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  Ethnicity, state power and the democratisation process in Uganda

  Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2002

  Is ethnicity the cause for the breakdowns in national unity, democracy and development in Uganda? This paper critically reviews the impact of ethnicity on the democratisation process in Uganda from colonialism to the present. The author argues that ethnicity in Uganda, as elsewhere on the African continent, has been historically constructed and subsequently reproduced.
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  The war in Iraq: general environmental implications

  Friends of the Earth, 2003

  This briefing note asserts that the possible damage to the environment, to communities and above all to civilians deserves urgent practical and moral consideration before any decision for war is taken.
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  Preparing for the humanitarian consequences of possible military action against Iraq

  International Development Committee, UK, 2003

  This report examines the likely humanitarian consequences of military action against Iraq and the inadequacy of the preparations for dealing with them.
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  The human costs of war in Iraq

  Center for Economic and Social Rights, USA, 2003

  Looks at the humanitarian implications of war in Iraq.Main findings include:The Iraqi population is far more vulnerable to the shocks of war than it was in 1991, having been reduced after 12 years of sanctions to a state of dependency on government and international aidInternational agencies are not adequately prepared to respond to the humanitarian consequences of war, especially i
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  Our common responsibility: the impact of a new war on Iraqi children

  War Child, 2003

  This report examines the physical and mental well being of the 12 million Iraqi children based on data collected in Iraq between 20 and 26 January 2003.Main conclusions include:Physical well-being: despite some recent improvements in the health and nutritional status of children from their post-1991 Gulf War state, Iraqi children are still in a significantly worse state than they were b
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  Assessments of the likely humanitarian and economic consequences of war on Iraq

  Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq, 2003

  Collection of reports plus CASI's own analysis of the impacts of a war in Iraq.The site includes copies of UN documents projecting the impacts of a war in the region:Likely Humanitarian Scenarios (December 2002) United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) report on UN Inter-agency humanitarian preparedness and response plan for Iraq and neighbouring countries (December 200
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  Collateral damage: the health and environmental costs of war on Iraq

  Medact, 2002

  Argues that a war on Iraq could cause half a million deaths and have a devastating impact on the lives, health and environment of the combatants, Iraqi civilians, and people in neighbouring countries and beyond. It examines the likely impact of a new war on Iraq from a public health perspective.
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  "We want to live as humans": repression of women and girls in Western Afghanistan

  Human Rights Watch, 2002

  This report argues that post-Taliban Afghanistan has failed to lift the severe restrictions and violations on women and children's human rights. This is due to the fact that in many areas Taliban officials have been replaced by warlords, police officers, and local officials with similar attitudes toward women.
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  Diamonds, forever or for good?: the economic impact of diamonds in South Africa

  Partnership Africa Canada, 2002

  This document considers the economic impact of diamonds in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. It states that the many global campaigns to stop trade in conflict diamonds has tended to ignore the benefits of the legitimate industry for these countries. The author describes a study that attempts to verify the claims regarding the positive aspects of the industry.
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  The integration process of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria in the post-cold war era: parallel trends in minority treatment in Greece and Turkey

  Budapest Economics, Hungary, 2002

  How has Bulgaria, just across the border of war-torn former Yugoslavia, achieved improvements in both the treatment of its largest minority, the Bulgarian Turks, and inter-state relations with its kin state the Republic of Turkey?

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