Archives -  Development, Peace and Security

2006

"Failed States" - Canadian Action in Conflict-Affected States.
This series of discussion papers is aimed at helping CCIC member organizations, as well as members of the policy and academic communities think through the issues surrounding "fragile states". The first piece, "Failures of the "failed states" framework, provides a critical analysis of the "failed states" orientation. The second piece, "Whole-of-Government: a practical critique" moves into a critique of current "Whole of Government" practices. The policy recommendations are based on a review of related research and practice in the three current applications of Canada's approach to fragile states in Afghanistan, Sudan, and Haiti. The final piece "Towards a human rights frame" explores human rights approaches to Canada's engagement with conflict-affected states and makes some practical proposals to strengthen Canada's policy and strategies by putting human rights at the core of policy and programming. The three pieces make a whole.

• Introduction (December 2006) (PDF 25 Kb)
• Part 1 of 3 : Failures of the "Failed States" Framework (December 2006) (PDF 44 Kb)
• Part 2 of 3: The Whole-of-Government Approach in "Fragile States" (December 2006) (PDF 56 Kb)
• Part 3 of 3: Human Rights and "Fragile States" Policy (January 2007) (PDF 58 Kb)
• Recommendations (January 2007) (PDF 23 Kb)
• Bibliography (January 2007) (PDF 26 Kb)

Launch of the 2006 Reality of Aid Report. -- news release (PDF 19 Kb) order form (PDF 22 Kb) Conflict Prevention and Recovery (PDF 33 Kb) Facts and Figures (PDF 41 Kb) Focus on Ending Poverty (PDF 33 Kb) Key Proposals (PDF 40 Kb) (June 19, 2006) 

Official Development Assistance and Security -- Should the criteria be expanded? (May 2006) (PDF 29 Kb)

Official Development Assistance and Security-Related Expenditures -- Myths and Realities (May 2006) (PDF 39 kB)

CCIC Briefing Note -- Canada in Afghanistan (April 2006) (PDF 46 Kb)

2005

CCIC Briefing Note -- The Stabilization and Reconstruction Taskforce (START) and the Global Peace and Security Fund (GPSF) (November 2005) (PDF 49 Kb)

CCIC Briefing Note -- Moving Beyond Voluntarism: Civil Society Analysis of the Government Response to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade Report, on Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility (November 2005) (PDF 23 Kb)

CCIC Analysis -- Moving Beyond Voluntarism: Civil Society Analysis of the Government Response to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade Report, on Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility (November 2005) (PDF 102 Kb)

The Post 9-11 Security Agenda and Canadian Foreign Policy:  Implications for the Global South?

• Report of the June 6, 2005 Conference (June 2005) (PDF 168 kb)
• Key Entry Points for Action:  A CCIC Policy Background Paper (May 2005) (PDF 267 kb)
• Key Entry Points for Action -- Summary Paper (June 2005) (PDF 74 Kb)
• Key Entry Points for Action -- Summary of Recommendations (June 2005) (PDF 68 Kb)

2004

Summary of the Roundtable Discussion on CCIC's Options for Policy Work in Humanitarian Assistance and Peacebuilding (January 15, 2004)

Letter to Minister Aileen Carroll RE: Civil Society Statement on the OECD Development Assistance Committee Senior Level Meeting of December 8-9, 2004 (December 3, 2004) (PDF 57 Kb)

2003

Humanitarian Assistance and Peacebuilding: Options for CCIC Policy Focus (December 2003) (PDF 580 Kb)

A CCIC Commentary on "A Development Co-operation Lens on Terrorism Prevention:  Key Entry Points of Action" -- A Policy Statement by the Development Assistance Committee, OECD, April 2003 (October 2003) (PDF 238 Kb)