Abstract This paper tackles the issue of the future of mechanized schemes and investment in the agricultural sector in the South Kordofan State/Nuba ...

“Compensatory livestock thievery” within the greater Dilling locality in South Kordofan State (SKS) is an economic crime that was born out ...

South Sudan's July 9, 2011 Independence Day is fast approaching, but ongoing violence in Abyei, including the deliberate burning of villages by northern-aligned forces and the displacement of 20,000 people, threatens to undo progress toward peace in Sudan.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still a common practice in Sudan. Nine out of ten women have been subjected to this practice. In 2009, a proposed ...

This paper outlines the landscape of development interventions in South Kordofanbetween the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005 ...

This research thesis addresses the challenges confronting the establishment of stable and sufficient health care provision in Heiban Locality in South ...

ARUSS WorkshopReviewing Dynamics of Change in rural Sudan14 – 16 October 2014Ahfad University for Women   Workshop Programme Tuesday 14/10 ...

Recent high-profile cases have focused attention on the transfer of assets abroad by heads of state and other senior officials from developing countries ...

IKV Pax Christi launches its third CPA alert at a decisive moment in the history of Sudan. As we await the official result of South Sudan's referendum on self-determination, it is clear that an overwhelming majority of southerners have voted in favour of independence. But the people of the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile do not have the right to determine their own political future.

20 years ago the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325. The resolution underscored the important role of women in the prevention and ...

Afghan paramilitary forces working with the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have long been a staple in the US war on terrorism in Afghanistan ...

Human rights are currently an important area of research at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), as they have been for the past 20 years. This anthology ...

(Working paper 2001:20)

How do the emerging South powers promote economic co-operation, trade and investment? And how is development finance and aid provided?

Rights with Bite: 20 Years of Human Rights Research at the Chr. Michelsen Institute Ivar Kolstad a

This report examines Sudan's popular consultation, an ongoing process whereby the people of the Sudanese states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile will democratically and popularly assess the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and determine whether it satisfactorily reflects the aspirations of the people.

(Evaluation report 2001: 6)

Poverty reduction in Norwegian aid: Workshop 20 April 1999 commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Econ-report 1999 no. 27)

Introduction Since the 1950s, there has been a growing international awareness of the need for business organizations to commit to a social role that ...

Inequality in Angola is high with a Gini index of 0.55. The 20% of the population with the highest incomes receive 59% of all incomes, whilst the poorest ...