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  On the links between violent conflict and chronic poverty: how much do we really know?

  Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2006

  Violent conflict, ranging in intensity from riots to wars, has become commonplace in today's world, and it would appear as though civil unrest on all scales is inextricably linked to poverty and deprivation. Or is it? This paper examines the trends emerging from recent research into the relationship between violent conflict and chronic poverty.
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  Poverty dynamics, violent conflict and convergence in Rwanda

  Households in Conflict Network, 2006

  Civil war and genocide in 1990s Rwanda saw not only millions of lives lost, but a population left behind to establish a livelihood when facing serious obstacles.
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  Agricultural rehabilitation: mapping the linkages between humanitarian relief, social protection and development

  Overseas Development Institute, 2006

  This paper addresses the question of how to support the livelihoods of rural people who have been affected by conflict.
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  Indigenous peoples, poverty reduction and conflict in Nepal

  International Labour Organization, 2005

  This case study argues that despite the good intentions and increasing realisation of the importance of social inclusion for poverty alleviation and lasting peace, reflected in the PRSP, insufficient attention has been given to indigenous peoples’ issues in Nepal.Problems of the PRSP as identified by the paper include:the indigenous peoples issue has not been recognised as a crosscuttin
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  Understanding the causes of chronic poverty in Uganda

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Most poverty surveys relate to a specific point in time and cannot explain what processes make households or individuals move into or stay in poverty. In Uganda, a combination of conflict and displacement with livelihood and household based shocks have had long-term impacts. Some relatively well-off households too have been unable to avoid dropping into severe and long-term poverty.
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  Alcohol and drug consumption in post war Sierra Leone: an exploration

  Institute for Applied International Studies, Norway, 2005

  This paper examines the dynamics of drug and alcohol use in Sierra Leone.
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  The equality predicament: report on the world social situation 2005

  UN, 2005

  This report traces the trends and patterns in economic and non-economic aspects of inequality and examines their causes and consequences across and within regions and countries.
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  2005 World Summit outcome: achievements in brief

  United Nations and Global Security, 2005

  This fact sheet summarises the agreements made by the world’s leaders, meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York September 2005, on the action to be taken action on a range of global challenges, and changes to be made within the UN system.Areas of action include:Development:strong and unambiguous commitment by all governments, in donor and developing nations alike, to a
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  Human Development Report 2005: international cooperation at a crossroads - aid, trade and security in an unequal world

  Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2005

  Will the MDG targets be met if current development trends continue? Not according to the 2005 Human Development Report (HDR), which cites inequality as the issue of prime concern in the fight against poverty. The report argues that economic development alone will fail to produce sustained poverty reduction.
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  In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all

  United Nations and Global Security, 2005

  This report was published in anticipation of the Millennium Declaration 5 year review of September 2005, as a programme for action.

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