This factsheet from 2014 presents findings from a shelter sector assessment conducted by REACH, with information on the places of origin, the types of housing and the level of damage to the homes of IDPs, as well as their intentions in terms of return Download
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CSRF Research Repository
The CSRF Research Repository aims to support greater contextual knowledge for policy makers, programme managers, and implementers by providing a searchable repository of research, analysis, and resources, and providing periodic updates on new research and analysis.
This report evaluates the results of a cooperative effort between BICC and the government of South Sudan to improve the management of state-owned arms and ammunition, and tries to draw lessons for interventions on arms control in the future, not only in South Sudan but also in other countries. Download
This briefing provides data on humanitarian assistance before and since the outbreak of the armed conflict in December 2013. Download
This desk-based study assesses the contribution of humanitarian–military coordination to the protection of civilians (PoC) in South Sudan, with a particular focus on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
This briefing paper from 2013 demonstrates the different challenges that land access, use, and management systems present to food security throughout the country. Although ongoing food insecurity is driven by a number of interdependent factors, interventions in agricultural production and dispute resolution at the policy and project levels have largely ignored the fundamental challenges posed by overlapping customary and statutory land tenure systems. Download
This report analyses how South Sudan’s newly won sovereignty has affected the two parties’ relative strength and the positioning of external actors involved in or following the negotiations, and how it has changed the parties’ approaches to the outstanding issues, i.e. oil wealth, the delineation of the border, security in the border areas and the issue of Abyei. Download
This article focuses, in particular, on the church’s role as peacebuilder. Long a key player in conflict resolution, both directly at the local level and indirectly at the national and international level, the work of the South Sudanese church also illustrates well what has come to be called “strategic peacebuilding.” Link to publication
This review (2013) discusses the current and past status of the disputed Abyei region.
This chapter describes the importance of livestock as a fundamental livelihoods asset for agropastoral communities in South Sudan, and explains the complex linkages between the ownership and use of livestock, conflict, marketing systems, seasonality and vulnerability. It also examines how programmes to support pastoralist livelihoods in southern Sudan have introduced innovative, participatory elements that go beyond the traditional humanitarian framework. In particular, it tracks livestock interventions in the Operation Lifeline Sudan (Southern Sector) Programme since…
This paper explores the possibilities for South Sudan of applying the “Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation” approach , a recent innovation to build state capability. Download
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