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  Afghanistan and regional instability: a risk assessment

  Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2008

  This report examines Afghanistan’s regional challenges. It finds that domestic instability in Pakistan, strains in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations and insecurities associated with the US–Iran stand-off on Iran’s nuclear programme continue to pose the most significant regional risks to the stability of Afghanistan.
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  The search for peace: the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2007

  This document reflects the discussion and outcomes of the scholarly conference on the Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict held in Oslo in July, 2006. The conference aimed to achieve the following objectives:
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  Basra crude: the great game of Iraq’s “southern” oil

  Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2007

  Almost all of Iraq’s giant oil fields can be found near Basra or in one of its two neighbouring governorates, accounting for one of the world’s greatest concentrations of petroleum wealth.
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  Peace processes and statebuilding: economic and institutional provisions of peace agreements

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007

  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 agreements one focus of their joint programme on statebuilding. This report presents the findings of a study commissioned as a first step towards achieving this.
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  Afghanistan - an assessment of conflict and actors in Faryab province to establish a basis for increased Norwegian civilian involvement.

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2007

  Norway has had an extensive development assistance programme in Afghanistan since 2001, as well as being involved in military activities as a member of NATO. In 2006, a decision was taken to channel more of Norway’s resources to Faryab province, in northern Afghanistan, where Norwegian forces are concentrated and where Norway heads the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).
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  The limits of statebuilding: the role of international assistance in Afghanistan

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006

  Afghanistan, following years of political turmoil, has been undergoing a massive reconstruction effort since US intervention in 2001. The focus of the development agenda was, as with other cases, on state building. Establishing an effective, transparent central state was considered key to the country's long-term development.
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  Norwegian Refugee Council evaluation report: Back to a future - Youth Pack 2003-2005, 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 skills education for 14-22 year olds.
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  Overcoming a legacy of mistrust: towards reconciliation between the state and the displaced

  Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2006

  This document assesses how the situation of internally displaced (IDPs) people in Turkey has improved since the missions of the Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons (RSG) in 2002.
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  After the storm: economic activities among children and youth in return areas in post war Liberia: the case of Voinjama

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2006

  This report documents the kinds of formal and informal work that children and youth may be involved with in the context of a return situation in a fragile or a post conflict environment.Concentrating specifically on the experiences of Liberian refugees returning to Voinjama in Lofa Country the paper considers the following: the children living in Voinjamadisplacement patterns and re
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  Bangladesh: minorities increasingly at risk of displacement

  Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2006

  This report looks at the trends and statistics of internal displacement in Bangladesh as a result of civil war and persecution of religious minorities.

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