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  Caste, ethnicity and inequality in Nepal

  Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2007

  Nepal, according to many, faces the danger of an ethnic war breaking out the southern region of Tarai. This paper argues that, although Nepal represents complex ethnic and caste allegiances that would preclude violent clashes, polarisation in the Tarai region between the Madhesis and the Parbatiyas is at risk of escalating into all-out conflict.
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  Nepal’s Maoists: purists or pragmatists?

  International Crisis Group, 2007

  The Maoist movement in Nepal declared a "people's war" in 1996 in an attempt to create a communist republic. More than ten years on, a number of important concessions made by the group have resulted in a tacit acceptance of multi-party democracy. This paper analyses the political culture and development of the Maoist movement.
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  Education under attack: A global study on targeted political and military violence against education staff, students, teachers, union and government officials, and institutions

  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2007

  The deliberate use of force on educational institutions, students, teachers, academics, education trade unionists, education officials are on the rise globally. The worst-affected are countries that are witnessing ongoing conflict.
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  Combating corruption in service provision in Nepal

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  Development depends on the provision of public goods and services. Despite considerable investment, infrastructure services have been unsatisfactory in many countries. This failure can often be traced back to corruption, which not only diverts funds but also discourages investment.
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  Using aid to prevent conflict

  Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, CRISE, Oxford University, 2007

  This policy brief explores how aid can be used to prevent conflict by contributing to a fair distribution of resources across different groups in society.  It explains why inequalities between groups, or ‘horizontal inequalities’, need to be addressed in aid policy, and sets out how this can be done.
• Organisation

  Rural Reconstruction Nepal

  Rural Reconstruction Nepal's (RRN) strategic objective is to empower people through:
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  Conflict and food security in Nepal: a preliminary analysis

  Rural Reconstruction Nepal, 2003

  This study is a preliminary attempt to develop a more systematic approach to, and investigation of, the impact of the conflict on rural livelihoods with special reference to food security in Nepal. It considers the following concerns about food security in Nepal, especially considering the Maoist insurgency and government response since 2001:
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  What is the role of international donors in conflict and post-conflict situations?

  Department for International Development, UK, 2007

  This report documents the proceedings of a UK Department for International Development conference on development work in conflict and post-conflict situations in South Asia. The conference brought together representatives from national governments, parliamentarians and civil society orgnaisations from Nepal, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, and international donors supporting these countries.
• Organisation

  Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)

  LI-BIRD is committed to capitalise on local initiatives for the sustainable management of renewable natural resources and an improved livelihood for people in Nepal .
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  Community involvement in youth reproductive health and HIV prevention

  Family Health International, 2007

  Are reproductive health and HIV prevention outcomes for young people better when a project makes an explicit effort to involve community members? This briefing paper summarises the findings of a range of studies that have sought to investigate this question.

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