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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. An ICRC delegate with a member of the SLA
    An ICRC delegate with a member of the SLA

    An ICRC delegate with a member of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) in Sudan
    License: ICRC granted rights
    Credit: ICRC/ HEGER, Boris / V-P-SD-E-0 1934
    Source: ICRC

    Humanitarian negotiations: talking to the 'other side'

    Event - Public event - 5 September 2013 13:00 - 15:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Humanitarian negotiations are often essential to gaining access to populations in need of humanitarian assistance, but negotiating with armed non-state actors can present formidable challenges. This event will discuss the challenges and compromises involved and the resources and tools that have been developed to support more effective engagement.

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  2. Localising aid: is it worth the risk?

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 1 July 2013
    Alastair McKechnie
    Donors often perceive localising aid (transferring aid to local rather than international actors) as riskier than non-localised aid. But is this perception correct? This report finds that non-localised aid may carry higher risks of programme and strategic failure.
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  5. Soldier discusses plans for new buildings with community leaders in Helmand, Afghanistan
    Soldier discusses plans for new buildings with community leaders in Helmand, Afghanistan

    A soldier discusses plans for a new school and health center with community leaders at a meeting Mian Poshteh, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: © Kate Holt/IRIN
    Source: IRIN

    Civil military relations in Afghanistan: lessons learned and implications

    Event - Round-table - 29 May 2013 08:45 - 12:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    This event aims to bring together military, political, and humanitarian/NGO actors to discuss the history of civil-military relations in Afghanistan, and to reflect on what lessons can be learnt from it. Secondly, it aims to stimulate dialogue on the upcoming security transition.

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  6. Ashley Jackson

    What have we learned about stabilization in Afghanistan? Not much.

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 15 May 2013

    As of this year, Afghanistan has experienced ten years of stabilization intervention, but what is there to show for it? Marked by massive expenditure with little to no accountability, and often marred by waste, stabilization in Afghanistan started out with arguably honorable aims. However, as troops prepare to leave in 2014, what legacy will be left behind?

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  7. The search for common ground: civil–military relations in Afghanistan, 2002–13 - Policy Brief

    Publication - Briefing papers - 15 May 2013
    HPG Policy Briefs 51
    Ashley Jackson and Simone Haysom
    This policy brief summarises research on civil-military dialogue between aid agencies and military forces in Afghanistan from 2002 through 2012. It aims to contribute to the understanding of the challenges of civil-military dialogue in the context of international and national military forces pursuing stabilisation activities.
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  8. 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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  9. Civil-military relations in Afghanistan: lessons learned from a ten year engagement

    Event - Public event - 24 April 2013 14:00 - 15:30 (GMT-04)

    The U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted a panel discussion on the newly published report “Search for Common Ground: Civil-Military Relations in Afghanistan, 2002-12”, presented by Ashley Jackson, a co-author of the report. The event also provided an opportunity to reflect on lessons learned over the past 10 years in Afghanistan with a roundtable of experts stemming from the research, military and NGO communities.

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  10. The search for common ground: civil–military relations in Afghanistan, 2002–13

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 22 April 2013
    HPG Working Papers
    Ashley Jackson and Simone Haysom
    Experiences in Afghanistan have irrevocably shaped how aid agencies regard and relate to military forces during conflict. Through an examination of stabilisation interventions in Afghanistan, this Working Paper seeks to better understand the challenges of civil–military dialogue in the context of combined international and national military forces pursuing the lofty goal of stabilisation.
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