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  Cambodia: an assessment of forest conflict at community level

  US Agency for International Development, 2004

  This report details an assessment of community-level forest conflicts in Cambodia, with the aim of understanding the types, causes and impacts of conflicts over forest resources at the community level.
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  UNDP: conference on justice and security sector reform: coherence, cooperation, and comparative strengths

  SSRonline, 2003

  This report of the Oslo conference, at which donors shared their experiences in the pursuit of Justice and Security Sector Reform (JSSR) around the world, is structured in five sessions: challenges and comparative advantages; country practice: experience and lessons; themes and topics of JSSR; partnerships: promoting accountability and civil society; and conclusions: moving towards collaboration a
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  Natural resource conflict management case studies: an analysis of power, participation and protected areas

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003

  This report presents a collection of case studies which focus on processes of conflict management and resolution and the different ways and means that conflicts are addressed.
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  Challenges and opportunities for defining and measuring human security

  United Nations [UN] Department for Disarmament Affairs, 2004

  This paper address three major human security issues, namely, the history and definition of human security, measuring human security, and the relationship between components of human security such as human rights.The author finds that the core principle of human security (that the individual rather than the state should be at the centre of security policy) has its roots in eighteenth century en
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  Networking the networks: supporting regional peace and security agendas in Africa

  SSRonline, 2004

  This report is a collection of papers that were presented at the Maputo Security Networking Symposium.The aim of the symposium was to create a dialogue between different civil society actors and governmental representatives to explore ways of using networks to develop and respond to the wider peace and security agenda.The key debates and discussions focused on the following areas:The
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  Fear and want: obstacles to human security

  Social Watch, 2004

  Acknowledging that it is impossibe to answer many specific questions on current events, this report aims to make its own contribution to the debate by examining which grassroots organisations around the world are engaged in the frontline of the battle against poverty and discrimination.
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  Capturing the 21st century security agenda: prospects for collective responses

  Stanley Foundation, 2004

  This publication compiles the reports from six conferences (2004) that dealt with the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change.The aims of the conferences were to assess the threats and challenges facing countries currently, and to propose changes needed to strengthen the rule of law.The report focuses on six main issues: rethinking the international system;
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  A more secure world: our shared responsibility

  United Nations and Global Security, 2004

  This report identifies the following six clusters of threats that it suggests the World should be concerned with now and in the decades ahead, then looks at ideas for meeting the challenge of prevention:war between Statesviolence within States, including civil wars, large-scale human rights abuses and genocide: assisting States in enhancing their own capacities to deal with contemporar
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  Spatial data on armed intrastate conflict

  Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2003

  This paper details the ongoing work by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in developing digital conflict maps of conflict locations since 1946.The author argues that the analysis of conflict and relevant geo-referenced variables such as population distribution, ethnic composition, natural resource deposits, and terrain contributes to understanding of why conflicts occur and how
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  Threats from non-state actors - how grave, how remedied?

  United Nations and Global Security, 2004

  This paper presents the outcomes of the Roundtable Conference (2004) discussions on the challenges posed to security by non-state actors.

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