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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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  2. Secessionists and sectarianism: Yemen’s more combustible security crises

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 August 2013
    ​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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  3. Humanitarian Exchange 58: Humanitarian Negotiations

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 July 2013
    Humanitarian Practice Network, Ashley Jackson and contributors
    This edition of Humanitarian Exchange, co-edited with Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) Research Fellow Ashley Jackson, features humanitarian negotiations. In many contexts, negotiations with a wide array of actors – both state and non-state – are essential to gaining access to populations in need of assistance. This issue looks at field experiences of undertaking humanitarian negotiations, the challenges and compromises involved and the resources and tools that have been developed to support more effective engagement.
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  4. Advanced course 2012
    Advanced course 2012

    License: Creative Commons
    Source: HPG

    Advanced course on conflict, crisis and transitions - 2013

    Event - Course - 16 - 23 July 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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  5. Women at a community meeting discuss the reconstruction of their village
    Women at a community meeting discuss the reconstruction of their village

    Women involved in community meeting to discuss village reconstruction. Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Project: JRF.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: © Nugroho Nurdikiawan Sunjoyo / World Bank
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    Leadership in crises: the launch

    Event - Public event - 8 July 2013 14:00 - 15:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

    Leadership is tested in times of crisis, when it is most needed. But how can leadership be fostered within aid agencies, governments and international organisations? The Humanitarian Policy Group invite you to the launch of the Centre for Post-crisis Leadership and Development (CPLD) and a discussion on the importance of leadership in humanitarian crises.

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  6. Clearing the rubble from destroyed building in Syria
    Clearing the rubble from destroyed building in Syria

    Clearing the rubble from the ruins of a residential building destroyed in the fighting in Syria
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: ICRC / T. Voeten
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    Monitoring protection: asking the impossible?

    Event - Public event - 5 July 2013 14:00 - 16:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    In today's armed conflicts, civilians bear the brunt of hostilities. Humanitarian agencies strive to improve the protection afforded to civilians, but how can they better monitor and evaluate protection programming to ensure that they best serve those in need? This event, co-hosted by the Humanitarian Policy Group and the International Committee of the Red Cross aims to understand the challenges of monitoring protecting work, and promote discussion on ways forward.

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  7. Peace and conflict in Myanmar

    Event - Round-table - 2 July 2013 10:00 - 13:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    This roundtable aims to facilitate a high-level policy dialogue on three pressing interrelated issues: the ethnic peace process; the crisis in Rakhine State; and the Buddhist-Muslim violence in Myanmar and the wider ASEAN region.

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  8. Violence towards aid workers increasing

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 30 June 2013
    Delivering aid in the midst of conflict has always been dangerous and difficult work. Over the last few years, aid agencies have increased attention to the risks their staff and partners face in these contexts, including examining security, fiduciary, reputational and legal risks.

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  9. Final monitoring report of the Somalia cash and voucher transfer programme - Phase 2: April 2012-March 2013

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 June 2013
    HPG Commissioned Reports
    Sophia Dunn, Mike Brewin and Aues Scek
    This report presents the findings of Phase 2 of a monitoring exercise of a unique partnership, the Cash and Voucher Monitoring Group (CVMG), involving non-governmental organisations providing cash-based interventions in response to famine and humanitarian emergency in South Central Somalia. It was the first large-scale cash-based response to be implemented in Somalia, and – at a global level – the first non-governmental emergency cash-based programme on this scale.
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