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  Fragile states: defining difficult environments for poverty reduction

  Department for International Development, UK, 2004

  This paper, published by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), presents a working definition of difficult environments that is both linked to the wider debate about fragile states but at the same time focuses the challenge on donor-recipient relationships for poverty reduction.
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  From aid effectiveness to development effectiveness: strategy and policy coherence in fragile states

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  The impact of non-aid policies on development outcomes is gaining ever-higher priority, with an emphasis on securing coherence across government departments. Policy coherence is particularly important in relation to fragile states.
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  Why we need to work more effectively in fragile states

  Department for International Development, UK, 2005

  This paper lays out DfID’s commitment to working more effectively in fragile states.
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  Harmonisation and alignment in fragile states

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  The paper focuses on donor behaviour and aid effectiveness as articulated particularly in the Rome agenda on harmonisation and alignment, in the context of fragile states.
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  Aid allocation and fragile states

  World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2004

  This paper summarises research on aid allocation and effectiveness, highlighting the current findings of OECD DAC research on aid allocation to fragile states.Fragile states as a group have not only been under-aided but aid flows have also been twice as volatile as those to other low income countries, even when changes such as the onset or cessation of conflict and large performance changes are
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  Counter terror operations: limitations to security forces

  Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2002

  Although the use of force has been considered to be one of the many tools of counter-terror operations, it appears to be the only exercised choice in India. Given this over-reliance, the paper claims that there exists little difference between counterinsurgency and counter-terror operations from the point of use of military force.
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  Report of the Southern Africa civil society consultation

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2004

  This paper reports on the Southern Africa regional consultation conference on the Commission for Africa (CFA). Participants came from civil society groups from Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Zambia. At the conclusion of the two day meeting the participants released a communiqué of the meeting and its deliberations.
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  Regionalisation of peace in Asia: experiences and prospects of ASEAN, ARF and UN partnership

  Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, 2003

  The end of the Cold War has renewed attention on regionalism and a reconsideration of the security role of Regional Security Organisations (RSOs) in promoting international peace and security. It has to be noted however that the capacities of RSOs differ greatly when comparing Organisations from one region to another.
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  Gender mainstreaming in disaster reduction

  United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2002

  This paper examines the gender dynamics of disasters, and advocates gender sensitive planning and programming to prevent and respond to disasters. The authors propose that a balanced and equal participation of both women and men in formulating and implementing policies and programmes will facilitating utilising the maximum talent available.
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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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