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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. UN Observer Group Makes Rounds in Homs, Syria on 21 April 2012
    UN Observer Group Makes Rounds in Homs, Syria on 21 April 2012

    Crowds of locals surround the recently-dispatched UN monitoring team as they walk through the streets of Homs, Syria. Pursuant to an authorization by the Security Council, the team of six unarmed observers were deployed to Syria on 16 April, tasked with reporting on the cessation of violence between Government and opposition forces.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: UN Photo/Neeraj Singh
    Source: UN multimedia

    Syria crisis: the humanitarian response

    Event - Round-table - 15 June 2012 11:00 - 13:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    This closed-door roundtable on the Syria crisis brought together leading humanitarian aid agencies and senior figures with direct experience of humanitarian work in the country. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the response of the international community and consider its impact on the civilian population. 

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  2. Ashley Jackson

    Afghanistan’s long war: the humanitarian consequences of drawdown

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 May 2012

    As world leaders prepare for the NATO summit in Chicago on 20–21 May, uppermost in their minds will be domestic political priorities and the logistics of withdrawing their troops from Afghanistan.

    High on the summit’s agenda will be exit strategies and the buzz words ‘security transition’. Few are likely to be paying attention to the humanitarian consequences of troop withdrawal or addressing the human cost of their departure. 

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  3. Kabul calling: Transition in Afghanistan

    Event - Public event - 16 May 2012 11:00 - 13:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

    This event has been scheduled to take place ahead of the NATO summit in Chicago where world leaders will gather to discuss Afghanistan. 

    ‘Kabul calling’ will bring together panels in London and Kabul to provide an alternative agenda to the one in Chicago by focusing on the humanitarian implications of the withdrawal of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Afghanistan. 

    Panellists will explore the humanitarian consequences of the troop drawdown; discuss how a political settlement can best be facilitated and what form it should take to secure the most favourable humanitarian outcome for the Afghan people; discuss what ‘transition’ will mean for Afghans. 

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  4. Sudanese oil worker in Unity State
    Sudanese oil worker in Unity State

    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: Enough project
    Source: Flickr

    Khartoum calling: what next for Sudan?

    Event - Public event - 26 April 2012 10:00 - 11:30 (GMT+01 (BST))
    Recent military escalation in the disputed border areas of Sudan and South Sudan has further intensified tensions between the two countries. 

    This event, jointly organised by HPG/ODI, the Associate Parliamentary Group on Sudan and South Sudan (APG), and the Sudan Embassy in London, brings together panels in London and Khartoum to discuss looming humanitarian and political challenges facing Sudan and its neighbour in the south.

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  5. Seminar on Transition

    Event - Seminar - 24 April 2012 13:00 - 14:30 (GMT+02)

    Samir Elhawary led the meeting and, together with Sara Pantuliano presented on the topic of Transition. The discussion covered the following issues:
    ·         Transition: concepts and definitions·         Stabilisation and the importance of political settlements·         Civil-Military relations·         Integrated Missions and Humanitarian space·         Sudan and South Sudan case study

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  6. Perspectives on relations, roles and functions in the aid structure in South Sudan

    Event - Workshop - 27 - 28 February 2012

    This PSO Thematic Learning Event focused on Perspectives on relations, roles and functions in the aid structure in South Sudan. Sara Pantuliano spoke on dynamics of relationships in fragile settings and the relevance of TLP on the first day, and served as the key resource person on the second day. She also spoke on the evaluation report ‘Aiding the Peace’.

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  7. London open day workshop on managing risk in insecure contexts: Pathways to resilience and peacebuilding

    Event - Workshop - 23 February 2012 09:00 - 17:30 (GMT+00)

    The London Open Day Workshop will build on the Geneva Open Day held in January to examine strategies for more effective harmonization of different humanitarian, risk management and conflict/fragile states programming, in order to create an enabling environment for resilience and peace-building before, during and after complex political emergencies.

    Simon Levine and Samir Elhawary will be presenting during the workshop.

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  8. Somalia conference needs to clear the way for effective relief efforts

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 22 February 2012
    'It is, therefore, imperative, irrespective of the direction taken at [the London] conference [on Somalia], that the political community takes heed of these concerns and commits to ensuring that all sides of the conflict adhere to international humanitarian and human rights law, and that the neutral and independent character of humanitarian relief is both supported and respected.'
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  10. Tricky transitions to democracy

    Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 2 February 2012
    Reflecting on our event with Lord Paddy Ashdown, which discussed Libya's transition from an authoritarian to democratic regime, this ODI Podcast discusses issues raised and explores: the nature of Libya's political uprising; what a successful democracy might look like and how it might be achieved; what lessons and experience we can draw upon from previous democratic transitions and provides some top tips for donors supporting countries in the midst of such change.
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