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  UNDP background paper for working group discussions: governance in post-conflict situations

  UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2004

  This report provides background papers on governance in post conflict situations, prepared for the United Nations Development Programme’s seminar in Bergen, Norway, May 2004.
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  Birthing Sphere

  Eldis Aid and Debt Resource Guide, 2004

  This paper examines the initial development of the Standards Project for Humanitarian Relief, known as Sphere.
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  Humanitarian action and the global war on terror: a review of trends and issues

  Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2003

  This report reviews key trends in humanitarian policy, focusing on the implications for humanitarian action of the global 'war on terrorism'.
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  Policy discussion paper on violent conflict

  ActionAid International, 2003

  This paper seeks to develop a policy framework to guide ActionAid’s increasing activities in conflict situations and issues.It outlines the organisation’s position on conflict issues, emphasising:the need for peace which ensures security and justice for the poorthat advocacy and action undertaken by ActionAid must be based on a mandate from poor people and a strong understanding of
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  Co-ordinating education during emergencies and reconstruction: challenges and responsibilities

  Education Sector, UNESCO, 2004

  This book explores co-ordination of education delivery in and after emergencies.
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  Protecting the poor through programmatic adjustment lending in Peru, Brazil and Colombia

  World Bank, 2003

  This briefing paper provides an overview of the main elements and achievements of the World Bank’s Programmatic Structural Adjustment Loans/Credits (PSAL/PSAC) in Peru, Brazil and Colombia.Introduced out of recognition of the inadequacy of project or sectoral adjustment loans in supporting long-term incremental social reform, the PSALs are designed to provide fast-disbursing, flexible, longer-t
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  Environmental refugees: myth or reality?

  Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, 2001

  This paper seeks to go further in questioning the value of international policy-makers focusing on 'environmental refugees' as a significant group of migrants, deserving of the world's attention.
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  Subsidized sales of insecticide-treated nets in Afghan refugee camps demonstrate the feasibility of a transition from humanitarian aid towards sustainability

  Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2004

  This article, published in Malaria Journal, reports on a survey of Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan, where subsidised sales of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) were introduced in place of indoor residual spraying, for the prevention of malaria and anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL).
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  Environmental refugees: a misnomer or a reality?

  Engendering Eden, Cork, 2001

  This paper assesses the relevancy of the concept of 'environmental refugees'.
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  Food aid and livelihoods in emergency situations: strategies for the World Food Programme

  United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2003

  This paper by the World Food Programme (WFP) was prepared to establish a policy statement on livelihoods-focussed response in emergency situations.The paper particularly highlights:that supporting livelihoods requires an understanding of the assets, capabilities and activities that men and women use to ensure their means of livingin emergencies, analysing the impact of the crisis on

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