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Briefing paper

Towards an Arms Trade Treaty: Next steps for the UN programme of action

01/06/2005

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36 pages long

Languages: English

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There is an imperative need for an international Arms Trade Treaty, based on fundamental principles of international law, to reduce the human cost of arms proliferation, prevent unscrupulous weapons suppliers finding the weakest point in the supply chain, and ensure that all arms exporters are working to the same standards. The ultimate goal is a […]

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Briefing note

Making the Case for Cash: Humanitarian food aid under scrutiny

08/04/2005

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5 pages long

Languages: English

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Following the tsunami that struck coastal regions of South East Asia on 26 December 2004, the World Food Programme announced that two million people, mostly in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, were in need of emergency food aid. Oxfam is publishing this briefing note because it is concerned about challenging the bias towards food aid in […]

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Journal article

The poor will always be with us – and so will NGOs

01/04/2005

10 pages long

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Ever more NGOs are dedicated to the eradication of poverty, while various government bodies are also committed to the moral and material progress of the so-called `human family’. However, the record is bleak. The arms trade constitutes a crime against humanity against which NGOs can make little headway. On the contrary, single-issue campaigns, for example […]

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Briefing note

The Tsunami’s Impact on Women

25/03/2005

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14 pages long

Languages: English

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There is no scarcity of reflections and commentary on the impact of the disaster that shook the coasts of several Asian countries on 26 December 2004. The media have, at least until recently, looked into almost every conceivable angle: the impact on tourism, the impact on the environment, revealed underwater villages, even the impact on […]

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Journal article

Making the links: women’s rights and empowerment are key to achieving the millennium development goals

01/03/2005

4 pages long

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Making the links: women’s rights and empowerment are key to achieving the millennium development goals

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Men and women have the right to live their lives and raise their children in dignity, free from hunger and from fear of violence, oppression or injustice. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. For the full table of contents for this and previous issues of this journal, please visit the Gender […]

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Journal article

Gender and human security issues: building a programme of action-research

01/02/2005

7 pages long

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Gender and human security issues: building a programme of action-research

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Since March 2000, in partnership with the Women’s Centre of Montreal and other units at Montreal universities, McGill’s Centre for Developing-Area Studies has carried out an action-research programme on gender and human security issues in the context of war and reconstruction. Our interdisciplinary team of researchers and activists has been working locally with women refugees, […]

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Briefing note

The Asian Tsunami: Three weeks on

14/01/2005

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

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Almost three weeks since the tsunami disaster struck on 26 December 2004, more than one million people living in the Indian Ocean region remain displaced. The appalling death toll could still increase, unless the humanitarian response reaches all those in need with appropriate life-saving assistance. Beyond the immediate threats to life, the disaster may reduce […]

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Briefing note

The Asian Tsunami: The challenge after the Jakarta summit

07/01/2005

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7 pages long

Languages: English

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The emergency summit meeting held on 6 January 2005 in Jakarta represented world governments’ unprecedented response to the tsunami that struck the countries around the Indian Ocean on 6 December 2004.

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Book

Gender, Peacebuilding, and Reconstruction

01/01/2005

1 documents

113 pages long

Languages: English

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This collection of articles examines the impact of armed conflict on women, men, and gender relations. Gender stereotypes of conflict depict women and children as powerless victims, while men are presented either as saviours of the weak and powerless, or as agents of violence and destruction. Reality is more complex. Women, girls, and boys also […]

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Briefing paper

Tracking Lethal Tools: Marking and tracing arms and ammunition: A central piece of the arms control puzzle

01/12/2004

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32 pages long

Languages: English

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A global system for tracking illicit arms and ammunition is central to improving accountability in the international arms trade and preventing arms getting into the wrong hands. The United Nations negotiations to establish international Marking and Tracing controls present states with an historic opportunity to take a tough stance against the worldwide proliferation of illicit […]

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