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27 May 2012
                       
 
 
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17 Apr 2012
 
 
Linking Children and Security in Southern Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The historic agreement on 12 March between the United Nations (UN) and South Sudan’s army, the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), on a revised action plan regarding their commitment to...
 
 
27 Mar 2012
 
Kony 2012 Could Serve as a Wake-up Call
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Love it or hate it, the use of social media to promote the immensely popular Kony 2012 video, has stimulated a global conversation that requires that we sift through some unpleasant truths. The...
 
 
31 Jan 2012
 
The AU’s Regional Initiative Against the LRA: Prospects and Implications
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
One ongoing peace and security issue facing Africa, as it concludes its 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of States and Governments of the African Union (AU) is the fight against...
 
 
25 Nov 2011
 
Strengthening the Promotion and Protection of Child Rights in Southern Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
At a recent regional conference held between 14 and 16 November 2011 in Midrand, South Africa, a collaborative regional network on promoting the right of children was inaugurated with the main...
 
 
23 Aug 2011
 
Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Dealing with Chadian Child Soldiers
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The world does not need to be reminded of the existence of children associated with armed forces and groups, for the record of the African continent in real terms is one badly blemished by a...
 
 
11 Jul 2011
 
Rebels face heavy attack as Gaddafi strikes back
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
That Somalia is a place of anarchy and disarray is one of the few statements on which consensus exists. For years, Somalia has been categorised in terms of its ‘statelessness’, and this in turn...
 
 
02 Feb 2011
 
Post-election Violence in Uganda Unlikely
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
On 16 February Uganda will hold its second multiparty parliamentary and presidential elections since1980. The results of the previous elections, in 2006, were disputed, but though a Supreme Court...
 
 
29 Sep 2010
 
UN Women, a coup in the making at the United Nations?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's announcement on 14 September of the appointment of Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile, as the Under Secretary-General for Gender Equality...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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