than three years ago, peace accords signed in the South Kivu provincial capital, Goma, were supposed to signal the end of violence and displacement in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, as the country heads for general elections in November, armed factions continue to destabilize the country.

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Thousands displaced by Abyei violence “at risk”

(IRIN) – Up to 25,000 people have fled the contested town of Abyei since an estimated 100 people died in violence last week. With fears still high that the unresolved status of this border region could lead to more fighting, UN agencies and aid groups are worried that the precarious humanitarian situation could quickly deteriorate, leaving those displaced even more vulnerable.

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Somaliland clashes displace thousands

(IRIN) – More than 3,000 people have been displaced from settlements in Somaliland’s eastern region of Toghdeer following a five-hour-long battle on 7 February between the Somaliland National Army and clans loyal to the Sool, Sanag and Cayn (SSC) milita group.

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Planning for the refugee influx

(IRIN) – Ivoirians are still crossing from the far west of Côte d’Ivoire into Liberia at a rate of 400 to 600 a day, according to an “initial refugee assessment” issued by the UN World Food Programme.

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Call for help for IDPs, deportees in Helmand

(IRIN) – Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from insurgency-hit Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, need food assistance urgently, officials told IRIN.

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Southern returnee deluge leaves aid workers in a quandary

(IRIN) – Build camps and run the risk of long-term dependence, or build nothing and watch basic needs grow: this is the dilemma facing aid workers in Southern Sudan amid an unexpectedly large deluge of people leaving the north of the country in the run-up to January’s secession referendum in the south.

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Humanitarian situation likely to worsen in 2011 – aid agencies

(IRIN) – The war in Afghanistan shows no sign of abating and conflict-related misery such as internal displacement, lack of access to essential health services and civilian casualties, is set to rise in 2011, aid agencies and analysts warn.

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Displaced women still struggle for survival

(IRIN) – Displaced Iraqi female-headed families who have returned home are still experiencing major livelihood challenges, says the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

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