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Anthony Cleland Welch OBE (Born 1945 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a UK based former soldier, UN official, politician and academic who has contributed to the debate on security sector reform and post-conflict development and regeneration

The aim of INPROL is to assist international rule of law specialists in their efforts to prevent conflict and stabilize war-torn societies. An internet-based knowledge network, INPROL provides those serving in the field the ability to exchange information with other experienced practitioners and experts, and to access relevant documents, best practices, and related materials thus turning "lessons learned" into "lessons applied

Recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, ACF International saves the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. With 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity, ACF runs life-saving programs in some 40 countries benefiting five million people each year

The 2011 Annual Report of the ICRCr is an account of field activities conducted out of 80 delegations worldwide. The activities are part of the organization's mandate to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and to promote respect for international humanitarian law. The ICRC's Annual Report 2011 describes the harm that armed conflicts inflict on populations around the world, and what the organization is doing to protect and assist them

This literature review is part of an HPG project entitled 'Civil-Military Coordination: The Search for Common Ground'. This two-year research and public affairs project explores how recent global developments have affected the relationship between military and humanitarian actors, with the aim of facilitating more effective and principled ollaboration to support better humanitarian outcomes for crisis-affected populations. This paper identifies key trends emerging from the literature on civil-military coordination in conflicts and natural disasters. It deals with the interaction between international humanitarian and international or foreign military actors operating in crisis contexts, and offers some reflections on the relationship between national military actors and the international humanitarian community

This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how peacekeeping operations affect and are affected by natural resources and environmental conditions. The report is divided into two main parts. Part 1 reviews the environmental management of peacekeeping operations and showcases good practices, technologies and behaviours that have already been adopted. Part 2 examines the role that peacekeeping operations have played in stabilizing countries where violent conflicts have been financed by natural resources - including diamonds, gold, timber and oil - or driven by grievances over their ownership, access and control.

Welcome to The Complete World Development Report Online. Here you will find every page of every World Development Report published by the World Bank since 1978 in one convenient, cross-searchable website

To develop an alternative and independent framework for peace and security studies in South Asia

RESPONDING TO STABILISATION CHALLENGES IN HOSTILE AND INSECURE ENVIRONMENTS: LESSONS IDENTIFIED BY THE UK'S STABILISATION UNIT

In the UK, the British Red Cross chairs a forum to improve and strengthen communications between non-governmental aid organisations (NGOs) and the British armed forces and relevant government departments

Guidance Note (UN resolution 1998) on preparing action plans to end and prevent the violations inclusive reporting