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This change in orientation was also reflected in an increase in series of studies devoted to a given theme and reports on topics of current interest.

¹⁰ See in particular the special section on humanitarian assistance in No. 288, May–June 1992, pp. 215–263, and No. 289, July–August 1992, pp. 363–382.

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