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Promoting lasting resolutions to land conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A people-centered approach promoted by the Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative








FAO. 2023. Promoting lasting resolutions to land conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – A people-centered approach promoted by the Rome-based Agencies Resilience Initiative. Rome. 



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