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Why Peacebuilders are “Blind” and “Arrogant” and What to do About it

  • Peace operations
  • United Nations
  • Peace operations
  • United Nations
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Seksualisert vold i Kongo

(Available in Norwegian only): Artikkelen inneholder ulike måter å forstå motivene til soldater og militsgrupper i Den demokratiske republikken Kongo for hvorfor de begår seksuelle overgrep mot sivilbefolkningen i en konflikt som har pågått siden 1996. Diskusjonen deles opp i tre overlappende nivåer bestående av individ-, gruppe- og makronivå. Fotsoldater i Kongo lever ofte på eksistensminimum og bruker sivile som overlevelsesgrunnlag. Kvinner er en økonomisk ressurs samt en rikdom for mannen. Kvinner blir derfor kidnappet og brukt til husarbeid og som sexslaver. I tillegg har regjeringssoldater begrunnet seksuelle overgrep og drap på sivile kvinner som et resultat av sinne og frustrasjon overfor overordnede og sine koner. Frustrasjonen bør forstås i lys av den lave levestandarden til soldatene og deres familie og behandlingen de får av sine overordnede. Kampen om områder og naturressurser i Ãst-Kongo, kombinert med manglende sosial og politisk tilknytning til lokalbefolkning, kan også være en faktor som påvirker soldaters motiver for å plyndre og seksuelt torturere sivile for å tvinge mennesker på flukt. Konflikten har i stor grad handlet om å bryte ned samfunn gjennom terrormidler som seksualisert vold, slik at nye territorier blir vunnet. På et makronivå har det å begå menneskerettighetsforbrytelser og dermed være en sikkerhetstrussel åpnet opp for at militsgrupper får tilgang til forhandlingsbordet.

  • Africa
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
  • Africa
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
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Comprehensive Approach. Challenges and opportunities in complex crisis management

  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
  • Defence
  • Security policy
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
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The Protection of Civilians and the Post-Conflict Security Sector. A Conceptual and Historical Overview

  • Security policy
  • Humanitarian issues
  • United Nations
  • Security policy
  • Humanitarian issues
  • United Nations
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  • Asia
  • Conflict
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  • Europe
  • Humanitarian issues
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Unfolding the international at late modernity: international society and the humanitarian space

  • Humanitarian issues
  • Governance
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Governance
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  • Peace operations
  • Humanitarian issues
  • Conflict
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Peace Operations in Africa: the Next Decade

  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
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International Engagement in Sudan after the CPA : Report on the piloting of OECD/DAC's 'Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile Sta...

[Abstract] The report analyses the international engagement in Sudan since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in relation to the Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States and Situations, which the OECD/DAC is currently developing. The report concludes that donor coordination has been quite advanced in Sudan, with a number of innovative mechanisms tried out. Furthermore, there has been a concerted effort towards contributing to the building of the South Sudan state. This effort, however, has focused on building institutions from the top down in Juba, without a complementary emphasis on building legitimacy and the relations between state apparatus and society. Moreover, strengthening the relationship between the Government of National Unity and the Government of South Sudan has been given relatively less attention. In terms of peacebuilding, there are also challenges for international engagement. More could have been done to contribute to a short-term peace dividend, and perhaps also to support the implementation of the CPA. On the basis of the experiences of the case of Sudan, the OECD/DAC Principles are found to be very relevant for guiding international engagement.

  • Development policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Development policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Peace operations
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