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    Ageing New Zealand: the growing reliance on migrant caregivers

    Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 2009
    New Zealand’s population is ageing rapidly.  It is projected that 48,200 paid caregivers will be needed by 2036 to look after a growing number of older and possibly disabled New Zealanders requiring high levels of care and support.
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    Arab Human Development Report 2009: challenges to human security in Arab countries

    Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2009
    This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from a state-centric conception of security to one which also concentrates on the security of individuals, their protection and their empowerment.
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    Leaving Mogadishu: the war on terror and displacement dynamics in the Somali regions

    Microcon, 2009
    This paper presents a two year qualitative micro-analysis of the causes and processes of Somalis flight from conflict in Mogadishu to relatively peaceful Somaliland. It explores how particular interactions between people, their resources and their structural contexts produce and shape the process of migration.
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    Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap

    The Lancet, 2009
    This article, the second in The Lancet series on the health of indigenous people, delves into the underlying causes of health disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous people, providing an indigenous perspective to understanding these inequalities.
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    Can the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union afford to grow old?

    International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2009
    The demographic transition in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) displays unusual characteristics.The transition now underway is rapid compared with international experience, and emigration is playing a particularly large role.  By 2060, ECCU pension funds’ expenditure will exceed contributions by over 6.2 percent of GDP, based on pension funds’ actuarial projections.
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    The Palestinian refugee issue: a Palestinian perspective

    Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2009
    Palestinians form the largest and one of the oldest refugee and stateless communities in the world. This paper gives a personal overview of the Palestinian refugee issue from a Palestinian perspective. It explores how the refugee issue evolved and came to be at the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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    Population growth, environment and food security: what does the future hold?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2009
    Is population growth the elephant in the (development) room? Some commentators assert it is the most pertinent development issue the world faces, but one which policy makers – for fear of impinging ‘human rights’ – are unwilling to address.
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    Migration and health in Chile: rights and social integration and cultural diversity

    The Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand, 2009
    Even though Chile has not characterised itself in its independent history for being a great receptor of immigrants in the last few years it has experienced an increment of the migratory flow, especially of people from Latin America.
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    Livelihoods, migration and conflict: discussion of findings from two studies in W. and N. Darfur

    Feinstein International Center, USA, 2009
    In conflict zones where displacement and insecurity undermine people’s ability to pursue livelihoods, links with Diaspora and the remittances they send are an important source of support. This briefing paper discusses findings from a study conducted in Darfur and explores the changing role of migration and remittances in people’s livelihoods.
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    War on the displaced Sri Lankan army and LTTE abuses against civilians in the Vanni

    Human Rights Watch, 2009
    During the ongoing fighting in the Vanni, both the Sri Lankan armed forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law with respect to the conduct of hostilities. This report highlights how the high civilian casualties of recent months can be directly attributable to these violations.

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