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  Kosovo and the changing face of humanitarian action

  Collegium for Development Studies, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden, 2001

  Proceedings from the conference Kosovo and the Changing Face of Humanitarian Action that took place in Uppsala on May 8, 2001. The conference was organised by the Collegium for Development Studies in co-operation with Globkom, the Swedish Parliamentary Commission on Global Development.
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  Peace building and transformation from below: indigenous approaches to conflict resolution and reconciliation among the pastoral societies in the borderlands of Eastern Africa.

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2001

  This article explores the conflict and conflict resolution among East African pastoralists and the role of indigenous conflict resolution processes and mechanisms.The article finds that:violence among the pastoral communities in the borderlands of Eastern Africa has escalated to such an extent that governments seem to be unable to contain the conflictmore is needed than efforts by s
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  On ethnicity and ethnic conflict management in Nigeria

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2001

  This paper aims to provide a broad overview of the different notions of ethnic conflict. By means of examining Nigeria as a case study it examines how variables such as governance, civil-military relations, economics and religion effect notions of ethnic identity.
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  The privatization process of rangeland and its impacts on pastoral dynamics in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya: the case of Western Sichuan, China

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 1999

  This article disucsses the effects of the last four decades of change in China in relation to traditional Tibetan pastoral production systems.
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  Afghanistan: a new era of humanitarian assistance

  Conflict Prevention Initiative, Harvard University, 2002

  This policy brief aims at providing basic information on humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan.
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  Rapid educational response in complex emergencies

  International Bureau of Education, UNESCO, 1998

  This document is an attempt to open a dialogue among educators working in the area of complex emergencies and provide a practical tool, and to explain and illustrate each phase of an emergency response using mainly the UNHCR Guidelines. The publication is comprised of four parts:Part One summarizes the basic policy instruments that advocate education as a child’s rightPart Two analy
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  Education in situations of emergency and crisis: challenges for the new century

  UNESCO Emergency Education Materials, 2000

  This study is one of a series of thematic studies prepared as part of the Education for All (EFA) Assessment for the Year 2000.During the 1990s, national governments and humanitarian agencies, have initiated emergency education programmes in refugee camps and settlements and in countries affected by war and disaster.
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  Multi-Stakeholder processes for governance and sustainability: beyond deadlock and conflict

  Stakeholder Forum, 2002

  Written in preaparation for the WSSD in September 2002 this manual discusses how multi-stakeholder processes (MSPs) can be organized and implemented in order to resolve complex issues in and around sustainable forms of development.
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  Branching out: Zimbabwe’s resource colonialism in Democratic Republic of Congo

  Global Witness, 2002

  This report focuses on the Zimbabwe government and military ambitions to exploit timber resources in the DRC. It highlights their role in a global corporate web which is taking advantage of conflict in the DRC to exploit natural resources.
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  Paper tiger, hidden dragons 2: APRIL fools - The forest destruction, social conflict and financial crisis of Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd (APRIL), and the role of financial institutions and paper merchants

  Friends of the Earth, 2002

  Latest report from Friends of the Earth's Coporates Campaign looking at linkages between financial institutions, pulp and paper manufaturers and paper merchants in forest destruction. The report focuses on the activities of Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Ltd (APRIL) - one of the worlds largest pulp and paper companies - and their subsidiary operations in Sumatra.

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