Support for al-Shabaab through the diaspora [PDF]
Forced Migration Review, 2011 While the presence of non-state armed group al-Shabaab is primarily concentrated in Mogadishu and central Somalia, their influence has extended beyond the borders out into the lives of Somali refugees who sought to escape the violence....
Mitchell Sipus
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Contemporary disasters may not kill more women than men: an empirical inquiry into sex-differentiated fatalities in the twenty-first century. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract This study investigates the claim that women are disproportionately more likely to die in disasters by reviewing existing data sources and compiling new datasets on sex‐differentiated disaster fatalities in the twenty‐first century. The analysis is structured by disaster type, covering geophysical, meteorological, climatological, hydrological,
Rubin O.
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, 2012 O artigo pretende traçar um perfil introdutório da Al Shabaab ao nível da sua estrutura e funcionamento, realçando as graves violações de direitos humanos que tem cometido. Expõe-se a preocupante dinâmica de recrutamento de jovens da diáspora somali e de jovens estrangeiros para a jihad na Somália e enuncia-se algumas dinâmicas entre a Al Shabaab, o ...
Monteiro, Ana
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Five levels of famine prevention: towards a framework for the twenty-first century and beyond. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract In recent years, the world has faced a rapid rise in humanitarian needs and an increasing risk of famine. Given the potential threats posed by conflict, climate change, economic shocks, and other issues, it is important to be prepared for the possibility of new crises in the future.
Howe P, Fitzpatrick M, Maxwell D.
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Non-Criminal Justice Interventions for Countering Cognitive and Behavioural Radicalisation Amongst Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Implementation: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Campbell Syst RevABSTRACT Growing numbers of young people are encountering the counter‐terrorism system. This international trend raises important questions about the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and counter childhood and adolescent radicalisation. This review examines the effectiveness and implementation of interventions designed to counter cognitive and ...
Lewis J +4 more
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Prevalence of Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation and Its Risk Factors Among Reproductive Aged Women in Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Somalia Health and Demographic Survey. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and aims Although the advantages of breastfeeding are well‐documented, many mothers struggle to meet the World Health Organization's recommendation for early initiation of breastfeeding. Improved cognitive development and intelligence in children are linked to early breastfeeding.
Birhan NA +6 more
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Hunger in global war economies: understanding the decline and return of famines. [PDF]
DisastersAbstract The resurgence of famines is a topic of concern. This paper explains the recent trajectory using the framework of contending ‘global war economies’. It characterises the unipolar neoliberal world order era (1986–2015) as the ‘Pax Americana’ war economy, focusing on the United States dollar's roles.
de Waal A.
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Events committed by and against Al-Shabaab. [PDF]
, 2023 Left—Cumulative number of events (vertical axis) in which Al-Shabaab have participated since 2010 (horizontal axis), including both events by Al-Shabaab and against them. The top panel shows all events.
Ewan Davies (16993301) +2 more
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PROTOCOL: Non-criminal justice interventions for countering cognitive and behavioural radicalisation amongst children and adolescents: A systematic review of effectiveness and implementation. [PDF]
Campbell Syst RevAbstract This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The objectives are as follows. (1) Examine whether secondary and tertiary interventions delivered outside of the criminal justice system are effective at countering the cognitive and behavioural radicalisation of children and adolescents by synthesising evidence relating to relevant ...
Lewis J +3 more
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Tracing Al Shabaab’s Decision to Cooperate with Al Qaeda in Somalia (2008) [PDF]
, 2014 Special Edition issue - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africal Shabaab, a Somali insurgent with predominantly nationalistic causes (alongside transnational [global Jihad] and Islamic goals) made the choice to fight on behalf of Al Qaeda ...
Sjah, Adlini Ilma Ghaisany
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