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  Wages of war, wages of peace: food prices and unskilled labour pay in Afghanistan, 1996-2002

  Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2002

  This paper contains the main results of a FAO study on staple food prices and real wages in Afghanistan during the period 1996-2002, based on information systematically collected weekly by WFP in all major cities (Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Heart, Mazar-e-Sharif and Faizabad). The main conclusion of the study are: Large fluctuations have been registered in food prices.
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  Iraq: humanitarian and reconstruction assistance

  US Agency for International Development, 2003

  This factsheet lists the background humanitarian situation in Iraq before the 2003 war and recent assessments by area and sector. Areas include:Umm QasrAl BasrahNorthern IraqSectors assessed are:Food SecurityInternally Displaced Persons (IDPs)RefugeesHealthU.S. Government ResponsePre-PositioningEmergency ReliefReconstruction
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  Zimbabwe: fast track land reform in Zimbabwe

  Human Rights Watch, 2002

  This report considers the human rights implications of the 'fast track' process of land redistribution in Zimbabwe, under which the government has revised the constitution and amended legislation in order to allow it to acquire commercial farms compulsorily and without compensation, and the land occupations that have accompanied it since early 2000. It focusses on the violence that has accompan
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  Building democracy in Iraq

  Minority Rights Group International, 2003

  This report examines the conditions under which the next election in Iraq could claim to be more democratic.
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  Dimensions of the UAE–Iran dispute over three islands

  Abu Dhabi Government, UAE, 2001

  The chapter discusses the current dispute between the United Arab Emirates and Iran over the three islands of Greater and Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa from a historical- legal dimension.
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  War related sexual violence in Sierra Leone: a population based assessment

  Physicians for Human Rights, 2002

  Reports that internally displaced women and girls in Sierra Leone have suffered an extraordinary level of rape, sexual violence and other gross human rights violations during their country's civil war, with half of those who said they came into contact with RUF (Revolutionary United Front) forces reporting sexual violence. The study, which reports findings from a survey of 991 households, is th
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  Iraq’s reconstruction and the role of the United Nations

  Oxfam, 2003

  Briefing notes proposing how the international community should assist the people of Iraq in establishing their own administration after the war.
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  The rise of ethnic militias, de-legitimisation of the state, and the threat to Nigerian federalism

  West African Review, 2001

  The idea of federalism is still an evolving one, but how is it evolving in Nigeria? Nigeria is an archetypal plural society characterised by divergent languages, cultures, ethnic groups and geographic regions. The author argues that federalism represents a compromise solution for multi-national states like Nigeria.
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  National plans of action for children: involving children and young people in their development

  Save the Children Fund, Canada, 2002

  This paper provides guidance on how to involve children and young people in the development of National Plans of Action for children (NPAs). Drawing up these NPAs by the end of 2003 was a commitment made by all governments attending the 2002 UN General Assembly Special Session on Children.
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  Best practices of non-violent conflict resolution in and out-of-school: some examples

  UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2002

  This publication aims to inform teachers, trainers, educators, parents, youth and students who, one way or another, are confronted with violence in the school or in non-formal community education, and are looking for practical solutions.

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