Research Catalog

Title

Building sustainable peace : conflict, conciliation and civil society in Northern Ghana / Ada van der Linde and Rachel Naylor.

Author

Linde, Ada van der

Publication

Oxford, UK : Oxfam GB ; Herndon, VA : [Distributor] for the USA, Stylus Pub., 1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

Naylor, Rachel

Description

68 p. : ill., maps; 30 cm.

Series Statement

An Oxfam working paper

Uniform Title

Oxfam working paper

Subject

• Since 1957
• Peace
• Non-governmental organizations > Ghana
• Ghana > History > 1957-

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-68).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Executive summary. Background to the conflict. The impact of the conflict. Immediate peace-keeping and humanitarian response. The peace process. Conclusion. Summary of recommendations. -- 2. Introduction. -- 3. Background to the conflict. Introduction. Under-development and uneven development in Ghana. Population and ethnic groups in the Northern Region. Land, production, and settlement. Governance. Ethnicity and identity. Conclusion. -- 4. The war and its impact. The conflict. The impact. -- 5. Peace-keeping and humanitarian relief and rehabilitation. Peace-keeping. Government relief and rehabilitation programmes. NGO relief and rehabilitation programmes. NGO/government co-operation. -- 6. The peace process. Government peace initiatives. NGO initiatives. Peace-awareness campaign. The Kumasi Peace Agreement: issues addressed. Peace projects initiated by NGOs and religious bodies. Assessment of the situation and future prospects. -- 7. Conclusion. -- 8. Recommendations. For the Consortium. For local government. For traditional authority and civil-society leaders. For central government. For donors.

ISBN

0855984236

OCLC

• 41466532
• SCSB-10454672

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library