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With particular emphasis on training for disarmament and the control of weapons, this publication assesses the status of military and civilian training for the conduct of peacekeeping operations...

Migration is a regular feature of life in the Horn of Africa. It takes multiple forms and is driven by numerous factors, including personal aspirations, economic exclusion and forced displacement as a...

The COVID-19 pandemic that swept over the world from early 2020 has triggered both health and economic shocks of unprecedented proportions in recent memory. Some estimates suggest that the...

What difference does a dollar a day make? For the poorest households in Jordan, many of whom escaped conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, UNICEF Jordan’s Hajati humanitarian cash transfer programme...

The COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures around the world, affecting almost 1.6 billion students. The effects of even short disruptions in a child’s schooling on their learning and well-being have...

To identify best practices in S4D programming and achieve a stronger evidence base on how S4D interventions can work effectively, the Playing the Game report and Toolkit draw on ten qualitative in...

Teacher absenteeism is one of the most troubling obstacles on the path toward universal access to learning opportunities at school. Over the past decades, studies have found that teacher absenteeism...

The international standards for teaching time in a year are 880 hours. In The Gambia, dedicated teaching time in a year is 734 hours. This reduced time is exacerbated by teacher absenteeism that...

COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly disrupted the daily lives of children and adolescents, with increased time at home, online learning and limited physical social interaction. This report seeks to...

COVID-19 is a crisis like no other in modern times. It has reached every population and community. While the evidence base is still nascent, this report looks at the impacts of disasters and past...

This new series of publications, issued by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, emanates from their project on Disarmament and Conflict Resolution (DCR). It examines the utility and...

Another report in this highly successful series again showing clearly and concisely the efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts.

Issued by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, this publication is one in a new series on Disarmament and Conflict Resolution (DCR). This volume presents a special report on the...

An illuminating report dealing with the first large-scale United Nations peacekeeping operation since the 1960's. It contains thorough and evenhanded research and will be of immense interest to all...

It is obvious that the ready availability of arms encourages violent solutions to problems. Here we have a concise report on how these arms can be effectively managed, collected and if necessary...

Another report in this highly successful series again showing clearly and concisely the efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts.

Another book in this important series focusing this time on particular aspects of peace operations, namely, psychological operations and intelligence activities. This new report shows the importance...

Another report in this highly successful series again showing clearly and concisely the efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts. This illuminating report on Liberia with its thorough and even-handed...

This report addresses the key issues pertaining to demobilization, disarmament and the control of weapons during peace operations. The issues that are deemed critical for the success or failure of...

Another new title in the series Managing Arms in Peace Processes which examines the utility and modalities of disarming warring parties as an element of efforts to resolve intra-state conflicts. Each...