This paper from 2002 attempts to survey the corrigendum present within the underlying OLS relief structure using both specific insights into the mistakes made in the 1998 Bahr el- Ghazal relief operation as well as a broader analysis of the inherent weaknesses within the triangular network of: relief agencies, donor governments, and political influences within the Sudan. The paper identifies key issues that are likely to be as relevant for conflict dynamics and the humanitarian…
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This study reviews the cattle marketing system of 2002 with its constraints and potentials, makes proposals for its improvement and investigates possible new market outlets. It also examines the need for training for traders and others.
The paper is concerned with the unintended consequences of aid as a relation of governance: in this case, the failure of aid agencies to improve the lot of displaced Southerners living in North Sudan during the past civil war. Given the ongoing displacement of South Sudanese to Sudan some aspects of this article might again be relevant. Link to publication
Analyzes the flow of commodities in the marketing system of South Sudan and describes the constraints faced by the marketing system. The specific objectives are to describe the marketing system in South Sudan in terms of its inter and intra-regional coordination, structure and flows in the structure, market levels and links among the levels, and the conduct of marketing functions. Download
This report (2001) argues that the presence of international oil companies has ‘fuelled the war’. It investigates human rights violations by government forces and government supported militias that were done to support and develop the oil industry. Download
This paper from 2001 examines the role of NGOs in rebuilding socio-political order in Southern Sudan during the past civil war. The paper suggests that if INGOs and international agencies function predominately as public service providers (a classic function of a state), they might also develop a strong social position to behave as regulatory agencies and ultimately they act as the dominant socio-political referees.
The purpose of this document is to help relief and development organizations hold themselves responsible for the overall impact of their programs. It offers a set of streamlined tools, designed for flexible use by programmers with different needs, resources, time and experience. The handbook is the output of CARE staff in Sudan, South Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia, who have been involved in testing and developing the approach and the tools during three…
This study (2000) puts into perspective the internal, regional, continental and global dimensions of conflict and conflict resolution in Sudan in relation to the past civil war. Download
This Amnesty International report explores the link between massive human rights violations by the government forces and allied militias, and the oil operations by foreign companies in Sudan. The pattern of human rights violations includes atrocities and the forcible internal displacement of large populations of local people. The report calls upon oil companies to examine their responsibility to protect human rights, particularly with regard to their security arrangements. Download
This research deals with the wide range of (unintended) consequences of humanitarian aid in Sudan during the Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS). It investigates, among other things, the relationship between humanitarian aid and displacement. Found in the Sudan Open Archive. Visit here.
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