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Combating Violence Against Women in South Kivu
, 2009 During the on-going civil conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo or DRC), which has raged on and off since 1996 and throughout the post-2002 transition period, thousands of cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence against women have been reported.
D'Odorico, Giulia, Holvoet, Nathalie
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Combating violence against women (VAW) in South Kivu: a critical analysis [PDF]
, 2009 Abstract: During the on-going civil conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo or DRC), which has raged on and off since 1996 and throughout the post-2002 transition period, thousands of cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence against women have been reported.
D’Odorico, Giulia +1 more
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Child mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo: cross-sectional evidence of the effect of geographic location and prolonged conflict from a national household survey [PDF]
, 2014 Background The child mortality rate is a good indicator of development. High levels of infectious diseases and high child mortality make the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) one of the most challenging environments for health development in Sub ...
Banza B Kalambayi +6 more
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Eveil des femmes paysannes pour le développement communautaire dans la région de Lwiro, Sud-Kivu, Zaïre [PDF]
Tropicultura, 1995 Awakening of Country-Women of the Community Development in Lwiro Region, South Kivu- Zaire (. Thirty-five country-women of Lwiro region and its surroundings (South-Kivu, Zaire) exploiting two goggy zones for agricultural activity, have taken up an ...
Mambo Bashi-Mulenda, M.
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Responsibility to Protect: lessons from South Kivu
Forced Migration Review, 2007 Protection is one of the components of the new UN -led cluster approach in emergency environments.1 Can the protection cluster mobilise the international community to protect civilians in areas where states are either unwilling or unable to do so? A pilot project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may offer guidance.
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Rape with Extreme Violence: The New Pathology in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
PLoS Medicine, 2009 Cathy Nangini and Denis Mukwege describe their work at the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which treats women victims of rape with extreme violence that are often perpetrated at the hands of armed groups.
Denis Mukengere Mukwege, Cathy Nangini
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The social minefield of gold digging in South-Kivu, DRC: the case of Kamituga [PDF]
, 2015 Starting out as a Large-Scale Mining (LSM) activity in the colonial period, gold mining became more and more dominated by artisanal miners in the course of the past decades. Now, the pendulum swings back to LSM. What is the scope for a relocation and/or reorientation of artisanal miners? We study the case of Kamituga, one of Banro’s gold concessions in
Kilosho, Janvier +2 more
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Escaping the Conflict Trap: Promoting Good Governance in the Congo [PDF]
, 2006 The Democratic Republic of Congo's strides toward peace could prove short-lived if the government and donors do not increase efforts to create a transparent and accountable government. State institutions such as parliament, courts, the army and the civil
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Forced Migration Review, 2010 Local protection committees in North and South Kivu are tackling – with some success – a range of protection challenges.Since June 2010, Mukungu1 village in Kalehe, South Kivu, has welcomed 1,150 displaced households fleeing FDLR2 attacks during military
Emma Fanning
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PB and the budget process in the south Kivu Province
, 2014 Very often, Participatory Budgeting (PB) is examined as a separate process from regular budget processes, being read as a sort of “sectorial policy” which provides, at the same time, dynamization of local institutions and the social fabric, but has a limited impact on the general budget process.
Mbera, Emmy, Allegretti, Giovanni
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