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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

Latest publications: Briefing papers

Non-state security and justice in fragile states: Lessons from Sierra Leone

Publication - Briefing papers - 25 April 2012
This Briefing Paper looks at the impact of the relative neglect of non-state actors in security and justice assistance in Sierra Leone. It calls for donors to address this state bias in their programming and sets out four rules for more frequent and more effective engagement with non-state security and justice providers in fragile states.

Services trade and regional integration in sub-Saharan Africa: options for continental collaboration

Publication - Briefing papers - 31 March 2012
This brief examines how services affect growth; what are barriers to regional integration in trade in services and how they are being addressed within five regional economic communities (RECs). It explores to what extent the lack of implementation, coordination and harmonization of protocol provisions across the RECs could be improved through a supra-regional continental approach led by the African Union Commission (AUC).

Measuring aid to agriculture and food security

Publication - Briefing papers - 27 February 2012
Lídia Cabral and John Howell
This Briefing Paper discusses flaws in the system for identifying and classifying aid to agriculture and calls for a purposeful (policy-relevant) measure that addresses global commitments on transparency, accountability and results-based aid.

Where can Japanese Official Development Assistance add value?

Publication - Briefing papers - 8 February 2012
This Project Briefing synthesises the main findings and key messages that emerged from research which was undertaken to inform future Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) policy discussions within the Japanese government and beyond. It highlights areas where Japan has something distinctive to offer and where it has the potential to add substantial value to international development efforts in a new global context.

Climate finance: developing countries’ perspective

Publication - Briefing papers - 30 January 2012
Climate finance is vital to help poor and most vulnerable countries cope with the adverse effects of climate change. Although developing countries have little or no responsibility for climate change, they are the ones most affected by and most vulnerable to its impacts because of their geography, high dependence on climate sensitive resources, low adaptive capacity, high poverty rates, and vulnerable social, institutional and physical infrastructure. This policy brief explores how to finance climate from a developing country perspective

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