Post conflict reconstruction and aid
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- How can aid actors maintain neutrality during humanitarian crises?
- ( Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI , 2007)
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Humanitarian actors claim to be guided by principles of humanity, impartiality and neutrality - but does political advocacy in conflict situations compromise these principles? This ...
- Achieving development in the world's poorest countries
- ( M. Clemens / Center for Global Development, USA , 2007)
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This article reviews Paul Collier’s new book , The Bottom Billion: why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it. Collier’s book argues that many developi...
- The human rights situation in Darfur: background and recommendations
- ( Human Rights Watch , 2007)
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This report provides a background on the Darfur conflict and the state of human rights in the region. The report argues that while the Darfur conflict is often characterised as an ethnic conflict b...
- What can humanitarian agencies do to prevent corruption?: lessons from Liberia
- ( K. Savage;M., S. Jackollie;D., M. Kumeh;E. Dorbor / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI , 2007)
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This study sets out to examine the risks of corruption associated with the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Liberia and how such risks can be managed and minimised in the future. This report ...
- Should state-building provisions form part of peace agreements?
- ( A. Suhrke;T. Wimpelmann;M. Dawes / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007)
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During the past decade, there has been a growing international engagement in statebuilding and postconflict reconstruction. In this context, the World Bank and UNDP recently decided to make peace a...
- Can a security governance approach help ensure children's security in post-conflict situations?
- ( D. Nosworthy / Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces , 2007)
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This document discusses elements of the post-conflict peace building process such as Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) and Security Sector Reform (SSR). It also highlights the imp...
- Do people in the DRC prefer to receive cash or post-emergency kits?
- ( S. Bailey / Journal of Humanitarian Assistance , 2007)
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This paper explores the impacts of a pilot cash transfer programme in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The results of the pilot shed light on intra-household decisi...
- Recommendations for the new UN Peacebuilding Commission from Sierra Leone and Burundi
- ( CARE International , 2007)
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This report assess the first year of work by the United Nations Peacebuilidng Commission (PBC). The report coincides with the PBC’s own first annual report to the General Assembly and assesse...
- How should donors engage in fragile states?
- ( S. Browne / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2007)
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This paper examines the relationship between state failure and development assistance. It begins by looking at poor development performance as a criterion for state failure and then examines common...
- What role can remittances play during crises?
- ( K. Savage;P. Harvey / Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI , 2007)
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Remittances, or migrants sending money home, are an important part of many people’s lives around the world. Relatively little is known, however, about the role that remittances play in crises...
