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  A review of the effectiveness of developing country participation in the Climate Change Convention negotiations

  Overseas Development Institute, 2001

  There is an enormous range of views and interests among developing countries (from the small and vulnerable countries in the AOSIS group to larger emitting countries like China and India, and the OPEC group which opposes climate change abatement based on fossil fuel reduction), just as there are major differences between developed country blocks.
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  Terrorism: challenge and way out

  Institute of Policy Studies, Pakistan, 2001

  This set of articles emphasises that in the US's effort to enrol supporters against what it defines as a 'war' against 'terrorism', there has been a total dearth of reflection on the factors behind September 11 and the causes of terrorism.The articles find that:the ignorance of the causes of terrorism will aggravate the situation rather than improve itthere could be a disasterous ch
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  The World Bank's experience with post-conflict reconstruction

  Operations Evaluations Division, World Bank, 1999

  Assessment of the Bank's experience in post-conflict reconstruction, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, El Salvador, Uganda, Cambodia, Eritrea, Haiti, Lebanon, Rwanda, and Sri Lanka.
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  Crisis or opportunity?: the International Financial Institutions and civil society in a new political context

  Bretton Woods Project, 2001

  This article discusses the causes and impacts of the 11 September and associated with that the agression of USA in Afghanistan.The article finds that:the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have been very vocal in this process, predicting negative consequencesthe enthusiasm for multilateralism has increased as a consequence of the the largely unilateral action of USAcivi
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  The EU's development response towards crisis and conflict affected countries: operational guidelines for the implementation of Article 11 of the Cotonou Agreement

  European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2001

  This article indicates that the proliferation of conflicts is facing the international donor community with major political and development challenges.The report finds that:traditional cooperation strategies , approaches and instruments are ill-suited to effectively addressing the wide range of needs in crisis-ridden and conflict-affected countriesthe current political climate is no
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  Responding to terrorism: implications for regional and global stability

  Forum on Early Warning and Early Response, 2001

  Reviews the shortcomings in the most likely approaches, and regional and global implications of any U.S.-NATO campaign against terrorismFive key messages follow from the analysis:The failure to recognise that terrorism sometimes has a popular base in society raises the possibility that the anti-terror campaign will move ultimately against civilians who – for good or bad reasons -- suppo
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  The fall-out of military strikes against Afghanistan: regional and global risks

  Forum on Early Warning and Early Response, 2001

  Overview and analysis of the range of measures taken by the anti-terrorist alliance, the implications of these for regional stability in the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Africa, as well as potential global scenarios and risks.Three key messages emerge from the analysis: The failure to recognise that terrorism sometimes has a popular base in society raises
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  Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations

  United Nations [UN] Peacekeeping Operations, 2000

  Report of working party on the reform of UN peacekeeping operations in light of experience in Kosovo, Rwanda and SomaliaRecommendations include: Doctrine and strategy: The Panel calls for more effective conflict prevention strategies.
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  A pragmatic approach to humanitarian intervention

  Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2001

  This paper sketches several elements critical to successful reform of the intervention ‘regime’: the norms and institutions which shape and regulate humanitarian intervention.It argues that reform must be achieved through an open process that balances capacity to function with its perceived legitimacy.
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  An integrated approach to complex emergencies: the Kosovo experience

  Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2001

  In the wake of recent calls for ‘joined-up government’, collaboration and more effective strategic planning for the purposes of emergency response, disaster management and security sector reform, the closer examination of recent interventions is warranted.Operations in Kosovo, which have required a complex interweaving of civil, humanitarian and military structures, serve as a particularly valu

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