http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/5847 en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - UK/English/OneWorld UK/News/Archives/Overseas news archive UN criticises UK asylum decision-making http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160773/1/5847 The British government's emphasis on quick decisions on asylum applications means that individual cases are sometimes not given proper consideration, the UN refugee agency says in a report today. Call for new deal for refused asylum-seekers http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160754/1/5847 The Independent Asylum Commission is calling today for a "New Deal for safe and sure returns" of refused asylum-seekers. Stop deporting Zimbabweans, South Africa urged http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83902 South Africa should stop deporting Zimbabweans, said an international humanitarian group. Somalia catastrophe warning http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83894 Somalia is no longer on the verge of a catastrophe - the disaster is happening now, the operations director of a leading medical charity has warned. + Malnutrition increases drastically as assistance dwindles Bush again withholds money from Population Fund http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160758/1/5847 The Bush administration says it will withhold $39.7 million authorised by Congress for the United Nations Population Fund, for the seventh straight year. Juvenile justice reform urged in Afghanistan http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83889 Strong criticism of the treatment of child offenders in Afghanistan is made in a new report by the country's Human Rights Commission that presses for reform of the juvenile justice system. Government 'doesn't know whether UK aid works' http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83886 The British government does not know whether its direct payment of aid to the governments of developing countries reduces poverty or offers value for money, says a report by MPs. Halt forestry deals, say Papuans http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83884 Papuans have demanded a halt to all new forestry and plantations deals until the Indonesian region’s Special Autonomy Law protects indigenous rights, a coalition of local organisations said today. UK energy talks 'a golden opportunity' http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83883 Thursday's renewable energy consultation is a golden opportunity for the British government to tackle the dual challenges of climate change and spiralling fuel prices, says a leading environmental group. 'Sweatshops' protest hits Primark http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83873 Campaigners today demonstrated outside British fashion retailer Primark’s flagship store in London amid claims that workers producing its clothes overseas face poor wages and conditions. India sex selection crisis worsening http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160723/1/5847 India is experiencing a growing crisis because the number of girls born and surviving compared to boys has hit an all-time low, according to an international development group. Bid to halt tuna decline http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160717/1/5847 A historic meeting next week may decide the fate of tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one of the world’s most important marine resources. End rape as war weapon, says Security Council http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83869 All sides to armed conflicts around the world must stop using violence against women as a war tactic and take tougher steps to protect women and girls from such attacks, the UN Security Council said yesterday. World poll rejects criminal penalties for abortion http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83864 Majorities in 17 out of 18 nations polled around the world reject using criminal penalties, such as fines and imprisonment, as a means of preventing abortion, a reproductive rights organisation announces. Colombian coca spread 'a surprise and shock' http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83862 A "surprising and shocking" increase in coca cultivation is reported in Colombia by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.