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  Linking mine action and development: humanitarian and development NGOs

  Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, 2008

  Landmine action is a key component of sustainable development.
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  Who’s oil? Sudan’s oil industry

  European Coalition on Oil in Sudan, 2008

  Oil is a principal factor in Sudanese politics. However, rather than contributing to an environment of peace and equitable development, it remains a source of strife and division.
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  A rethink on the use of aid mechanisms in health sector early recovery

  Royal Tropical Institute, 2009

  States emerging from protracted crises struggle to provide basic services. This is no more crucial than in the health sector where vulnerable ‘post-conflict’ populations are frequently in dire need of care.
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  Democratic governance in post-conflict Liberia

  Danish Institute for International Studies, 2007

  This paper examines the collapse of the Liberian political order and the current challenge of reconstituting order. It addresses the ongoing post conflict state building process in Liberia. One of the most comprehensive peace building interventions in the world has been taking place in Liberia since 2003.It includes:
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  Whither peace operations?

  United States Institute of Peace, 2008

  Peace operations have undergone several evolutions since the first United Nations-administered peace mission in 1948. This document demonstrates that much progress has been achieved over the last decade and a half in the development and use of peace operations as a tool to quell conflicts. The author argues however that there are limits to how much more progress can be expected.
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  Round Table 7 on situations of fragility and conflict: discussion note – session 3: improving the delivery of international assistance for the reduction of fragility and conflict

  United Nations Development Group, 2008

  Over the past ten years United Nations’ (UN) peacekeeping operations have largely increased in number and importance. This short discussion note from the 3rd High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness highlights discussions from Round Table 7 on how to strengthen common approaches and improve division of labour among donor countries.
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  Civil society and conflict transformation in Abkhazia, Israel/Palestine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Transnistria and Western Sahara

  Microcon, 2008

  Civil society can feel impotent in the midst of intransigent conflicts whose processes are dominated by top-level political actors.
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  'Financial Peacebuilding' - impacts of the Nepalese conflict on the financial sector and its potential for peacebuilding

  International Relations and Security Network, 2008

  This working paper looks at options of how the local financial sector may contribute to post-conflict peacebuilding, taking the specific example of Nepal.
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  Conflict mediation in the water and sanitation sector: and how to reach solutions

  IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, 2008

  Water scarcity is just one problem that may lead to conflicts. Others include conflicts over water quality or privatisation of water supply services. This paper explores current thinking about conflict management in the water and sanitation sector and is written for individuals who want to understand more about the way to analyse, understand and help to manage conflicts.
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  A typology of post-conflict environments: an overview

  Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, CRISE, Oxford University, 2008

  Despite the apparent decline in the global incidence of major armed conflict, there remain many countries in conflict and many others that are struggling with the legacy of recent violence. These are frequently poorer, less developed countries.

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