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    Falling short: aid effectiveness in Afghanistan

    Oxfam, 2008
    It is argued that even though aid is essential to Afghanistan, too much of it is being wasted. Increasing insecurity and criminality is jeopardising progress.
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    Which way forward for food security in Afghanistan?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Afghanistan has been the focus of international relief and aid efforts for over ten years. Many of these efforts have been short term and focused on responding to crises. Recently, donors have emphasised the need for long-term planning in agriculture and food security. What can be done to support food security in Afghanistan?
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    Meeting EFA: Afghanistan community schools

    Educational Quality Improvement Program, USAID, 2008
    CARE Afghanistan launched its first small pilot education access programme in Khost province in 1994. The initiative has evolved into the Community Organized Primary Education (COPE) programme and now operates in nine provinces. This EQUIP2 Case Study examines the model and outcomes of the COPE programme as well as the institutional and cultural context of the areas in which COPE schools operate.
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    Islamic and modern education in Afghanistan: conflictual or complementary?

    Network for Research and Evaluation on Education and Development, 2008
    Despite decades of conflict and civil strife, Afghanistan has a rich history of highly developed civilisations where art, literature and sciences have flourished.
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    Local ownership underpins success of security sector reforms

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Security sector reforms in any country must be designed, managed and implemented by local people if they are to succeed. But while it is fashionable for policy statements to declare the importance of ‘local ownership’, the concept has proven difficult to apply, with donor governments guilty of frequent breaches.
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    World religions share general ethics of war

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    After armed conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, there is a need to re-examine religious teachings on the use of force. The moral and legal issues surrounding war are complicated by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the spread of suicide bombing, and armed conflict involving non-state groups with significantly differing military power or tactics.
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    Women and nation-building

    RAND Corporation, 2008
    This study was undertaken to examine the role of women in post-conflict nation-building. In particular it looks at the impact of post-conflict societal circumstances and nation-building processes on the status and situation of female populations.
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    Children and armed conflict: report of the Secretary-General

    Reliefweb, 2007
    This document is the annual report from the Secretary-General. It details progress in the implementation of SC Resolution 1612 – ending the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict and its monitoring and reporting mechanism. The report's findings include:
  • Organisation

    International Foundation of Hope (IFHope)

    The International Foundation of Hope (IFHope) is a US-based NGO that recognises the potential of the people of Afghanistan.
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    Managing global insecurity - policy brief: peacebuilding

    Brookings Institution, 2007
    This policy brief examines what is required to achieve institutional capacities in peacebuilding, in line with the frequency and scale of conflicts that exacerbate the risk of state failure. It looks at the challenge of peacebuilding, analyses trends of recent peacebuilding interventions and discusses recommendations for future activities.

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