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Campaign report

Voices from the Frontlines: Messages for the Next UN Secretary General

22/09/2026

4 documents

26 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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This report, produced as part of Oxfam’s engagement for the UN General Assembly, brings together the personal testimonies of civil society leaders living and working on the frontlines of conflict. Their voices come from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Colombia, Yemen, Syria, South Sudan and Ethiopia. Through these testimonies, […]

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Briefing paper

A Presidency Grounded in EU Values: Oxfam’s recommendations for the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

24/06/2026

1 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

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Ireland will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union at a moment of profound consequence, as citizens across the world face escalating conflict, the climate crisis, geopolitical uncertainty and threats to democracy itself.    The Presidency comes at a particularly important time as the EU advances negotiations on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the future Global Europe instrument, the Tax Omnibus, […]

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Discussion paper

A More Feminist, Decolonial Approach to Humanitarian Aid

17/06/2026

1 documents

15 pages long

Languages: English

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This discussion paper explores how Scotland can contribute to addressing global challenges. It focuses on the actions the Scottish Government can take to continuously evolve its humanitarian response by further embedding a feminist, decolonial and locally-led approach during a global humanitarian funding crisis.

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Journal article

Resources: Revisiting feminist advocacy

15/06/2026

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

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This is the resources section for the special issue on ‘Revisiting feminist advocacy’.

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Journal article

Empowered or constrained? Transnational funds and feminist activism in (post-)conflict Syria

15/06/2026

23 pages long

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Empowered or constrained? Transnational funds and feminist activism in (post-)conflict Syria

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Feminist activism in Syria has grown substantially since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict and the influx of transnational funding in 2011, compared to its limited and often informal presence prior to that period. While the intersection between transnational capital and feminist activism is a global phenomenon, it takes a particularly distinct shape in the […]

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Journal article

Where the future was built: Fifty years of feminist advocacy at the United Nations

15/06/2026

32 pages long

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Where the future was built: Fifty years of feminist advocacy at the United Nations

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The fifty-year history of the global feminist movement and the United Nations is often untold and yet remains a critical foundation for global feminist advocacy today. This article explores the origins and evolution of feminist advocacy at and with the UN from 1975 to 2025, beginning with the UN World Conferences on Women. Within a […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Safe Programming in Humanitarian Responses: A guide to managing risk

18/05/2026

15 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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The Safe Programming booklet outlines the safe programming approach, which exists to prevent harm in our work as Oxfam, centring the needs of communities and partners to be safe to participate. The simple risk assessment (Safe Programming Risk Assessment) is a suggested tool to complete the mandatory process of identifying and acknowledging risks in every […]

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Research report

Building Disaster Resilient Communities Through Women’s Leadership

05/03/2026

1 documents

50 pages long

Languages: English

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Women in Nepal and the Philippines, along with those in other Asian countries, suffer disproportionately from disasters caused by natural hazards yet are excluded from leadership in disaster preparedness and response (DPR). Even as women make a crucial contribution to community resilience, they are hindered from DPR participation by restrictive social norms, limited financial resources, […]

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Briefing paper

Grand Bargain 10 Years on: Protecting quality under scarcity

02/03/2026

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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The Grand Bargain reaches its 10-year mark in 2026 at a moment of acute funding cuts, hyper-prioritization and rising pressure to prioritize quantity over quality. The Facilitation Group are now leading consultations to inform negotiations on how the Grand Bargain evolves beyond 2026. This paper argues that progress since 2016 is real but fragile, and […]

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Research report

Beyond Aid in Ghana

08/12/2025

1 documents

55 pages long

Languages: English

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Beyond Aid in Ghana sketches the evolution of aid in Ghana as the country assumed a lower middle-income status in its development agenda. It seeks to understand the realities of this trajectory in a milieu of dwindling aid. The report offers an alternative with a focus on domestic revenue mobilisation and emphasises a shift away […]

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