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  Taking stock: small arms and human security in Georgia

  Saferworld, 2006
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  The right not to lose hope: children in conflict with the law: a policy analysis and examples of good practice

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  This report addresses the issues facing children who are in conflict with the law. Drawing throughout on case studies and first-hand descriptions of children’s experiences, the first part analyses the experiences and situation of these marginalised children.
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  Human development report 2006: Beyond Scarcity - Power, poverty and the global water crisis

  Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2006

  For 2006 the UN's Human Development Report focuses on global access to clean water and sanitation.
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  Beauty queens and wallflowers: currency unions in the Middle East and Central Asia

  International Monetary Fund, 2006

  Against the background of the theory of optimum currency areas, this paper analyses possible scenarios for establishing a currency union (CU) in the Middle East and Central Asia region.The paper outlines the theory of optimum currency areas and provides an overview of recent empirical findings on the benefits and cost of membership.Through statistical analysis based on countries’ GDP, growth
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  Beyond microfinance: building inclusive rural financial markets in Central Asia

  Asian Development Bank Institute, 2006

  This online book is based on a two-year research project with the aim of countering the perception that microfinance development alone could provide an answer to the problems of rural financial market development.
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  Multicentre study of acute alcohol use and non-fatal injuries: data from the WHO collaborative study on alcohol and injuries

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2006

  This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO), examines the link between drinking alcohol and the risk of non-fatal injury. It draws on data collected from hospital emergency departments in Belarus, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, India, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, South Africa and Sweden.
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  Rural vulnerability in Serbia

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006

  Perception of risk among the poor can inhibit investment and development. Risk and uncertainty are especially high in rural areas where there is generally high dependence on agriculture and the environment. Using household survey data, this study analyses the nature, extent, and causes of rural vulnerability in Serbia.The analysis finds that about 23.6 percent of rural Serbians are vulnerable.
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  Azerbaijan's household survey data: explaining why inequality is so low

  Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2006

  Azerbaijan has enjoyed one of the highest rates of economic growth among the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since the late 1990s. Macroeconomic stability, rises in oil income and sound financial management have all contributed to the improved economic performance. The impact of numerous positive economic developments on wealth distribution and poverty remains largely unclear, however.
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  How-to guide on national institutional frameworks for the Kyoto Protocol flexible mechanism in Eastern Europe and the CIS

  Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, United Nations Development Programme, 2006

  A prerequisite for effective CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) and JI (Joint Implementation) project development is the creation of host country capability to identify, develop, screen, and approve projects.
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  Commerce, crime and conflict: legal remedies for private sector liability for grave breaches of international law

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2006

  Based on a number of surveys examining the jurisprudence of a total of sixteen nations - Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, UK, and USA - this report examines the issue of impunity of companies regarding economic activities linked to human rights abuses and armed conflict.

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