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Pulling down the ladder

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The case for treating long-term urban IDPs as city residents

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This report from UK think tank IIED looks at internally displaced persons who seek safety in towns

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Lessons for preventing and countering violent extremism: an evidence-based approach

    By Michael Jones; Claudia Wallner; Emily Winterbotham

This report from UK think tank RUSI looks at how to improve collating, assessing and strengthening efforts

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Locked out of a livelihood

    By Marley Morris; Amreen Qureshi

This report from UK think tank IPPR makes the case for reforming 'no recourse to public funds'.

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Productive uses of energy for resilient livelihoods in LDCs

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Climate-induced migration and modern slavery

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This event, hosted by UK think tank the IIED will discuss modern slavery and climate change as

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Rail reform: making Great British Railways work for the next generation

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This event, hosted by UK think tank the IFG will explore how to make a reformed rail

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The international rule of law: the new battleground

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This event, hosted by the Henry Jackson Society will assess what can be done by the global

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The levelling up dilemma: what do voters want from levelling up?

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