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NSRP mapping conflict prevention actors and initiatives in selected state: Report for Delta state
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme, 2012Delta State has experienced the most longstanding and intense violent conflict in the region and its coastal areas have served as strongholds of major Niger Delta militant groups.DocumentNSRP mapping conflict prevention actors and initiatives in selected states: Report for Borno and Yobe states
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme, 2011Borno and Yobe States experience widespread poverty, illiteracy and unemployment. This has been exacerbated by desertification in the north and migration to the towns, particularly Maiduguri, which is also a famous historical centre for Islamic religious instruction.DocumentMapping conflict prevention actors and initiatives in selected states
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme, 2012Violent conflict is endemic to Kano. Most conflicts in the state are framed in the terms of the political and cultural tensions between the North and South of the country, and frequently in a religious idiom pitting Muslims against Christians, although rarely is religion the direct cause of violent conflict. Many state and non-state actors have a role in conflict management.DocumentCambodia: maritime security challenges and priorities
Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, 2011Cambodia’s sea is relatively peaceful. However, it can be to a potential shelter for terrorists, illegal smugglers, pirates, and environmental pollution due to the lack of the capacity to effectively oversee and manage its maritime territory.DocumentCambodia: security challenges and implications for defense policy
Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, 2011Cambodia is experienced in dealing with disasters due to a protracted war lasting about three decades, marked principally by the genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge and international isolation.DocumentThe association of psychosocial health problems with functional disabilities among community members in rural Cambodia
Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, 2009According to the World Health Organization, there is no single official definition of mental health. Cultural differences, subjective assessments, and competing professional theories all affect how mental health is defined. In general, most experts agree that "mental health" and "mental illness" are not opposites.DocumentIs trade liberalization polarisation reducing in Tunisia?
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011A society is deemed polarised when, given a relevant characteristics such as religion, income, race or education, its population is clustered around a small number of distant, homogenous and sizable poles. The aim of this paper is to quantify the impact of trade liberalisation on polarisation in Tunisia.DocumentComplex insurgencies in Nigeria
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme, 2012Nigeria, the biggest and one of the most influential countries in Africa, is confronted with daunting challenges to its political stability occasioned by terrorism. The nation is now caught in the frenzy of terrorism in degree and intensity never experienced before in the country. While terrorism is hardly a new phenomenon in Nigeria, its impact has been wide-ranging and far-reaching.DocumentAdvocacy partners for peace? The potential role of private sector business and service providers as actors for peace in Nigeria
Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme, 2013In Nigeria as elsewhere, violent conflict is generally bad for business and for services. A single attack can affect a regional economy, while ongoing violence can have impacts that are national in scope. Some businesses do well out of conflict – the private security sector, legal and illegal arms sales and the drugs business tend to thrive.