Meeting Notes - December 31, 2003

Transforming War Economies: Challenges for Peacemaking and Peacebuilding

From the Executive Summary: Policy analysis has produced important insights on the impact that the predatory and illicit exploitation of natural resources and the pervasive criminalization of economic life can have on conflict dynamics.  

Books - June 15, 2003

From Cape to Congo: Southern Africa’s Evolving Security Challenges

From the ongoing war in Angola, to sporadic instability in Zimbabwe and Lesotho, to the conflict in the Congo, to issues of land reform and the ravages of AIDS, Southern Africa faces varied and complex threats to its peace and security.  

Meeting Notes - April 12, 2003

A Framework for Lasting Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration of Former Combatants in Crisis Situations

A report summarizing the discussions held at the December 12-13, 2002, workshop held at German House in cooperation with UNDP's Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery.