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  Armed and aimless: armed groups, guns, and human security in the ECOWAS region

  Small Arms Survey, 2005

  This study looks at the armed groups and small arms in the 15 member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. Armed groups in this report are defined as groups that have the capacity to challenge the state’s monopoly of legitimate force.
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  Support to former child soldiers: programming and proposal evaluation guide

  Canadian International Development Agency, 2005

  This guide provides tools intended to help translate best practices and lessons learned in assistance to the reintegration of child soldiers (CS).
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  Reaching all: core principles for working with children associated with armed groups and forces

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  This report highlights that the risks of conflict impacting directly on children has greatly increased, as has the involvement of children in hostilities. Children are used in a variety of roles, for example as cooks, porters and spies, and for sexual services.This paper outlines the critical issues for children associated with armed groups and forces.
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  Now that the war is over: ex-combatants, transition and the question of violence: a literature review

  Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa, 2005

  This report aims to explore the role of ex-combatants who are often considered to continue to pose a threat to peace and security in countries emerging from extensive violent conflict.
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  Youth, poverty and blood: the lethal legacy of West Africa’s regional warriors

  Human Rights Watch, 2005

  This paper looks at the migrant population of young fighters – regional warriors – who have been involved in the armed conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire since the late 1980’s, who view war as mainly an economic opportunity.The paper examines the incentives to fight, human rights abuses and problems in the disarmament programmes in Sierra Leone and Liberia.It makes
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  Neither war nor peace

  Children and youth in Organised Armed Violence, 2005

  This study identifies a number of regions affected by children and youth in organised armed violence (COAV), exploring causes and trends of the problem as well as suggesting policy oriented guidelines for policy makers within the international forum for the implementation of practical steps to treat COAV.
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  Demobilizing and reintegrating Afghanistan’s young soldiers: a review and assessment of program planning and implementation

  Bonn International Center for Conversion, 2005

  This report discusses debates between different actors and partners involved in the process of demobilisation and reintegration of former combatants in Afghanistan, and examines the planning, coordination and early implementation of UNICEF’s programme to demobilise and reintegrate war-affected young people within the overall framework of Afghanistan’s reconstruction process.The paper concludes
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  Forgotten casualties of war: girls in armed conflict

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  This report addresses the protection issues for children associated with armed groups and, more specifically, to the largely unrecognised protection requirements of girls.
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  Youth in war-to-peace transitions: approaches of international organizations

  Berghof Conflict Research, 2005

  This study examines youth in war-to-peace transitions and the response of international organisations to them. It specifically asks what approaches have international organisations developed regarding youth? On which assumptions about youth and their role in violent conflicts are they based?
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  Youth speak out: new voices on the protection and participation of young people affected by armed conflict

  Women's Refugee Commission, 2005

  This paper provides an overview of the problems and challenges young people face during and after armed conflict and also offers youth-driven solutions for addressing these problems. The report draws on participatory research conducted by more than 150 adolescents in Kosovo, northern Uganda and Sierra Leone.

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