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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. Perpetrators or victims? Conflict and the vulnerability of Arab nomads in Sudan

    Event - Public event - 7 October 2009 12:00 - 13:30 (GMT+00)


    At this joint ODI-Christian Aid event, Helen Young and Sara Pantuliano, two seasoned Sudan analysts, built on their extensive recent fieldwork in Darfur and Kordofan to outline the changes undergone by pastoralist groups over the past two decades and discussed the challenges they face today in the context of key political events such as the Darfur peace process and the implementation of the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Abyei border and post 2011 border issues.

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  4. Providing Aid in Insecure Environments: Trends in violence against aid workers and the operational response (2009 Update)

    Publication - Briefing papers - 6 April 2009
    HPG Policy Briefs 34
    Abby Stoddard, Adele Harmer and Victoria DiDomenico

    In 2008, 260 humanitarian aid workers were killed, kidnapped or seriously injured in violent attacks – the highest yearly toll on record. The majority of these attacks took place in just countries: Sudan, Afghanistan and Somalia. Kidnappings in particular have increased since 2006, increasing 350% compared since 2006. The fatality rate of aid workers from malicious acts alone surpassed that of United Nations peacekeeping soldiers in 2008. In the most violent contexts for aid workers, politically motivated attacks have risen relative to common crime and banditry, as international aid organisations are perceived as part of Western geopolitical interests.

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  5. Where to now? Agency expulsions in Sudan: consequences and next steps

    Publication - Discussion papers - 26 March 2009
    ALNAP Lessons Papers
    Sara Pantuliano, Susanne Jaspars and Deepayan Basu Ray

    This joint ALNAP-HPG paper focuses on the recent expulsion of NGOs from Sudan. It offers a snapshot of what expelled aid agencies were doing, where they were based and the type of assistance they were providing at the time of their departure. It looks at the challenges these agencies had to tackle, how their programmes evolved, the extent to which these agencies had developed contingency plans and the challenges involved in scaling up operations to make up for the shortfall in services. The paper also discusses the immediate implications and suggests ways forward for international NGOs, the UN system and donors.

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  6. IDP camp Kabul
    IDP camp Kabul

    A young boy makes mud bricks in an IDP camp in Kabul, Afghanistan June 2008.
    License: Creative Commons
    Credit: © Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
    Source: IRIN

    Indicting Bashir: Sudan and the International Criminal Court

    Event - Public event - 6 March 2009 16:00 - 17:30 (GMT+00)

    At this event H.E. Omer Siddig, Ambassador of Sudan to the UK, will give his thoughts on the ICC decision on whether or not it will prosecute Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for alleged war crimes in Darfur and possible repercussions in the country. Julie Flint and Sara Pantuliano, both seasoned Sudan experts, will provide responses focusing on Darfur and North/South issues respectively.  

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  10. What does 'early recovery' mean?

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 24 November 2008
    Last month, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) co-sponsored the Practitioners’ and Policy Forum on ‘Early Recovery - Addressing Gaps and Dilemmas Together’ in Copenhagen. The aim was to develop a shared understanding of early recovery for countries in the wake of natural or man-made disasters, and outline a set of commitments and action points to strengthen the international response and help countries recover from crises as early as possible.
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