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Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan
The next 12 months will be critical for the future of Sudan. As the country marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended a devastating civil war, southern Sudan has seen a major upsurge in violence.
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People-centered resilience
Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
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Transparency is happening right now: USAID and Indonesia's national budget
AidNow series
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Band aids and beyond
Oxfam calls for a shake-up in the way the world deals with food crises in Ethiopia and beyond.
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Memo to the President: Key Recommendations to the Next Afghan Government
Aid agencies working in Afghanistan say Afghanistan’s next government must improve the lives of ordinary Afghans by devoting greater resources to building up to 6,000 new schools, training upwards of 5,000 new midwives, and professionalizing the police force.
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Missing pieces? Assessing the impact of humanitarian reform in Pakistan
The displacement of more than three million people in Pakistan has triggered one of the biggest emergency responses of the year. Four years after the launch of the UN-led humanitarian reform process, national and international response capacities appear to have improved on some fronts—but on the whole, humanitarian assistance still falls far short of being adequate, timely, impartial and appropriate.