Fwd: ASIA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 513 7 November 2014

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Table of contents 1. Climate change: Afghans on the front line 2. No easy solution for Myanmar's Rakhine crisis 3. How disaster preparation broke down in Sri Lanka 4. IRIN's top reads this week 5. What slows Haiyan recovery - politics or practicality? 6. An ambitious plan to end statelessness Climate change: Afghans on the front line MAZAR-I-SHARIF, 4 November 2014 (IRIN) - As the UN warns that "irreversible" climate change is affecting more people than ever, in northern Afghanistan the story is all too familiar. Read report online No easy solution for Myanmar's Rakhine crisis SITTWE, 4 November 2014 (IRIN) - As the number of ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar hits record levels, the prospects for a lasting settlement of the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine State look bleak. Read report online How disaster preparation broke down in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, 4 November 2014 (IRIN) - Nearly one week after a central Sri Lankan village was hit by a deadly landslide on 29 October, officials are reviewing how dozens of injuries, at least six deaths and hundreds of displacements could have been avoided with better disaster preparedness. Read report online IRIN's top reads this week DUBAI, 6 November 2014 (IRIN) - Want to stay on top of the current debate around humanitarian and development issues without having to trawl the web? Welcome to IRIN's new reading list. Every week our global network of specialist correspondents will share some of their top picks of recent must-read research, reports and in-depth articles while also highlighting key upcoming conferences and policy debates. Read report online What slows Haiyan recovery - politics or practicality? TACLOBAN, 7 November 2014 (IRIN) - A year after one of the world's most devastating typhoons swept through the Philippines, thousands are unable to resume their lives, with rehabilitation efforts bogged down by political divisions and bureaucracy, officials and survivors say. Read report online An ambitious plan to end statelessness LONDON, 7 November 2014 (IRIN) - It is now 60 years since stateless people received recognition in international law, and the UN has two conventions (1954 and 1961) dedicated to their protection and the regularization of their situation. Yet an estimated 10 million people worldwide still suffer the problems and indignities of having no nationality. Read report online

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