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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Members of the coalition of rebel forces in Darfur, Sudan
    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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  2. North Kordofan livestock brought and traded
    North Kordofan livestock brought and traded

    Scenes from Al Nnuhoud Livestock Market, North Kordofan where livestock is brought and traded from places nearby.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Photo: Salahaldeen Nadir / World Bank
    Source: Flickr

    Sudan’s deteriorating lifeline: strategies to support livestock production and trade

    Event - Public event - 9 September 2013 13:00 - 14:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Livestock is one of Darfur’s main economic assets, making a major contribution to Sudan’s national livestock and meat exports. During ten years of conflict, Darfur's livestock trade has been badly affected. Contracting volumes of livestock brought to market and a loss of competitiveness as trading costs soar, has left the regional and national economy struggling as well as many Sudanese people who make a living in the sector.

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  3. Talking to the 'other side': Humanitarian negotiations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, Sudan

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 August 2013
    HPG Working Papers
    Irina Mosel and Ashley Jackson
    This Working Paper examines humanitarian negotiations with armed non-state actors in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. Through interviews with armed groups, aid workers, local and international experts and civilians, the study aims to improve understanding of the opportunities for, and obstacles to, engagement with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and the Government of Sudan for humanitarian access.
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  4. Talking to the 'other side': humanitarian negotiations with armed non-state actors in Darfur, Sudan, 2003-2012

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 August 2013
    HPG Working Papers
    Jonathan Loeb
    This Working Paper focuses on the humanitarian community’s extensive engagement with rebel movements in Darfur from 2003-2012. Based on first-hand accounts of experiences of aid workers and rebels who participated in humanitarian negotiations, it documents the rise, decline and disappearance of cross-line aid over the last ten years.
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  6. Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance
    Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance

    Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance blocked at a checkpoint in Hebron, OPT.
    License: ODI given rights
    Credit: ICRC 2011
    Source: ICRC

    Getting where needed: overcoming aid access obstacles

    Event - Public event - 29 April 2013 14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Knocking on the front door doesn't always get you in. That's been the hard lesson over decades for humanitarians seeking to bring assistance to those in need. This event will address the practical challenges organisations face in reaching those in need, and the strategies adopted to overcome them.

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  8. Workshop on Sudan

    Event - Workshop - 5 - 6 September 2012

    This workshop saught to draw on a range of expertise to analyse the current develpments in Sudan, within the context of the region, and to identify scenarios for Sudan's future and the factors that could make each more or less likely to occur. Sara was a key speaker at this workshop.

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  9. Protecting civilians? The interaction between international military and humanitarian actors

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 3 August 2012
    HPG Working Papers
    Victoria Metcalfe
    This HPG Working Paper explores the rationale for interaction between humanitarian organisations and international military and peacekeeping forces on the protection of civilians. It considers the risks and challenges of interaction with such forces, and highlights practical experience from the field.
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  10. UK launch of ‘Ending the Everyday Emergency'

    Event - Public event - 17 July 2012 14:00 - 15:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    World Vision and Save the Children, in association with the Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) and the Sahel Working Group, invite you to discuss the findings of "Ending the Everyday Emergency", a new report on the challenge of strengthening resilience in the Sahel. Wendy Fenton, HPN Coordinator will be chairing the event.

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