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Launch of ‘Body Politics in Development’ by Wendy Harcourt

Body Politics in Development, the new book by Wendy Harcourt, was launched during the WIDE Annual Conference in Basel, Switzerland on 18-20 June 2009. The...
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  • How can the international community help Somalia move forward? How can the international community help Somalia move forward?

    By Abdinur Aw Ali* External influences, at the regional and global levels, are playing pivotal roles in Somalia, both in positive and negative ways. And while many Somalis, increasingly believe that left to their own devices, the political/tribal conflict in the country have better chance of been s...

  • Press review: Somalia, fighting in the capital and tensions on the borders Press review: Somalia, fighting in the capital and tensions on the borders

    Source: Reuters, NYTimes, The Wall Street Journal Tension is still high in Mogadishu, hardly controlled by the fragile Western-backed administration of President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, where rebels from al Shabaab group attacked government bases and AMISOM peacekeeping troops. An exchange of mortar s...

  • Somalia: the regional crisis and the no-win military scenario Somalia: the regional crisis and the no-win military scenario

    Sources: Guardian.co.uk and International Crisis Group In Yemen, Somalia and beyond, the lawless, strife-torn region has provided disturbing evidence that its myriad problems cannot be ignored and that the west must see the connections between them all. "You could argue that the US intervention in...

  • Resources: ‘Bridging Partition: People’s Initiatives for Peace between India and Pakistan’ Resources: ‘Bridging Partition: People’s Initiatives for Peace between India and Pakistan’

    Edited by Smitu Kothari and Zia Mian, Bridging Partition: People’s Initiatives for Peace between India and Pakistan is a book of essays on the Pakistan-India people-to-people peace dialogues. It will be launched in Delhi as part of the India Pakistan Conference – A Road Map towards Peace at the...

  • Somali Civil Society Conference in Mombasa Somali Civil Society Conference in Mombasa

    Source: Hiiraan Friday, December 11, 2009 Communiqué of Mombasa Conference (December 7, 2009) After a long deliberation and sometimes intense discussions in all the above important points, the participants: ·         Condemn tragic incident of December 3rd, 2009 in which high profile...

  • Pirate stock exchange helps fund hijackings Pirate stock exchange helps fund hijackings

    Source: Financial Post According to Mohamed Ahmed, Reuters, in Somalia's main pirate lair of Haradheere, the sea gangs have set up a cooperative to fund their hijackings offshore, a sort of stock exchange meets criminal syndicate.[... ] It is a lucrative business that has drawn financiers from th...

  • Resources: 'Somaliland: an African struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition' Resources: ‘Somaliland: an African struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition’

    Source: Pambazuka Hussein M. Adam reviews Iqbal D. Jhazbhay's 'Somaliland: an African Struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition', a book he finds to be 'highly original, relevant, valid and timely'. According to Iqbal D. Jhazbhay, the central hypothesis underlying this study is the i...

  • Somali Diaspora Associations in Italy: between integration and transnational engagement Somali Diaspora Associations in Italy: between integration and transnational engagement

    by Flaminia Vola Within the framework of the Diaspeace Project, (Diaspora for Peace , case studies from the Horn of Africa) CeSPI (Italian Centre for Political Studies) held a seminar on “Diaspora, Peace and Development in Somalia” in Rome, on November 11. Petra Mezzetti and Matteo Guglielmo f...

  • Conflict News: UN calls for multi-level approach in fighting piracy Conflict News: UN calls for multi-level approach in fighting piracy

    Source AFP November 2009 UN - Piracy on the high seas cannot be fought by international naval fleets alone, but requires a regional approach that also deals with its root causes, the UN Special Representative for Somalia said. "Piracy is a highly profitable business, we therefore have to address i...

  • Resources: 'Elections in Sudan: Learning from Experience' Resources: ‘Elections in Sudan: Learning from Experience’

    By Justin Willis, Atta el‐Battahani, Peter Woodward Rift Valley Insitute Full Report In Sudan, an election by secret ballot is currently planned for February 2010. As one of the key elements in a strategy to develop a more equitable, stable and inclusive political settlement in Sudan, the elec...

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