| DRC-CONGO: New wave of refugees flees fresh fighting |
 BRAZZAVILLE, 20 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials.
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LIBERIA: Disease rife as more people squeeze into fewer toilets |  MONROVIA, 19 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Water and sanitation services in the Liberian capital, Monrovia, are getting worse as a growing urban population tries to squeeze more out of already skeletal services. On 19 November, World Toilet Day, NGOs are calling on the government to up its allocation, and on international donors to reprioritize funding to stamp out cholera and cut child mortality.
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LIBERIA: “The new war is rape” |  MONROVIA, 19 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - In Liberia rape survivors are increasingly speaking up and seeking help as awareness of rights increases, but social taboos persist and seeking justice does not always mean that justice is served.
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MIDDLE EAST/ASIA: Crunching the swine flu numbers |  DUBAI, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - More people have died from H1N1 influenza in Iran than in any of the 22 countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region, according to WHO’s 14 November update.
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PHILIPPINES: Funding shortfall brings health, food security risks, UN warns |  BANGKOK, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The UN has warned of serious health risks and food security problems over a lack of funding to assist the Philippines after the country was hit by three major storms and typhoons.
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GLOBAL: Food aid that gets you two for the price of one |  JOHANNESBURG, 18 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Good quality food aid can save billions of dollars that would otherwise be spent on saving lives, says a major report from the World Bank, one of two new studies that uncover some unsettling facts about food aid and malnutrition.
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AFGHANISTAN: Schools to reopen for exams after H1N1 shutdown |  KABUL, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The government has decided to reopen all schools from 23 November to 12 December to allow 7.5 million schoolchildren across Afghanistan to take exams.
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AFRICA: "The fewer the children the better the care" |  KAMPALA, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - Africa will fail to achieve most UN Millennium Development Goals unless countries adopt effective family planning programmes and control rapid population growth, experts warn.
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AFGHANISTAN: Toilet tribulations |  KABUL, 16 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - For Kabul’s estimated population of 4-5 million there are only 35 public toilets, according to the municipal authorities.
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SOMALIA: WHO confirms first cases of H1N1 |  NAIROBI, 16 November 2009 (IRIN Africa) - The first cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 have been confirmed in Somalia, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
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