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   Members of the coalition of rebel forces in Darfur, Sudan

   Fanga Suk: Members of the coalition of rebel forces (SLA Minni Minawi, SLA Abdul Wahid and LJM) who control Fanga Suk village, in East Jebel Marra (West Darfur), 88 kilometres West Tawilla.
   License: Creative Commons
   Credit: Albert Gonzalez Farran / UNAMID
   Source: Flickr
   

   Humanitarian negotiations: engagement with armed groups in Sudan and South Sudan

   Event - Public event - 10 October 2013 14:00 - 15:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

   This event will examine the role of humanitarian negotiations with state and non-state armed groups in Darfur, Southern Kordofan and Jonglei State. Interviews with armed groups, the results of field research and practical experience in humanitarian engagement, with armed groups will be shared with the audience as speakers discuss whether these negotiations contributed to a stronger and more effective humanitarian response in the region.

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   Telling countries they're the worst in the world doesn't really help them

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 16 July 2013

   'Ranking fragile states is pointless: citizens in countries like South Sudan are better placed to address weakness than outsiders.'

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   Sanctuary in the city? Reframing responses to protracted urban displacement

   Publication - Briefing papers - 18 June 2013

   HPG Policy Briefs

   Simone Haysom

   This policy brief details how the humanitarian sector needs to embrace an approach to protracted urban displacement that tackles both its political and programmatic challenges.

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   Referendum results in Juba, 2011

   A man reacts as the preliminary results of the referendum are announced in Juba on January 30, 2011
   License: Creative Commons
   Credit: © Siegfried Modola/IRIN
   Source: IRIN
   

   South Sudan at a crossroads: humanitarian response in a changing context

   Event - Public event - 22 May 2013 11:00 - 13:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

   Much has been accomplished in South Sudan in recent years, but has the humanitarian situation in the world’s newest nation improved? This event will launch edition 57 of the Humanitarian Exchange on South Sudan, which examines from different perspectives the drivers of continuing humanitarian needs in the country and how humanitarian, development and government actors interpret and respond to these.

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   Tearfund WASH service delivery in South Sudan: contributions to peace-building and state-building

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 21 March 2013

   Mickelle Kooy and Leni Wild

   This report forms part of a one-year DFID-funded research project, implemented by Tearfund and ODI, that aims to explore the links between service delivery of water supply and sanitation and the wider processes of state-building and peace-building in fragile and conflict-affected states. It has focused on Tearfund’s water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions implemented through the ‘Capacity Building to Improve Humanitarian Action in the Water Sanitation and Hygiene’ programme, funded by DFID CHASE. The objective of the programme was to increase the capacity of Tearfund disaster management team operations, local partner projects and local government departments in conflict-affected and humanitarian contexts, to support improved access to potable water, sanitation and public health education (PHE), resulting in sustainable improved health, well-being and dignity for grassroots communities.

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6. SLRC and HPG event with James Copnall, BBC correspondent for Sudan and South Sudan

   Event - Round-table - 28 November 2012 11:00 - 13:00 (GMT+00)

   BBC correspondent for South Sudan and Sudan, James Copnall, was guest speaker at a roundtable event hosted by the Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) and the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG). This event brought together journalists, researchers and academics to explore the political, humanitarian and development issues faced by South Sudan at present.

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   Examining the role of WASH services within peace- and state- building processes: findings from Tearfund programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of South Sudan

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 31 October 2012

   Leni Wild and Nathaniel Mason

   This synthesis report presents the findings of a one-year DFID-funded research project implemented by Tearfund and ODI, which explores the links between service delivery of water supply, hygiene and sanitation and the wider processes of state-building and peace-building in fragile and conflict-affected states.

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   Interview with Economic Advisor to the President of South Sudan

   Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 17 October 2012

   ‘Before the shutdown in oil production the [Government of South Sudan] was already very disturbed about the pattern of expenditure related to the implementation of government programmes…the shutdown fast-tracked measures to [implement] proper fiscal discipline.’

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9. Public finance reform in fragile states: grounds for cautious optimism?

   Event - Conference - 16 October 2012

   The event brought together politicians and government officials from several countries with senior researchers and policy makers to examine the progress of public financial management reforms and the challenges that remain.

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10. In the Picture: Urban refugees with Andrew McConnell

    Event - Public event - 24 September 2012 19:00 - 21:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Andrew McConnell previewed a new body of work about the 50% of refugees now living in cities at the Frontline Club’s, In the Picture: Urban refugees with Andrew McConnell. Sara Pantuliano moderated the event.

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