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Institutions and State Legitimacy: View the Webcasts and Other Resources
The April 2 USAID symposium on “Poverty Reduction in Conflict and Fragile States: Institutions and State Legitimacy” brought together academics,
practitioners, donors, and military personnel to discuss the role of a society's institutions in conflict and fragile states, including counter-insurgency contexts. View papers, presentations, session summaries, and the webcasts, with presentations by organizations including the U.S. Army Military History Institute, the Institute for State Effectiveness, Human Rights Watch, USAID, and the Department of Defense, and keynote addresses by Ambassador John Herbst and Hernando de Soto.
Protecting Livelihoods in Conflict and Fragile States Speaker’s Corner Summary Now Available
Read an analytical 5-page summary of the main issues and themes discussed during the January 22-24 Speaker's Corner on Protecting Livelihoods in Conflict and Fragile States, hosted by Laura Hammond, Lecturer at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies.
This introductory guide describes the ways in which conflict and fragility may increase gender inequities and suggests programming approaches that address these issues while building on the strengths of women.
USAID is supporting the Overseas Development Institute’s work on the Contribution of Circular Migration to Poverty Reduction in India and Vietnam.
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