Such ill-advised efforts are being repeated all over the world, wherever development continues to ignore the special needs of minority or indigenous groups.

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They included a failure to meet the needs of black and ethnic minority groups, a high turnover of project management and a lack of adequate skills to improve health and education.

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"Both Jewish society and Muslim society fail to understand the versatility of the Christian minority, as well as its religious, social and cultural needs, " he says.

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The minority centre-right government formed after the 2001 election by Kjell Magne Bondevik needs the Progress Party's votes to stay in power.

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