United States Institute of Peace

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Aid Effectiveness in Fragile States: Lessons from the First Generation of Transition Compacts

Written by Christina Bennett

The policy report draws lessons-learned for the UN and others from the first generation of transition compacts in support of postconflict peacebuilding, focusing on case studies from Afghanistan, the DRC, Iraq, Liberia, and Timor-Leste. It finds that transition compacts can be effective but their effectiveness has been mixed. In order to improve their effectiveness the report makes a number of critical suggestions.

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