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This report aims to identify and share practices of people working in zones of conflict or under oppressive regimes to prevent or mitigate abuses, in order to promote their adaptation by others. For this purpose, it considers the following issues:

- We work and we witness
- Humanitarian assistance and protection: Developing an integrated approach
- Broader initiatives and approaches to strengthen the protection environment
- Preserving and protecting life, health and dignity through humanitarian action
- Remedial activities and action to ensure accountability

This report summarises the key findings from two collaborative projects on NGO capacity building for conflict reduction and peacebuilding in Kenya and Guatemala.

Particularly focusing on development and validation of practical tools for conflict-sensitive development planning and monitoring, the report also includes an assessment of NGO in promoting peace and justice, current programming practices by NGOs, and the development and testing of innovative conflict analysis and planning methodologies for NGOs.

The report aims to put the results and learning

This annual report by the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict outlines the situation of children affected by armed conflict. Covering the activities of the Special Representative during the period from 1 October 2001 to 31 August 2002, it considers the following issues:

- Strengthening adherence to international norms and standards
- Child protection and the United Nations peace and security agenda
- Country visits
- Integrating and embedding the agenda for children and armed conflict in the work of the UN system
- Reaching out to young people

This Code of Conduct defines standards of governance, management, financial control and reporting with which non-government development organisations (NGDOs) should comply. In addition, it identifies mechanisms to ensure accountability in NGDO use of public funds.

The Code aims to maintain and enhance standards throughout the NGDO community, ensuring public confidence in the integrity of individuals and Organisations comprising the NGDO community, and the quality and effectiveness of NGDO programs.

This document has been prepared by the IASC Reference Group on Humanitarian Action and Human Rights as a complement to "Growing the Sheltering Tree", a collection of field practices in promoting and protecting rights by humanitarian actors issued by the Reference Group in September 2002. The text seeks to respond to questions commonly asked by humanitarian workers on the legal framework that serves as a basis for assistance and protection activities in situations of armed conflict. It sets out the relevant international instruments and offers

Executive Summary

In October 2000, the Ford Foundation requested the International Peace Academy's (IPA) Africa Program to generate a database of institutions managing conflicts and crises in Africa. After consultations, the scope of this project was expanded to comprise an assessment of capacity, and determination of the potential of institutions to respond to crises and conflicts in Africa. This report is the outcome of that exercise and hopes to guide and facilitate the design of the Ford Foundation's funding strategy for peacebuilding in sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is hoped

PRESS RELEASE
Bogotá, 1 sep (CNE).- The High Commissioner for Peace wants to express to the Public Opinion that:

1. The Colombian Government has asked to the General Secretary of the United Nations to keep his efforts in order to support the process of reconciliation and dialogue in our country.

2. The purpose of these efforts have been always looking for the dialogue that bring the peace and humanitarian agreement to the colombians, that have suffered different ways of violence, as the kidnapping.

3. In order to avoid any misunderstanding