Dealing with destruction: Aceh--A year after the tsunami
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A year after the tsunami struck Asia in 2004, only ten percent of the 120,000 homes in Aceh were rebuilt and relief and reconstruction was hindered due to lack of coordination and competition between aid organizations. However faster progress was made on transforming the Aceh conflict with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian government renewing talks that led to financial resources, which Indonesia desperately required.
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 2006
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Making a tragedy out of a disaster
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A few days after the tsunami decimated the west coast of the Indonesian province of Aceh, there were hopes that some resolution to the conflict would come up. Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced a historic moment to unite and rebuild Aceh together but hopes are fading as the political considerations are coming up.
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 2005
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Too young to die
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A global problem faced by the Post-Cold War world is the use of children in the war zones, which is the result of the dark side of globalisation. The shocking new images are fast becoming norm, despite conventions on children's rights.
Publication Name: The World Today
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0043-9134
Year: 2004
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