Sierra Leone and Conflict and security
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- The BLDS conflict collection
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- Search for the latest conflict-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Protecting girls in fighting forces: the cases of Northern Uganda, Sierra Leone and Mozambique
- S. Mackay; D. Mazurana / Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2004
- Girls in fighting forces have suffered major human rights violations, especially gender-based violence. The aim of this book is to inform child protection advocacy at all levels about the presence of girls in fighting forces worldwide...
- Sexual violence against women and girls during and after conflict and war times
- J. Ward; C. Horwood; C. McEvoy; P. Shipman; L. Rumble / Integrated Regional Information Networks, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OC, 2007
- This IRIN publication is a reference book and photo essay of portraits and testimonies of the sexual violence women suffer when men go to war. It examines the scope and nature of this violence and looks at the different ways the inter...
- Examining the experiences of child soldiers in Sierra Leone
- D. Myriam / Child Rights Information Network, 2005
- This document reports on a project that engaged former child soldiers as participant researchers examining the experiences and psychosocial effects of children’s involvement in armed conflict in Sierra Leone. The study is based o...
- How can civil society participate in the governance of natural resources and conflict management?
- B. Forde / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2006
- This paper focuses on particular on civil society’s role as it relates to natural resources and good governance. The paper argues that in order for civil society participation to be ensured, national and local governance framewor...
- How can diamonds promote development?
- R. Powell; M. Yahya / International Alert, 2006
- This report describes the current state of the diamond industry in West Africa, providing both an overview of the sub-region and detailed analysis of countries including Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It identi...
- Making military and security forces in West Africa accountable
- Alan Bryden; Boubacar N’Diaye; Funmi Olonisakin / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
- Governments and civil society in many West African countries are trying to restore security. Democratising states or complete rebuilding of collapsed states provides opportunities for security sector reform (SSR). However, democratisa...
- What is the UK government’s position on conflict and development?
- House of Commons International Development Committee, 2006
- This report from the UK House of Commons Committee on International Development reviews the linkages between conflict and development. The report gives particular attention to Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. ...
- Treating the physical and psychological suffering in young victims of torture
- N. Heenan / Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, 2006
- In the Sierra Leonean armed conflict (1991-2002), thousands of men, women and children were deliberately maimed by means of the infamous 'short' or 'long' sleeve limb amputations. This article, one of a series on psycho-social issues ...
- Vocational skills training for youth in Sierra Leone
- Norwegian Refugee Council, 2005
- The Youth Pack (YP) scheme is a one-year pilot programme supported by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) for 400 youth in 4 different centres. YP provides a combination of vocational skills training with basic academic and life skill...
- Combined strategies needed for tackling armed violence and poverty
- Mandy Turner; Jeremy Ginifer; Lionel Cliffe / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
- Loss of lives, unemployment and large-scale displacement as a result of armed violence are increasing. The link between armed violence and poverty is clear. But, how can poverty reduction and armed conflict reduction programmes ...
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