| In Brief: Hundreds flee attack in east Kenyan town |
 ISIOLO, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Hundreds of people have fled their homes in Isiolo, eastern Kenya, following an attack by armed men that left 11 people dead in Kisima locality, the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) said.
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IRAQ: Minority communities in Nineveh appeal for protection |  BAGHDAD, 15 November 2009 (IRIN Middle East) - Iraq’s minority communities in the northern province of Nineveh have appealed to local and national authorities for protection amid warnings of an increase in attacks against them in the run-up to January’s national elections.
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YEMEN: Most IDPs shun official camps |  HARADH-SANAA, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Middle East) - Reports from various UN agencies operating in northern Yemen indicate that many people displaced by fighting between Houthi-led insurgents and government forces would rather live with host families or in informal camps then in official camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
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YEMEN: Hundreds displaced by fighting on Yemen-Saudi border |  HARADH, 11 November 2009 (IRIN Middle East) - Hundreds of civilians have been fleeing their villages along the border with Saudi Arabia following clashes between Yemen’s Houthi-led Shia insurgents and the Saudi armed forces, according to a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) official.
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In Brief: Afghan Red Crescent condemns NATO operation at its office |  KABUL, 10 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has denounced a NATO-led military operation at its office in Qalat, capital of the southern province of Zabul, on 7 November.
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In Brief: Darfur groups flouting arms embargo - new report |  NAIROBI, 10 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Armed groups in Sudan's Darfur region have continued to violate a UN arms embargo as well as international humanitarian and human rights law, a new report by a UN panel of experts has said.
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YEMEN: Nearly 100,000 uprooted civilians get WFP food aid |  SANAA, 9 November 2009 (IRIN Middle East) - Nearly 100,000 people displaced over five years of fighting between government troops and Houthi-led Shia rebels have been receiving food aid in the governorates of Saada, Hajja, Amran and Al-Jawf since mid-August, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
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In Brief: Burundians hand in thousands of weapons |  BUJUMBURA, 4 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Civilians across Burundi have handed in thousands of guns, grenades and rounds of ammunition during a 10-day voluntary disarmament campaign.
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YEMEN: IDP camp challenges include how to accommodate livestock |  SANAA, 27 October 2009 (IRIN Middle East) - Poor security, lack of basic infrastructure, the increasing numbers of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and how to accommodate livestock are among the challenges facing the government and aid agencies trying to run IDP camps in northern Yemen, according to Nasim Ur-Rehman, a spokesman for the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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YEMEN: Learning without chairs |  HARADH, 20 October 2009 (IRIN Middle East) - Fatma Abdullah’s daughters Salma, aged 9, and Khadija, 11, are going to school for the first time in their lives in al-Mazraq camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Haradh District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen.
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