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Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration

15/05/2007

3 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration programmes are now established as an integral part of post-conflict reconstruction, and a key component to promoting and establishing peace. In the last decade, several hundred thousand ex-combatants from more than 30 countries have taken part in DDR programmes.

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Briefing note

Keeping Recovery on Course: Challenges facing the Pakistan earthquake response one year on

04/10/2006

3 documents

11 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Survivors have begun rebuilding their homes, communities, and livelihoods – but as another hazardous Himalayan winter looms, urgent efforts are needed to ensure that people stay safe and the reconstruction process is not derailed.

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Aceh Media Reconstruction Assistance (AMRA) Programme in Indonesia

01/08/2006

2 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

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In May 2005, the Aceh Media Construction Assistance (AMRA) programme was initiated to support reconstruction and development of media in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province, Indonesia, destroyed by the tsunami in 2004. The purpose of this mid-term evaluation is to compare partners’ results with programme objectives in the proposal and other preparatory documents. The evaluation also […]

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Briefing note

Starting on the Road to Recovery: Saving lives and rebuilding livelihoods after the Pakistan earthquake

27/01/2006

1 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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On 8 October 2005, an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale ripped through Northern Pakistan, leaving 80,000 people dead and affecting 3 million more. The crisis is far from over: survivors of the earthquake still face dangers and difficulties as the worst of Pakistan’s winter weather has now settled in. Many people are huddled […]

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Briefing paper

Back to Work: How people are recovering their livelihoods 12 months after the tsunami

20/12/2005

3 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The tsunami of 26 December 2004 devastated the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Many were living in poverty before the tsunami; others were suddenly plunged into poverty. The affected communities are determined to rebuild their lives, and the generosity of donors has meant that aid agencies have been able to help them. Many […]

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Briefing note

A Place to Stay, A Place to Live: Challenges in providing shelter in India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka after the tsunami

14/12/2005

3 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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On 26 December 2004, an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami that hit the coasts of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, the Maldives, Malaysia, Burma, the Seychelles, and Somalia. Within the space of a few hours, the giant waves devastated thousands of kilometres of coastline and the communities that lived there. […]

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Briefing note

A Mountain to Climb: What needs to be done to prevent further deaths following the Pakistan earthquake and to enable survivors to rebuild their lives and livelihoods

19/11/2005

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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‘I sat and spoke to a group of women in one of Muzaffarabad’s main parks – once a beautiful green space full of flowers, now a home for people with nowhere left to go. One woman told me how she had lost her two children when her house came down over her head. She had […]

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Journal article

Annotated resources on peace building and post-war reconstruction

01/11/2005

16 pages long

Free access through journal website

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This annotated list highlights some 70 recent publications and organisations that focus primarily on what happens after rather than before or during armed conflict. Issues covered include the political, economic, and social aspects of post-war reconstruction, and questions related to transitional justice and post-conflict reconciliation, and we have sought to offer a sample of the […]

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Briefing note

Targeting Poor People: Rebuilding lives after the tsunami

25/06/2005

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French

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In the six months since the tsunami hit, the relief and reconstruction effort has delivered real progress for the millions of people affected by the disaster. The relief effort helped to stop the outbreak of diseases such as cholera in affected communities, partly through the effective delivery of clean water and sanitation. A predicted massive […]

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Journal article

The World Bank’s land of kiosks: Community driven development in Timor-Leste

01/06/2005

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

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The World Bank’s Community Empowerment and Local Governance Project (CEP) was the key donor programme to assist with community reconstruction in a newly independent Timor-Leste. Commencing in 2000, the US$18 million project provided funds to over 400 local development councils that had been newly created to meet their community’s development needs. Rather than creating genuine […]

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