EAST AFRICA: IRIN Roundup - June 2015

	humanitarian news and analysis

Table of contents 1. Beyond the body counts: Why murder rates matter to humanitarians 2. Bringing drones down to earth 3. Beyond quotas: What else is new in EU migration policy? 4. Will NGO bill restrict aid efforts in South Sudan? 5. What now for Burundi? Five key risks 6. BRIEFING: Can new pact bring peace to the CAR? 7. Film: When the war came back - A South Sudan village relives the effects of conflict 8. Migrant crisis spreads to Greek isles 9. Why bin Laden's thoughts matter 10. Photo Feature: Burundi's Endless Exodus 11. Which way is up? Flatpacks alone can't solve global shelter crisis* 12. "They beat us with chains": Life inside Libya's migrant detention centres 13. Briefing: Darfur's deepening conflict* Beyond the body counts: Why murder rates matter to humanitarians NEW YORK, 8 May 2015 (IRIN) - Murder statistics can speak volumes about a country and help guide humanitarian intervention. That's the idea behind the Homicide Monitor, an online data visualisation tool launched this week. We delve beyond the headline figures. Read report online Bringing drones down to earth KATHMANDU, 12 May 2015 (IRIN) - Disaster coverage now seems incomplete without amazing drone footage of the damage, accompanied by effusive media reports on the technological wizardry of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their humanitarian application. But is that really the story? Here's a look at the evolution needed for them to better fulfill their potential. Read report online Beyond quotas: What else is new in EU migration policy? OXFORD, 12 May 2015 (IRIN) - The European Commission releases its long-awaited European Agenda on Migration on Wednesday, but a leaked draft of the new policy is already in circulation. Read report online Will NGO bill restrict aid efforts in South Sudan? JUBA, 13 May 2015 (IRIN) - South Sudan's parliament has just passed a bill regulating the activities of NGOs, but humanitarian agencies fear it is more about restricting aid workers and are warning it could have "catastrophic effects" for civilians in the war-ravaged nation: Read report online What now for Burundi? Five key risks NAIROBI, 14 May 2015 (IRIN) - Hours before an army general in Burundi announced he had ousted President Pierre Nkurunziza, a group of experts were making predictions before a packed audience in Nairobi. They turned out right. Here's what else they're warning of. Read report online BRIEFING: Can new pact bring peace to the CAR? GOMA, 15 May 2015 (IRIN) - Can the Central African Republic finally turn the page on decades of instability and conflict? Rebel groups and militias have signed a new peace pact aimed at putting the horrific violence of the past few years behind them. But will it work? Read report online Film: When the war came back - A South Sudan village relives the effects of conflict KANDAK, SOUTH SUDAN, 18 May 2015 (IRIN) - Kandak, a small village in South Sudan's Jonglei state, eight days walk from the Ethiopian border, has paid a high price for its unfortunate location in the midst of Sudan's civil wars. This film explores the impact of the current conflict. Read report online Migrant crisis spreads to Greek isles ATHENS, 19 May 2015 (IRIN) - Greece appears set for a summer of migrant chaos, with soaring numbers of people arriving by boat at southern Aegean islands where tourist bookings and ill-equipped authorities could soon lead to an accommodation crisis. Read report online Why bin Laden's thoughts matter LONDON, 21 May 2015 (IRIN) - Osama bin Laden's recently released writings on humanitarian aid were treated with skepticism and scorn by many observers. Here's why you should pay attention. Read report online Photo Feature: Burundi's Endless Exodus KIGOMA, 22 May 2015 (IRIN) - Over 110,000 Burundians have fled their country amid protests and an attempted coup d'etat. Now a cholera outbreak has made the journey all the more dangerous. Read report online Which way is up? Flatpacks alone can't solve global shelter crisis* BELGRADE, 25 May 2015 (IRIN) - IKEA's new flatpack shelter partnership with the UNHCR is well and good, but how about reforming the process as well as the product? Now that could make a more profound difference, Paul Currion argues in his latest column. Read report online "They beat us with chains": Life inside Libya's migrant detention centres MISRATA, 27 May 2015 (IRIN) - After enduring long, perilous journeys through the Sahara desert, often experiencing kidnapping and violence at the hands of smugglers, migrants and asylum-seekers who eventually reach Libya risk arrest and long periods of incarceration in one of the country's 20 official detention centres - all of which are overcrowded and underfunded. Read report online Briefing: Darfur's deepening conflict* NAIROBI, 2 June 2015 (IRIN) - Violence in Sudan's Darfur has surged to levels not seen in a decade, with more than 150,000 people driven from their homes this year alone. The region's long-suffering residents are also bearing the brunt of a measles epidemic. Read report online

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