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  After Mugabe, Zimbabwe will need post-conflict response

  Center for Global Development, USA, 2005

  This short note discusses the levels of insecurity within Zimbabwe its economic dislocation and social upheaval.
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  Migration of health professionals in six countries: a synthesis report

  Regional Office for Africa, World Health Organisation, 2004

  This report, published by the WHO Regional Office for Africa, examines migration of health professionals in six African countries (Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe) during 1991-2000. It finds that the number of registered health professionals other than nurses increased in all six countries.
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  The southern Africa crisis: food insecurity, HIV/AIDS and the international response

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  In 2002, a crisis threatened southern Africa, with food insecurity occurring in a region seriously affected by HIV/AIDS. The humanitarian response focused on food aid but paid insufficient attention to public health. Health was seen as a long-term developmental issue that could not be addressed by short-term humanitarian action.
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  Poverty reduction in difficult environments: learning from humanitarian NGOs

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  Humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have to enter situations where immediate action is needed to save lives. It is important to retain some degree of independence and political neutrality to operate securely. Wars or uncooperative governments can slow down their work. Although focusing on long-term poverty reduction is not a priority, is becoming necessary.
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  Zimbabwean migrants risk losing their skills

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  Many highly qualified Zimbabwean professionals living in the UK and South Africa work in low level jobs. As a result many risk losing their skills. This could affect the long-term development of Zimbabwe, if future economic and political conditions attract these migrants home.
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  Using local seed systems for agricultural disaster recovery

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  In areas affected by disasters such as drought and war, recovering agricultural activity quickly is vital to household food security. Relief seed aid, which replaces seeds lost during disasters, is important to ensure that farmers have adequate quantities of quality seeds of the right variety for the planting season following a disaster.
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  Hunger crisis: learning from southern Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  How is the HIV/AIDS pandemic affecting food security in Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique? How can humanitarian agencies speed up their response to hunger crisis in Africa? These are just two of many questions emerging from an independent evaluation of the 2002-2003 Disasters Emergency Committee Southern Africa Crisis Appeal.
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  Putting energy at the heart of poverty reduction

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004

  A quarter of humanity still lacks access to electricity. 2.4 billion people use biomass – wood, dung and crop waste – for their basic energy need, cooking. Market-driven and supply-led approaches to providing energy are failing to reach poor people.
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  Evicted and forsaken: internally displaced persons in the aftermath of Operation Murambatsvina

  Human Rights Watch, 2005

  This report highlights the Zimbabwean government’s denial of assistance and protection to hundreds of thousands of the internally displaced people (IDPs) following Operation Murambatsvina. The document outlines the background behind the campaign of forcible evictions and demolitions in urban areas throughout Zimbabwe.
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  Anatomy of a backlash: sexuality and the ‘cultural’ war on human rights

  Human Rights Watch, 2005

  This paper from Human Rights Watch highlights the growing alliance of conservative forces, or fundamentalists, which is threatening progress made over the past decade in linking sexuality, health and human rights.

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