Theme: Health and Development in Post-Conflict Countries
Case Study Country: Cambodia
Readings:
1. Lanjouw et al.
This reading gives an on-the-ground description of the obstacles and challenges of addressing health and development while simultaneously attempting to legitimize a transitional government system. Please read for the theories and assertions made about coordination and where the health sector in a post-conflict society fits into overall approaches to reconstruction and rehabilitaiton.
2. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Aside from having quite the interesting name, the former Secretary-General of the UN’s term was plagued with international crises, from the Bosnian wars, to Somalia and then to Rwanda. This article reveals that at the time of post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Cambodia such as UNTAC etc, the intl campaign to ban landmines was only in its infancy. It is interesting to see the how his backing of the need to address the landmines was one of the first steps in the path towards the Mine Ban Treaty. This article is dated but gives an important initial overview and reasons for attempts to ban them for those who may not be too familiar with the landmines issue.
3. Update: Please watch this video and read this news article before class. It is an individual’s account of the landmines situation in Cambodia and gives you a glimpse of the legacy these weapons had on the country and its psyche.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/29/cnnheroes.cambodia.demining/index.html
If you want up to date information about them and the Mine Ban Treay, please visit the International Campaign to Ban Landmines at www.icbl.org and see Amber’s links on the post below.
Discussion Questions to follow
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