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Jul 30, 2015

أنشطة بناء القدرات في إطار المبادرة الدولية بشأن لقاح الإيدز في شرق أفريقيا: تقييم التقدم والآثار المحرزة في كينيا وأوغندا ورواندا

تمت هذه الدراسة بتكليف من قبل المبادرة الدولية للقاحات لمكافحة الإيدز (IAVI) لفهم كيفية مساهمة المنظمة في أنشطة بناء القدرات البحثية في أوغندا وكينيا ورواندا.
Project

Jul 30, 2015

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's Capacity Building Activities in East Africa

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) helps to bridge the gap between scientific and technological potential and the needs of low income populations in low and middle income countries. RAND Europe is evaluating its capacity-building activities - including training, advocacy and broader community engagement activities - in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda.
Commentary

Jul 1, 2015

Family Planning Must Be Part of the Humanitarian Response in Africa's Conflict Zones

Worldwide, nearly 800 women die every day due to mostly preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than half of these deaths occur in fragile states torn by armed conflict and generalized violence.
Commentary

Jun 4, 2015

What the Ebola Crisis Taught Us About Emergency Preparedness in Africa

The 2014 Ebola outbreak was the most severe of its kind. At the height of the crisis, 800 to 1,000 new cases were reported per week in Africa across the three most heavily affected countries. As of last week, there were only 12 confirmed cases. What must be done to prevent and mitigate future crises of this nature?
Commentary

Jun 11, 2014

First Steps Toward Addressing DR Congo's Rape Crisis

An effort to address atrocities against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo has fallen short of advocates' hopes for justice. With its focus on criminal prosecution, the strategy failed to consider the weak infrastructure of the judicial system, left victims' needs unmet, and did little to address prevention.
Commentary

Dec 13, 2013

The Central African Republic Must Save Itself

The coincidence of the passing of Nelson Mandela last week with France's decision to intervene in the Central African Republic highlights a number of inconvenient truths about Africa and the role of the international community in its affairs.
Research

Feb 4, 2013

Overcoming Obstacles to Peace: Local Factors in Nation-Building

This monograph analyzes the impediments that local conditions pose to nation-building. It examines how external actors and local leaders in a variety of societies modified or worked around those conditions to promote enduring peace.
Commentary

Apr 24, 2012

Book Review: 'Why Nations Fail' by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

'Why Nations Fail' is a sweeping attempt to explain the gut-wrenching poverty that leaves 1.29 billion people in the developing world struggling to live on less than $1.25 a day. You might expect it to be a bleak, numbing read. It's not. It's bracing, garrulous, wildly ambitious and ultimately hopeful, writes Warren Bass.
Research

Jun 8, 2010

Reconstruction Under Fire: Case Studies and Further Analysis of Civil Requirements

Building on a framework for integrating civil and military counterinsurgency (COIN) first described in prior RAND research, this volume presents three detailed case studies and an operational approach for civil COIN.
Research

Jun 5, 2008

Europe's Role in Nation-Building: From the Balkans to the Congo

This volume compares and contrasts European experiences in nation-building with those of the U.S. and the UN based on six case studies of European-led nation-building missions in Albania, Sierra Leone, Macedonia, Côte d'Ivoire, the Congo, and Bosnia.
Press

Feb 18, 2005

UN Nation Building Record Compares Favorably with the U.S. in Some Respects

The United Nations provides the most suitable institutional framework for all but the largest and most demanding of nation-building missions, due to the UN’s comparatively low cost structure, high success rate, and high degree of international legitimacy.
Research

Jan 30, 2005

The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq

Reviews UN nation-building efforts to transform unstable countries into democratic, peaceful, and prosperous partners, and compares those efforts to U.S.-led missions.

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أنشطة بناء القدرات في إطار المبادرة الدولية بشأن لقاح الإيدز في شرق أفريقيا: تقييم التقدم والآثار المحرزة في كينيا وأوغندا ورواندا

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's Capacity Building Activities in East Africa

Family Planning Must Be Part of the Humanitarian Response in Africa's Conflict Zones

What the Ebola Crisis Taught Us About Emergency Preparedness in Africa

First Steps Toward Addressing DR Congo's Rape Crisis

The Central African Republic Must Save Itself

Overcoming Obstacles to Peace: Local Factors in Nation-Building

Book Review: 'Why Nations Fail' by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Reconstruction Under Fire: Case Studies and Further Analysis of Civil Requirements

Europe's Role in Nation-Building: From the Balkans to the Congo

UN Nation Building Record Compares Favorably with the U.S. in Some Respects

The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq

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أنشطة بناء القدرات في إطار المبادرة الدولية بشأن لقاح الإيدز في شرق أفريقيا: تقييم التقدم والآثار المحرزة في كينيا وأوغندا ورواندا

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's Capacity Building Activities in East Africa

Family Planning Must Be Part of the Humanitarian Response in Africa's Conflict Zones

What the Ebola Crisis Taught Us About Emergency Preparedness in Africa

First Steps Toward Addressing DR Congo's Rape Crisis

The Central African Republic Must Save Itself

Overcoming Obstacles to Peace: Local Factors in Nation-Building

Book Review: 'Why Nations Fail' by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Reconstruction Under Fire: Case Studies and Further Analysis of Civil Requirements

Europe's Role in Nation-Building: From the Balkans to the Congo

UN Nation Building Record Compares Favorably with the U.S. in Some Respects

The UN's Role in Nation-Building: From the Congo to Iraq

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