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Iraq's Kurds Lose Political Dominance in Kirkuk

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Before the March 7 parliamentary election in Iraq, there was no question of who dominated politics in mixed-population Kirkuk -- it was the two main political factions in the neighboring Kurdish autonomous region. But with the vote count from Kirkuk city and its surrounding Tamin Province about 80 percent complete, it is clear that the political landscape is dramatically changing.The partial vote count shows the secular Al-Iraqiyah coalition and the Kurdistan Alliance in a virtual tie, with the more...

Added by Zunia on March 21, 2010

Campaign to Save Mamilla Jerusalem Cemetery

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"The Mamilla (Ma’man Allah) Cemetery has been a Muslim burial ground since the 7th Century, when companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) were reportedly buried there. Before that, it was the site of a Byzantine church and cemetery. It is the burial ground of fallen soldiers and officials of the Muslim ruler Salah ul-Din from the 12th Century, as well as generations of important Jerusalem families and notables. A significant portion of the cemetery is being destroyed and hundreds of human more...

Added by Zunia on March 21, 2010

Promoting peace and democracy through security sector reform

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eldis.org -

"The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC) has adopted guidelines and political and operational principles relating to SSR (security sector reform). In its approach, SSR seeks to increase security forces’ abilities to meet a range of security needs, consistent with democratic norms and governance, transparency and legal principles. SSR extends beyond the narrow focus of security assistance on defence, intelligence and policing. more...

Added by Zunia on March 21, 2010

Topic Guide on Conflict

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This extensive guide on violent conflict from the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre provides an overview of key issues ranging from the causes, dynamics and impacts of conflict to options for interventions to prevent, manage and respond to conflict. It is divided into five main parts:1) Understanding violent conflict 2) Living in conflict affected areas: focus on women, children and youth 3) Preventing and managing violent conflict 4) Recovering from violent conflict 5) more...

Added by Sarah O'Connor on March 20, 2010

Topic Guide on Fragile States - updated Feb 2010

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This updated resource guide from the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) introduces some of the best literature on state fragility and development aid in fragile contexts. It highlights the major critical debates within the international development and academic community regarding understanding and responding to fragile situations. It is available in both html and pdf formats.

Added by Sarah O'Connor on March 20, 2010

Anticorruption in the Health Sector: Strategies for Transparency and Accountability

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Corruption is a serious problem for both rich and poor countries, threatening international development and eroding confidence in governments. In the health sector, corruption is literally a matter of life and death: facilities crumble when repair funds are embezzled; fake drugs flood the market with corrupt regulators managing supply, and doctors extorting under-the-table payments from patients fail to provide needed care. Most major development organizations have rewritten their more...

Added by Kumarian Press on March 19, 2010

Dalian to host inaugural FutureGov Summit China

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FutureGov magazine and the Dalian Municipal Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the organisation of the first ever FutureGov Summit China, to be held on the 1-2 September 2010..

Added by Diana Jumaat on March 19, 2010

MIT reveals leading edutech projects

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has a dedicated team which drives the innovative use of technology in teaching and learning. Speaking exclusively to FutureGov, Vijay Kumar, who heads the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT), revealed the impact of its leading IT projects for 2010..

Added by Diana Jumaat on March 19, 2010

Women's Rights are Human Rights UN theme is Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all.

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"Women’s right to health must be enforced through access to treatment and prevention programs that allow them to persevere in their pivotal roles, and live long, productive, and fulfilling lives. As long as women continue to suffer sexual violence, whether in a situation of armed conflict or at the hands of their husbands and partners, their physical and mental health will be increasingly at risk."

Added by Zunia on March 18, 2010

Africa Policy Outlook 2010

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"The year 2010 will be critical for U.S. policy toward Africa, from Sudan to Somalia and the Congo to Zimbabwe. President Barack Obama should use the fast-closing window of opportunity to begin a new era in U.S.-Africa relations characterized by a people-centered development strategy and respect for human rights, the environment, peace and justice."

Added by Zunia on March 18, 2010

The Future of NATO

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In this Council Special Report, James M. Goldgeier takes on the question of how NATO, having successfully kept the peace in Europe in the twentieth century, can adapt to the challenges of the twenty-first. Goldgeier contends that NATO retains value for the United States and Europe. He writes, though, that it must expand its vision of collective defense in order to remain relevant and effective. This means recognizing the full range of threats that confront NATO members today and affirming that more...

Added by Zunia on March 18, 2010

'Afghanistan: Where Things Stand' Data Presented at CSIS

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VIENNA, Virginia, March 16, 2010- The results of the January ABC New broadcast series “Afghanistan: Where Things Stand” were presented at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on March 12th by Gary Langer, Polling Director for ABC News. The broadcast draws substantially on public opinion data gathered in Afghanistan by ACSOR-Surveys, a D3 Systems subsidiary. Langer presented in-depth results of the network’s fifth national public opinion poll in Afghanistan, conducted Dec. more...

Added by Nelson Gunter on March 17, 2010

Mediation Ten Years On: Challenges and Opportunities for Peacemaking

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For much of the past ten years, the international climate was not favourable to diplomacy on the grand scale. It also complicated the practice of mediation, even as mediation activity has increased. The United States led serious diplomatic efforts in attempts to settle conflicts in Sudan and North Korea, and provided direct support to a variety of other processes, but a prioritising force in the most prominent of the United States’ international engagements, beginning but not ending in Iraq, more...

Added by Zunia on March 17, 2010

Occupied Palestinian Territory: Why Violence Against Women is Widespread

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Nahla, aged 30, from Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, said she was physically and mentally abused for more than 10 years by her husband before being granted a divorce three months ago. Fear and cultural factors prevented her from seeking help from women’s organizations. “I never tried to go to the police to complain about my husband's criminal acts, because he threatened to kill me if I did,” Nahla told IRIN. “And I never went to complain to any women’s rights organizations because I didn’t more...

Added by Zunia on March 17, 2010

India’s govt performance guru delivers key speech

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It is nine months since the Government of India announced a plan to overhaul the way it measures how well its departments are serving the public. The man behind that plan is Dr Prajapati Trivedi, a former economist at the World Bank and now the Indian government’s Chief Performance Officer, who will reveal how India is living up to its performance pledge in a speech at the FutureGov Forum India in New Delhi next month (April 7-8th 2010)..

Added by Diana Jumaat on March 17, 2010

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