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    ‘Promoting peace and democracy through security sector reform’, insights #79

    Eldis Gateway to Development and Environment Information, 2010
    Since the late 1990s, security sector reform (SSR) has emerged as a principal activity for promoting peace and stability, and a priority for donors in post-conflict countries. This issue of insights explores the concept of SSR as a coordinated, comprehensive approach to reforming the entire security system, to improve security governance and promote respect for human rights.
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    Improving education sector responses to earthquakes in Pakistan

    Education in emergencies and reconstruction, IIEP, 2010
    Pakistan was particularly hard hit by the earthquake that devastated the region in 2005. Children and youth made up almost 50 percent of those affected, due to the timing of the disaster and the poor quality of school building construction. The education sector faces major challenges to reconstruct and be prepared for future natural disasters.
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    A clash of principles? Humanitarian action and the search for stability in Pakistan

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2009
    This paper analyses how humanitarian action can be effected in the midst of Pakistan’s military offensive against Taliban insurgents in the west of the country - which has generated a population exodus on a scale unmatched since the founding of the state in 1947.
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    Context-sensitive engagement: lessons learned from Swiss experiences in South Asia for aid effectiveness in fragile scenarios

    Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, 2008
    This paper was written for the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra, Ghana and critically assesses Switzerland’s long-term experiences in South Asia particularly in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The authors evaluate the work conducted in these countries, and distil lessons for engagement in fragile, conflict countries.
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    Transnational networks: recognising a regional reality

    Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005
    This paper highlights the importance of transnational migratory networks in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Current trends in policy making on migration tend to focus on repatriation of Afghans from neighbouring countries.
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    From risk to resilience: Understanding the costs and benefits of disaster risk reduction under changing climatic conditions

    Institute For Social And Environmental Transition, 2008
    This paper evaluates the costs and benefits of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change through an analysis of case studies in India, Nepal and Pakistan. The paper focuses on water related disasters and the manner in which they may change as a consequence of climate change.
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    Regional trade integration and conflict resolution

    International Development Research Centre, 2008
    This report addresses the growth of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and considers their potential as a tool for reducing inter- and intra-state conflict. It analyses the factors that hinder or promote regional trade integration and considers their different impacts. It also presents a series of case studies in several regions.
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    Reforming Pakistan's police

    International Crisis Group, 2008
    Based on extensive interviews with current and retired police officers, this report analyses the existing system of policing in Pakistan. It seeks to identifiy flaws and proposes tangible ways of reform under the new civilian dispensation.
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    Afghanistan and regional instability: a risk assessment

    Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, 2008
    This report examines Afghanistan’s regional challenges. It finds that domestic instability in Pakistan, strains in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations and insecurities associated with the US–Iran stand-off on Iran’s nuclear programme continue to pose the most significant regional risks to the stability of Afghanistan.
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    Pakistan: the land of religious apartheid and jackboot justice

    Asian Centre for Human Rights, India, 2007
    Pakistan has refused to cooperate with the International Convention Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Committee (CERD) since 1998 and has failed to submit five periodic reports. This document from an Indian Human Rights organisation summarises and highlights key areas of concern in Pakistan.

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