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  Victims, perpetrators or heroes?: child soldiers before the International Criminal Court

  Redress Trust, 2006

  The International Criminal Court broke new ground by charging Ugandan and Congolese warlords with recruiting or using children in hostilities.
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  Guide to regional micro-disarmament standards/guidelines (RMDS/G) and SALW control measures

  South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, 2006

  This Guide defines the role of regional micro-disarmament standards/guidelines, and establishes the guiding principles for their proper and appropriate use by national authorities, international organisations, donors and organisations involved with the planning and implementation of Small Arms and Light Weapon (SALW) control activities at headquarters and field level.
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  Human security: concepts, implications and application to the post-intervention challenges in Afghanistan

  Centre of International Studies and Research, 2005

  This paper reviews the debates in relation to the concept of “human security” applied specifically to the situation in Afghanistan.It provides an examination of the definitions of human security and its reception by the international community along with analysis of the implications that the adoption of a human security approach might imply in deciding policies and applying programmes.The pa
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  DFID: aid, education and conflict-affected countries

  Save the Children Fund, 2006

  How does the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) support to education in conflict-affected fragile states (CAFS) compare to their support to education in other developing countries?
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  The benefits contracting health services in Afghanistan

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Afghanistan has emerged from over twenty years of war with some of the worst health indicators in the world. It has the fourth highest rate of infant and child mortality, as well as one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Access to basic health care is critical if the lives of Afghanistan’s war-affected people are to be improved.
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  Wikis, webs, and networks: creating connections for conflict-prone settings

  2nd World Water Forum and Ministerial Conference: From Vision to Action, 2006

  This report recommends ways to improve connectivity between the various actors working in conflict prone settings. The ultimate goal of enhanced connectivity is to enable local populations to prevent and mitigate conflict and help rebuild their country.
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  North Korean civil-military trends: military-first politics to a point

  Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College, 2006

  This article examines the role of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) within the power structure of North Korea.The article describes:the landscape of military and security institutions that ensure the regime’s security and the perpetuation of the Kim dynastythe influential power brokers, both civilian and military and how they fit into the leadership structurethe role of the KPA in
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  Rewrite the future: education for children in conflict-affected countries

  Save the Children Fund, 2006

  Inclusive, good quality education can be a positive force for peace and contribute to the prevention of further conflict. Yet education – its provision and its quality – is neglected in humanitarian responses to conflict.
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  The limits of statebuilding: the role of international assistance in Afghanistan

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2006

  Afghanistan, following years of political turmoil, has been undergoing a massive reconstruction effort since US intervention in 2001. The focus of the development agenda was, as with other cases, on state building. Establishing an effective, transparent central state was considered key to the country's long-term development.
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  Why templates for media development do not work in crisis states: defining and understanding media development strategies in post-war and crisis states

  London School of Economics (=British Library for Political and Economic Science (BLPES)), 2005

  This document examines how media policy can be adapted to developing countries affected by crises and war. Based on the outcome of discussions at a workshop, areas the document covers include:the role of the media in fragile statestraining journalistsmedia challenging the stateRecommendations include:customise the media development strategies to context.

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