IRIN Asia English reports, 8/19/2013(a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs )

Table of contents
1. Sri Lanka minister promises to prioritize Tamil repatriation in 2014
2. Insecurity driving illegal Afghan child migration

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Sri Lanka minister promises to prioritize Tamil repatriation in 2014 COLOMBO, 19 August 2013 (IRIN) - Sri Lanka says it will prioritize the repatriation of thousands of Tamil refugees in India next year, more than four years after the 1983-2009 civil war. Read report online

Insecurity driving illegal Afghan child migration NANGARHAR, 19 August 2013 (IRIN) - Six years ago, when Najib* was 15, Taliban fighters came to his home in Shinwar District* in the eastern province of Nangarhar telling him to join them. After repeated visits, his family sought a way for Najib to escape, and paid a smuggler to take him to the UK. Read report online