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Research report

Gender Analysis of the Impact of Recent Humanitarian Crises on Women, Men, Girls, and Boys in Puntland State in Somalia

29 Apr 2021

2 documents

76 pages long

Languages: English

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Situated in a complex region of the world, Puntland State in Somalia is dealing with a range of threats and instabilities such as droughts, floods, locusts, the movement of internally displaced people (IDPs), and armed actors. COVID-19 has added yet another strain on its tremendously fragile infrastructure. The impact of the pandemic has been far […]

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Briefing paper

An African Response to COVID-19: From principled first response to just recovery

28 Apr 2021

1 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English

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In November 2020 Oxfam and SOAS facilitated an online high-level event to bring together African and international policy and public-health professionals to discuss their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offer insights into strategies and policies they have enacted in their respective contexts. Speakers tackled a wide range of issues, including government strategies and policies […]

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Briefing note

Youth in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Facing huge challenges during a critical period

15 Apr 2021

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

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Examining the important linkages between wellbeing and living a healthy and productive life, this policy paper answers the following questions: How do Palestinian youth define and assess their wellbeing? What are the main determinants of youth wellbeing? And, what can be done to improve the wellbeing of Palestinian youth? Understanding the needs of youth and the factors […]

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Briefing paper

Youth Wellbeing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: An in-depth, multi-level and disciplinary study into wellbeing and gender equality among Palestinian youth

15 Apr 2021

1 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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This study presents an important opportunity to fill a gap in knowledge by offering a critical understanding of the state of youth wellbeing in the Occupied Palestinian Territory through a comprehensive interdisciplinary and multi-level approach. By combining the economic, political and socio-cultural spheres and a macro (policy/institutional), meso (organizational) and micro (individual) level analysis, we […]

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Case study

Towards a Gender-Sensitive Private Sector in the OPT

14 Apr 2021

1 documents

19 pages long

Languages: English

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This learning paper describes Oxfam's experience of conducting a Participatory Gender Audit with private sector companies in the agriculture sector in the OPT. It highlights issues such as women’s limited access to the labor market, their weak representation both as staff and as decision makers, the absence of gender-sensitive working conditions and policies, and a lack of […]

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Briefing note

Addressing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work for a Gender-Equal and Inclusive Kenya

13 Apr 2021

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

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Care work is the heartbeat of every society: it contributes to our wellbeing as a nation and is crucial for our social and economic development. Yet the disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work results in time poverty and significant opportunity costs, particularly among the poorest and most marginalized women and girls. This policy brief outlines […]

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