This report aims to contribute to a "rethinking of aid" that the international community is engaged in. For this purpose, it provides the following chapters:

- Money matters-In a good policy environment
- Aid can be the midwife of good policies
- Money matters - In a good institutional environment
- Aid can be the midwife of good institutions
- Money, but more ideas, too

The report draws extensively on previous World Bank evaluations and studies and much of the underlying research was presented and discussed at the joint OECF-World Bank symposium, "A

This issue features articles on the rights and roles of children during and post violent conflict with specific attention being paid to former child soldiers in Liberia and the struggles they face to find an identity. The monitoring of children's rights in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is also covered in this issue where a general review shows economically, socially and politically there is a lack of administrative bodies that can deal with child related issues. This section is completed with an article on the integration of human rights in all sectors of field work.

A paper by Save the Children Fund, CARE International and Oxfam GB
Introduction

1. 1998 draws to a close with no end in sight to Sudan's conflict after more than thirty years of fighting. The continuance of Sudan's long running war represents a great challenge and an embarrassment to the United Nations - an organisation set up in 1945 to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. Thousands have died in 1998 alone. An estimated 4 million Sudanese are displaced, either internally or as refugees. The humanitarian toll of the war is appalling

This report examines internal displacement through a gender perspective, with particular focus on the problems faced by internally displaced women and girls. The following main areas are examined:

- Impact of gender on internal displacement
- Framework for response: The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
- Practical measures

Considering ways in which gender impacts upon internal displacement and identifying resulting needs, the report emphasises the imperative of adopting a gender perspective to internal

Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 98/77
On September 14, 1998 the Executive Board concluded the Article IV consultation with Fiji. 1/

Background

The Fiji economy continues to maintain macroeconomic stability and has benefited from several reform programs in the 1990s. However, GDP growth has been low, averaging less than 2 percent per annum in 1991-97. The disappointing growth performance is attributed mainly to sharply falling investment rates. Gross domestic investment fell from an average of 25 percent during 1980-85 to less than 13 percent in