| PAKISTAN: South Waziristan IDPs move further from conflict zone |
 KARACHI, 17 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - As temperatures get closer to freezing in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency near the border with Afghanistan, some people affected by fighting between government troops and militants have begun to move further from the conflict zone.
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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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SRI LANKA: Interview with top government official on IDP camps, returns |  COLOMBO, 11 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - One of the more contentious issues in Sri Lanka this year has been the plight of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the north.
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AFGHANISTAN: Displaced Pakistani families hosted in Kunar Province |  JALALABAD, 9 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Military operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of northwestern Pakistan have forced hundreds of households to abandon their homes and seek refuge in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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PHILIPPINES: Reluctant return home for flood victims |  MUNTINLUPA, 9 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Seventy-two year-old grandmother Jovita Ramos's arthritic hands could hardly stop shaking as she stood in line for assistance.
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SRI LANKA: Landmines, unexploded ordnance a barrier to return |  COLOMBO, 9 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) are a key obstacle to the return of thousands of conflict-displaced to their homes in northern Sri Lanka, say government and UN officials.
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PAKISTAN: UN seeks safe access to IDPs |  ISLAMABAD, 8 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - As concern over the lack of access to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from South Waziristan grows among humanitarian workers, UN agencies have called for measures to ensure the security of all civilians caught in the conflict, including relief workers.
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INDONESIA: WASH concerns a month after Sumatra quake |  JAKARTA, 4 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Thousands of survivors of an earthquake that devastated Indonesia's West Sumatra Province are still grappling with a lack of clean water and adequate sanitation more than a month after the disaster, relief workers say.
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PAKISTAN: Little aid reaching "highly militarized" South Waziristan |  PESHAWAR, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Around 240,000 people have fled South Waziristan since early October, according to UN agencies, and those that have escaped say little is being done for the civilians trapped there.
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SOMALIA-YEMEN: Record high of African arrivals |  SANAA, 1 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - The past 10 months saw the highest number of Africans reaching Yemeni shores over figures for the same period in 2008 and 2007, when large numbers began travelling to Yemen by boat, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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