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Education without Borders - a summary
The humanitarian response the conflict in Syria has fundamentally failed to address the education crisis facing Syria’s children. Providing education for all of Syria’s refugee children will require an international response and strengthened partnerships. This report proposes an international plan of action to deal with the refugee education crisis, of which Lebanon is on the front-line. -
For the sake of Somalia, Barclays must not close its money-transfer system
'Why is one of Britain’s biggest banks, Barclays, about to take a decision that could trigger a humanitarian crisis in Somalia and end up taking another deathly toll on the country?' -
Secessionists and sectarianism: Yemen’s more combustible security crises
With the evacuation of American and British government personnel from Yemen in recent days due to intercepts regarding imminent terrorist attacks by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, it would be logical to conclude that terrorism is Yemen’s greatest impediment to peace and stability. It is not. In fact, there are far more significant sources of conflict with a far greater potential for escalation and loss of life.Most notably, the country is embarking upon a National Dialogue process intended to produce a constitution as well as an elite bargain capable of keeping the nation intact.
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Insecurity disrupts development, but peace doesn't drive it
'The inclusion of a peace and justice goal in the High Level Panel's post-2015 report is a welcome acknowledgement of the negative impact of insecurity on development. However, we need to think carefully about the relationships between security, peace and development to ensure that what gets built into the post-2015 framework stands the best chance of contributing to the eradication of extreme poverty.' -
Securing communities: the what and the how of community policing
Lisa Denney and Sarah JenkinsCommunity policing has gained popularity amongst donors, governments, police departments and communities as a mechanism for achieving a diverse range of goals – from crime reduction to improved state-society relations. Yet while community policing initiatives are widespread across the globe, there is little consensus on its definition, objectives or models. Given the ambiguity surrounding its precise meaning, this paper maps the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ of community policing, setting out what it means and hopes to achieve, and how it manifests and is shaped by factors such as histories of state-society relations. -
Advanced course 2012
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Source: HPGAdvanced course on conflict, crisis and transitions - 2013
The Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute and the Post-war Reconstruction and Development Unit (PRDU) at the University of York are partnering to offer an ‘Advanced Course on Conflict, Crisis and Transitions’, a week-long programme targeting mid-career and senior professionals.
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Consulting the evidence: how conflict and violence can best be included in the post-2015 development agenda
The inclusion of a peace and justice goal in the High-Level Panel’s post-2015 report is a welcome acknowledgement of the negative impact of insecurity and injustice on development progress. However, in developing this goal and its targets and indicators further, it is important to consult the evidence on what we know about the relationships between insecurity, peace, and development. -
What we know, and what we assume, about violent conflict and development in Asia
'We know a great deal about violence and conflict. Yet, when it comes to the relationship between conflict and development, we often make assumptions that are not always borne out in practice, as recent research into subnational conflicts in Asia demonstrates.' -
Poverty in Asia
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Source: FlickrAiding Asia: the challenge of subnational conflict
Subnational conflict is the most widespread, enduring and deadly form of conflict in Asia. This joint ODI-Asia Foundation event will showcase research from Burma/Myanmar, Mindanao, southern Thailand and Aceh, examining the role for international development assistance.