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FROM POVERTY TO POWER241; human security approach 14, 199,203–5, 230, 241, 288–90, 429; hunger and210, 227; of indigenous people 239, 240;markets and 7, 21, 117; to natural disasters14, 201, 202f, 245–6, 250, 255, 293; ofpastoralists 120, 198, 259, 268–72;poverty and 14, 120, 156, 199, 201, 203,246, 247–8, 288; property rights and 71,74; and risk 21, 156, 198–201, 245–6, 251;and social protection measures 207–10,211, 213, 215–16, 228–9, 251war and conflict:‘blood diamonds’ 88, 282, 400; as changeagent 286, 287, 433, 441, 442; childrenand 62, 278, 279; civil war 62, 81, 90, 102,174, 277, 278, 395; climate change and281; developing countries and 278, 393;and development 21, 286; elites’ involvement281–2; global governance and 293,402; government involvement 90–1, 279,280–1, 283–4; inequality and 278, 284;international agreements 293; internationalhumanitarian relief efforts 392,396–7, 402; international intervention60, 392–4, 401; and marginalised groups278, 280; natural resources and 282, 285,400; peace efforts 102, 280, 282–5, 286,392, 394–7; refugees 277, 279, 397–8,401; as a risk issue 200, 201, 202f, 277–82,392, 402; war crimes 275, 283, 392, 393,397; ‘war on terror’ 280, 285, 354, 401–2;women and 275, 279, 281, 284; see alsoarms tradeWashington Consensus 5, 32, 91, 181,297–300, 304, 373water and sanitation 9, 11, 44–5, 46, 47–8,50, 260, 261b, 299We Can campaign 36, 276–7women and girls:in agriculture 61, 112, 124, 134, 138, 142,151, 160–1; in civil society activism 29,61, 63, 64, 67–9, 138, 161, 164; climatechange and 259, 265; discriminationsee gender inequality; education 2, 42–3;employment and 50, 150–1, 156, 158–9,167, 190 see also labour rights issuesbelow; and health care 4, 238, 241; healthissues 4, 46–7, 151, 238–9; HIV and AIDS74, 78, 232, 233, 238; human rights and25, 27, 39, 50, 67–9; inequality and 2, 4, 5,41, 111–12; justice system and 97, 98;labour rights and 153, 154–5, 158–9,160–1, 162–3b; natural disasters and246–7, 259; political involvement 83, 84;property rights and 74, 76, 77–8, 233;social protection measures 50, 209; ‘timepoverty’ 151, 167; trade union involvement159, 160–1, 162–3b; unpaid work110, 111–12, 151, 167, 190; violence and29, 64, 68, 74, 200, 274–7; war andconflict and 275, 279, 281, 284World Bank:agriculture involvement 120–1, 130, 132,139–40, 299, 304; background 296–8,354; civil society and 65, 300; climatechange and 258, 304, 409; on corruption86, 345–6; developing countries involvement296, 297–8, 305; on economicgrowth 113, 121, 181, 190, 297, 303;employment and 155–8, 295; in globalgovernance 296, 424; on inequality 5, 6,7, 190; international aid 354, 358, 364;international loans 295, 297, 298–9, 303;poverty reduction strategies 7, 45, 300–1,307, 369; property rights and 72, 93;social protection measures and 209, 215;stabilisation policies 297–8; structuraladjustment policies 297, 298, 302; ontaxation 98–9; on trade liberalisation186, 187b, 295, 302; on war and conflict286; and Washington Consensus 181World Social Forum 65World Trade Organisation (WTO):agricultural agreements 321, 322; inglobal governance 294, 424; intellectualproperty laws 327, 328–9, 330, 331, 344;trade rules 319, 320–2, 323, 324–5, 344,351; trade talks 186, 236, 320–1, 322,324–5, 327, 329, 344, 348–9, 423Yemen; Yemeni Women’s Union (YWU) 98young people:civil activism 35, 60, 62, 64; employmentissues 149, 150, 189, 334; as migrants333, 334; and politics 35, 61; and violence149, 274, 280, 282Zambia 49, 78, 177–8, 200, 211, 299, 308Zimbabwe 35, 70, 76, 229, 263, 335522