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  Poverty in Guatemala

  World Bank, 2003

  World Bank review of poverty levels and strategies in GuatemalaThe report: examines the poverty " problem " using an array of monetary and social indicators, as well as perceptions of poverty identified by Guatemalan communities and households themselves.discusses the historical forces and contextual factors that have contributed to shaping the patterns of poverty.
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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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  Impact of war on Iraq

  Eldis Questioning Development Resource Guide, 2003

  Collection of documents forecasting the humanitarian consequences of the current war on Iraq.Common to these are assertions that: as a result of 12 years of sanctions, the Iraqi population is far more vulnerable to war than it was before the last Gulf warwar will likely cause the collapse of the oil-for-food programme on which 60% of Iraqis are dependentdestruction or disablemen
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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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  Peace, security and democracy in Africa?: a summary of outcomes from the 2002 OAU/AU summits in Durban

  Institute for Security Studies, 2002

  This paper summarises the most important developments and outcomes following the recent meetings of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)/African Union (AU) in Durban, focussing on the transition to the new institutions of the AU, particularly as they relate to peace, security and democracy issues.
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  A bridge too far: aid agencies and the military in humanitarian response

  Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2002

  This paper aims to clarify the key issues of the debate over the roles of humanitarian actors and military forces and the relationship between them.
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  Precious resources: adolescents in the reconstruction of Sierra Leone

  Women's Refugee Commission, 2002

  This paper reports the findings of over 600 interviews with adolescents and youth in Sierra Leone in April and May 2002. Many of the interviews were conducted by the young people themselves. The perception of Sierra Leone's youth is that to achieve peace, degradation and instability must be eliminated from their communities and their everyday lives.
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  Chasing shadows: re-imagining finance for development

  Jubilee Research, 2002

  Starting from the premise that finance is not about money, but about the relationships among people, states, markets and natural environment, this report provides three key-features so that finance can become a “real” tool for development.The paper warns that:in order to achieve the objectives of global security and meeting basic human development needs, the imbalance between free marke
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  Human rights and democratic development in Africa: policy considerations for Africa's development in the new millennium

  Rights and Democracy, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 2002

  This paper argues that Nepad fails to adequately define democracy or to examine the relationship between development, peace, democracy and the realisation of human rights.
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  Learning for a future: refugee education in developing countries

  United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2002

  Looks at education as a vehicle for rebuilding refugee children’s lives, through social interaction and gaining knowledge and skills for their future lives.It reviews the state of the art, identifys key issues and best practices, and aims to assist in updating UNHCR guidelines for assistance to refugee education in developing countries.

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