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COVID-19 and armed conflict

open access: yesWorld Development, 2020
This article studies the impact of COVID-19 on armed conflict. The pandemic has significant health, economic and political effects. These can change the grievances and opportunity structures relevant for armed conflicts to either increase or decrease conflict risks.
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The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross in protecting and assisting victims of armed conflict [PDF]

open access: yesالرافدین للحقوق, 2018
International and internal armed conflicts cause significant damage to persons in armed conflict, whether civilians or military. International humanitarian law aims at protecting those persons and minimizing the damage they may suffer as a result of the ...
Mohammed Nazem Daoud Al Nuaimi
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Gender Equality and Conflict : Gendered Determinants of Armed Conflict, Violent Political Protest, and Nonviolent Campaigns

open access: yes, 2022
Women’s rights are not only acknowledged as fundamental human rights, but have also been linked to matters of peace and security by scholars and policymakers.
Schaftenaar, Susanne
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Armed conflict as a determinant of children malnourishment: a cross-sectional study in The Sudan

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background Children’s nutritional status influences their physical, socioemotional and cognitive development throughout the life course. We aimed to determine the role of armed conflict on the prevalence of childhood malnourishment in The Sudan, and ...
Rihab Dahab, Laia Bécares, Mark Brown
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Armed Conflict in Central America and Immigrant Health in the United States

open access: yesAnnals of Global Health, 2018
Background: While many researchers document the immediate and localized health effects of armed conflicts on combatants are well documented in the literature, less is known about the effects of armed conflict on individuals who have subsequently migrated
Jeremy C. Green   +4 more
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Cities and armed conflict: A systematic urban-rural coding of UCDP conflict events data

open access: yesData in Brief, 2021
This data article provides a descriptive overview of the Cities and Armed Conflict Events (CACE) dataset and the data collection methods. The dataset provides a systematic coding of armed conflict events taking place in cities and outside cities across ...
Emma Elfversson
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The ‘conflict trap’ reduces economic growth in the shared socioeconomic pathways

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2023
Armed conflict and economic growth are inherently coupled; armed conflict substantially reduces economic growth, while economic growth is strongly correlated with a reduction in the propensity of armed conflict.
Kristina Petrova   +3 more
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Armed conflict and the mental health of children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Armed conflicts, defined as ‘any organised dispute that involves the use of weapons, violence, or force, whether within national borders or beyond them, and whether involving state actors or nongovernment entities’ (Kadir et al., 2018: 2), are said to ...
Shumba, Constance, Morgan, Julia
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Colombia : Essays on Conflict, Peace, and Development

open access: yes, 2000
A purpose of this book is to present recent World Bank analytical work on the causes of violence and conflict in Colombia, highlighting pilot lending programs oriented to promote peace and development. The
Solimano, Andres
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Who is a Civilian in Gaza? Reflection on the Loss of Protection of Civilian Persons: An Interdisciplinary Treatise Focused on IHL with Military Strategy Aspects

open access: yesObrana a strategie
The demand for significantly increased protection of civilians in the Gaza Strip from the consequences of Israeli military operations, together with reports of high civilian casualties, has resonated in public discourse for more than 18 months.
Veronika D´Evereux, Vojtěch Sedlák
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