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Publications
REPORTS
"Sudan's 'new South': the war in Southern Kordofan and teh Prospects for Peace".
The 1.25 million inhabitants of the Nuba Mountains in Sudan’s South Kordofan risk potentially catastrophic levels of malnutrition and mortality if Sudan does not end the aerial bombardments and allow humanitarian access to all of South Kordofan. The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement has not led to the expected peace in Sudan. Fighting in Southern Kordofan erupted in early June, on the eve of Sudan’s partition, triggered by an attempt by the Sudanese army to disarm Nuba fighters, formerly aligned with the former southern rebel movement SPLM/A. The Nuba, a cluster of black African tribes whose primary occupation is farming, live alongside the Arab cattle-herding Hawazama and Missirya. In September the war spread to Blue Nile State. IKV Pax Christi urges the Sudanese government to immediately end the bombardments and allow humanitarian access to all parts of Southern Kordofan. The full report can be found here.
"Security Promotion Seen From Below: Experiences from South Sudan"
The report is based on 8 weeks of field research in South Sudan between March and April 2011, and looks at the linkages between security interventions such as DDR, SALW control and SSR in relation to community security. This report is the third report of the working group on “community security and community-based DDR in fragile state” of the Peace, Security & Development Network (PSDN).
The report is available here.
"Human Security in the boderlands of Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya"
The report deals successively with four threats to human security: absence and/or inadequate state protection and response; vicious and recurrent cycles of inter-communal conflicts; heavy presence of small arms and weapons and availability of ammunition; absence of concrete economic programs and opportunities, as they present themselves to the communities in the borderlands of the three countries. For each threat the response of state, civil society and community actors is described and analyzed.
Download the report here.
"Does Unmanned Make Unacceptable? Exploring the Debate on using Drones and
Robots in Warfare"
Drones and robots are an emerging military technology that has a growing impact on today’s warfare. The use of these types of military machinery has brought forward new challenges and discussions which needs to be analyzed and discussed thoroughly due to the nature of these weapons. The use of drones and robots raises military strategic, ethical and legal questions. This report will give an overview of the types of drones and robots which are used, who uses them and where the advantages and disadvantages and ethical and legal questions that came along with the increased use of these machines.
Download the report here.
"International mining corporations and socio-political conflicts in the DRC"
What are the consequences of gold mining for the locals in DR Congo? IKV Pax Christi has send researcher Peer Schouten to Nia-Nia region in the far west of the Ituri district to examine the relationship between security and mining.
"Afghanistan, First steps toward Peace in an Undeclared War"
This IKV report is about Afghanistan. How are we to assess the present situation in there? What is the international community’s role? How do we go about finding a way out of the insecurity and violent confrontations that afflict this country? The original report ‘Afghanistan, First Steps Toward Peace in an Undeclared War’ is published in Dutch and available on the website www.ikvpaxchristi.nl This document is the English translation of the main chapters of this report. Download the report here.
"Sudan's Oil Industry On the Eve of The Referendum: Facts and Analysis IV"
On 6 July, negotiations for post-referendum arrangements started in Khartoum. Finance play a key role in these negotiations. Sudan’s substantial oil industry is the dominant money-maker for the country’s two governments and to split it up will be an extremely complex and sensitive operation. The significant wealth that oil generates is equally important to both parties and if they agree on a mutually satisfactory formula, oil could be the foundation for a peaceful future. The time is now ripe to seize the opportunity to make the country’s natural resources benefit the people. This report presents an overview of facts and trends in Sudan’s petroleum industry and highlights key challenges for the coming period.
"Post-Referendum Arrangements for Sudan's Oil Industry"
Negotiations for Sudan’s future after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement started in earnest on 23 June 2010 with the signing of an MOU by the NCP and SPLM that lays down the modalities for resolving post-referendum issues and arrangements. This document identifies key issues affecting the petroleum industry that will emerge during the post-referendum negotiations. It points out the crucial factors and makes recommendations with a view to unleashing Sudan’s oil industry potential to contribute to peace and equitable development. It is meant to inform the wider public and discussions in the Working Group on Financial and Economic Issues & Natural Resources.
Worldwide Investments in Cluster Munitions, a Shared Responsibility
Read more in the latest report on Cluster Munitions, click here.
Working together for peace
A World Free of Nuclear Wepoans: New Opportunities for Nuclear Disarmament
The report builds on the moral rejection of nuclear weapons (since long voiced by the peace movement), offers an historic overview as well as an analysis of the current momentum and chances for nuclear disarmament it provides. The report contains an appeal for a world free of nuclear weapons, on which IKV Pax Christi bases its current campaign for a world free of nuclear weapons. A hard copy can be ordered via: bestellen[a]ikvpaxchristi.nl
Report: How EnLightning is the Thunder?
Study on the Lord’s Resistance Army in the border region of DR Congo, Sudan and Uganda.
Report: Talking with Hamas
Report: Kidnapping is Booming BusinessThe business of kidnapping has grown in the last years. That's one of the conclusions in the report Kidnapping is Booming Business by IKV Pax Christi in 2008. Download the report
Report: Tales of War and Peace
"Tales of War and Peace. Religious Leaders During and After the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Calculated Hypocrisy or Paving the Way for Peace?" is based on a research by IKV Pax Christi and BBO. This report shines a light on the role of religious leaders during the Bosnian war (1992-1995). May 2008. Download the report
Report: Sudan's Oil Industry Facts and Analysis
Oil is an important factor in Sudanese politics. It is the government's main source of income. Meanwhile the oil industry is poorly managed and highly politicized. Rather then contributing to an environment of peace and equitable development, it remains a source of strife and division, April 2008. Download the report
Report: The devil is in the detail
A report on the Dutch position in the International debate on Cluster Munitions by IKV Pax Christi, (februari 2008).
Book: Human Security, stories from below
"While human development is about giving people choices in various areas in life, human security is about creating conditions for people's physical safety". Download the booklet
Report: Iran's Nuclear Programme
Facts, Dilemmas and the Political Debate, a background paper on Iran’s Nuclear Programme prepared for IKV and Pax Christi. Download the report
Report: Oil Development in Upper Nile Sudan
This report shows the impact of oil esploitation in the Upper Nile State in Sudan. Through native stories and sateliet photo's the effects of oil industry in Sudan are made clear, May 2006. Download the report
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