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  African efforts to close the impunity gap: lessons for complementarity from national and regional actions

  Institute for Security Studies, 2012

  The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the successes and challenges of domestic and regional international criminal justice processes in Africa.
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  Integrating climate change in the post-2015 development agenda

  Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014

  This paper argues that the long-term success of the post-2015 framework will ultimately depend upon how ‘climate smart’ it is. It outlines the significance of climate change for different development objectives and the options for integrating climate change into the post-2015 development framework, as a crucial factor in poverty reduction and sustainable development.
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  The Nile: from mistrust and sabre rattling to rapprochement

  Institute for Security Studies, 2012

  For the past century, there has been a climate of mistrust among the riparian countries over the development and use of the Nile waters. This uncooperative atmosphere has created a fragmented vision and led to unilateral development of the Nile waters.
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  Maritime security in the Indian Ocean: strategic setting and features

  Institute for Security Studies, 2012

  Indian Ocean security is now no longer the domain of colonial states or superpowers, but has become multifaceted and dynamic. New role players such as India and China have become major powers, and new national alliances are changing the scene.
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  Confronting complex political crises in West Africa: an analysis of ECOWAS responses to Niger and Côte d’Ivoire

  Institute for Security Studies, 2011

  Recent political crises in West Africa have resulted from a variety of factors, including bad governance, the uneven distribution of national wealth and the manipulation of ethnic communities. This paper illustrates that despite some success in countering the effects of armed conflicts in West Africa, the region still faces a number of serious threats to the security of its people.  
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  Implications of the AU decision to give the African Court jurisdiction over international crimes

  Institute for Security Studies, 2012

  In 2010, the African Union (AU) Commission appointed consultants to work on drafting an amended protocol on the Statute of the African Court (AC). The amended protocol was approved in 2012. The paper shows that the amendment provides for the expansion of the jurisdiction of the AC to deal with specific criminal matters.
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  Links between climate change, conflict and governance in Africa

  Institute for Security Studies, 2012

  Climate change has repeatedly been called a major threat to Africa. Identically, the risk of climate-induced violent and armed conflict is considered high for the continent. The current paper identifies available policy options and recommends mitigating measures to counter these perceived effects of climate change in Africa.
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  Website: Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals

  United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, 2013

  The Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development was established in 2013 to establish an inclusive and transparent intergovernmental process on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that is open to all stakeholders, with a view to developing global sustainable development goals to be agreed by the General Assembly.
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  Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls - Agreed Conclusions

  United Nations [UN] Commission on the Status of Women ., 2014

  The 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) ended with a strong call to prioritise gender equality and the human rights of women in order to achieve sustainable development.
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  Africa's international borders as potential sources of conflict and future threats to peace and security

  Institute for Security Studies, 2012

  After African states obtained their independence, the artificial and poorly demarcated borders of many countries were considered the most potent source of conflict and political instability.

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