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    Humanitarian action in Iraq: putting the pieces together

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2008
    This paper presents an assessment of humanitarian action in Iraq to date. It looks at the shortcomings of past humanitarian activity in the country since the invasion by coalition forces, with a view to learning how to deal with present and future challenges.
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    Climate testimonies: voices from communities affected by climate change

    Friends of the Earth International, 2007
    This report presents nine stories about the impact of climate change from different countries around the world. These case studies chronicle specific impacts and provide testimonies of local community members who have dramatic first-hand experience of devastating climate events.
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    How soon can donors exit from post-conflict states?

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2008
    This paper evaluates and estimates the time and dollar costs of post-conflict rebuilding. Utilising four post-conflict states – Liberia, Mozambique, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste – as case studies, it argues that it will be decades, possibly generations, before post-conflict states are ready to see donors leave.
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    Post-conflict recovery: resource mobilization and peacebuilding

    Political Economy Research Institute, 2008
    In war-torn societies aid can play an important and constructive role in building a durable peace. However, are positive outcomes the automatic result of good intentions? Furthermore, are donors motivated entirely by the objective of peacebuilding?
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    The Pentagon and global development: making sense of the DoD’s expanding role

    Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
    One of the most striking trends in US foreign aid policy is the surging role of the Department of Defense (DoD). The Pentagon now accounts for over 20 percent of U.S. official development assistance (ODA). DoD has also expanded its provision of non-ODA assistance, including training and equipping of foreign military forces in fragile states.
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    Humanitarian agenda 2015: Afghanistan country study

    Feinstein International Center, USA, 2006
    The case of Afghanistan reveals the tension between humanitarian and military action.
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    The perils of being an aid worker

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    International aid work is a dangerous profession. Serious violence against humanitarian workers has increased in recent years. International humanitarian law and UN conventions designed to protect civilians, including aid workers, from violence during conflict are increasingly flouted. How should aid agencies respond to new security challenges?
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    Humanitarian agenda 2015: principles, power, and perceptions

    Feinstein International Center, USA, 2007
    This report summarises the findings of the first phase of a research project on the challenges and compromises that are likely to affect humanitarian action in the next decade. The analysis is based on six case studies from Afghanistan, Burundi, Colombia, Liberia, northern Uganda and the Sudan.
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    Realising ‘never again’: regional capacities to protect civilians in violent conflicts

    International Relations and Security Network, 2007
    This report analyses the capacities of regional and sub-regional bodies in Africa, Latin America, East Asia and Europe to respond to humanitarian emergencies. It surveys existing capabilities, identifies gaps and calls for a coordinated strategy to strengthen regional capacities.
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    No room for humanitarianism in 3D policies: have forcible humanitarian interventions and integrated approaches lost their way?

    Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary, 2007
    Following the commencement of the US-led war on terror, there have been increasing attempts to integrate development, diplomacy and defence through so-called "3D" mechanisms. This paper reviews the evolution of this integrated approach, the responses of humanitarian and development organisations, and  the difficulties encountered by its application i

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