MIDDLE EAST: IRIN RoundUp

	humanitarian news and analysis

Table of contents 1. Rescued! From shipwreck to safety 2. Should Europe open its borders or shore them up? 3. Bringing drones down to earth 4. IRIN's Top Picks: Migration, private sector and Twitter Jihad 5. Photo Feature: Libya's forgotten displaced 6. Why bin Laden's thoughts matter 7. Which countries are failing to deliver Gaza aid? 8. Migrants' limbo in Spain's African enclave 9. Which way is up? Flatpacks alone can't solve global shelter crisis* 10. The case that exposes Jordan's deportation double standards 11. An 'almost impossible job' - 10 tips for the UN's next humanitarian boss 12. Islamic State left 'booby-trapped corpses' in Kobani 13. "They beat us with chains": Life inside Libya's migrant detention centres Rescued! From shipwreck to safety CATANIA, 8 May 2015 (IRIN) - Horrifying footage emerged on Tuesday showing dozens of migrants desperately trying to escape their deflating dingy and climb aboard a cargo ship that had come to their rescue, just south of Sicily. Read report online Should Europe open its borders or shore them up? OXFORD, 11 May 2015 (IRIN) - This week promises to be an important one for Europe's response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean, where more than 1,800 migrants have lost their lives since the beginning of the year. 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 IRIN's Top Picks: Migration, private sector and Twitter Jihad DUBAI, 15 May 2015 (IRIN) - This week's Top Picks include a look at migration through a capitalist lens, Islamic State's use of social media, a take on the UK election, and an examination of aid to post-conflict states. Read report online Photo Feature: Libya's forgotten displaced TRIPOLI, 18 May 2015 (IRIN) - During Libya's 2011 revolution, the town of Tawergha was used as a military base by pro-Gaddafi forces. In a revenge attack, Misratan militias entered the town and burned it to the ground, causing some 30,000 Tawerghans to flee. Four years later, many Tawerghans remain displaced. IRIN brings you this photo feature from a Tawergha displacement camp 90km from the capital Tripoli, in a remote location in the mountainous region of Tarhuna, where aid rarely reaches and hope is wearing thin. 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 Which countries are failing to deliver Gaza aid? JERUSALEM, 22 May 2015 (IRIN) - Gulf Arab states and Turkey have spectacularly failed to fulfill their pledges to Gaza, contributing the bulk of a two-thirds shortfall in promised assistance to the beleaguered enclave, a new report reveals. Read report online Migrants' limbo in Spain's African enclave MELILLA , 22 May 2015 (IRIN) - The Spanish enclave of Melilla inside Morocco is currently home to some 1,200 migrants and asylum seekers, some of whom have been waiting over a year either for an asylum decision or transfer to detention centres in mainland Spain. 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 The case that exposes Jordan's deportation double standards AMMAN, 25 May 2015 (IRIN) - The case of Wael al-Sahlee, who was nearly sent deported to Syria last week after spending two weeks sleeping in an airport, has shone fresh light on the Jordanian government's dubious deportation practices. Read report online An 'almost impossible job' - 10 tips for the UN's next humanitarian boss LONDON, 26 May 2015 (IRIN) - Former UN humanitarian chief John Holmes has a few words of advice for the next person to take up the job, British politician Stephen O'Brien. Read report online Islamic State left 'booby-trapped corpses' in Kobani LONDON, 27 May 2015 (IRIN) - Four months after the militants of so-called Islamic State were driven out of Syria's Kobani, returning residents are still struggling to deal with the awful mess left behind, including, as a new report highlights, booby-trapped bodies. World attention appears to have moved on. Has Kobani been forgotten? 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

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