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Research report

The Cost of Justice: Exploratory assessment on women’s access to justice in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Yemen

04 Jun 2018

2 documents

57 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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Women in the Middle East and North Africa region face challenges in their attempts to seek and get justice. Despite some promising legal awareness initiatives, mostly led by civil society, women’s knowledge of their rights and family law is limited. They lack social capital and the financial means to claim their rights, and the systems […]

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Research report

Now is the Time: Research on Gender Justice, Conflict and Fragility in the Middle East and North Africa

05 Jun 2017

7 documents

61 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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This study examines the impact of fragility and conflict on gender justice and women’s rights in the MENA, as a part of an Oxfam project entitled ‘Promoting the Needs of Women in Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa’ funded through the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It specifically aims to understand how conflict […]

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Journal article

Women on the frontline: can a network provide a platform for activists in the volatile MENA region?

28 Mar 2017

14 pages long

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Women on the frontline: can a network provide a platform for activists in the volatile MENA region?

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The article shares the experience of Women on the Frontline (WoF), a network of about 30 women’s rights organisations with its origins in the Netherlands, and covering seven countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The organisations participating in WoF all have their own agendas and particular needs, but they share one […]

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Briefing paper

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Safe havens needed for refugees from Syria

16 Dec 2016

5 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Oxfam’s research shows that less than three percent of the Syrian refugee population have actually arrived in rich countries through resettlement programmes. By analysing resettlement policies and practices in eight key countries, looking at capacity (i.e. investment in staff and facilities), security procedures, resettlement criteria and the general political climate towards refugees, this paper shows […]

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Media briefing

Different Conflict, Same Crisis

15 Sep 2016

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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The vast majority of refugees and asylum seekers are hosted by poorer countries and almost four million have been welcomed by countries which themselves have experienced armed violence or are in conflict. With more people fleeing violence and persecution now than at any time since records began, governments must make firm commitments at two major […]

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Issue briefing

Women, Peace and Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Factsheet

17 Feb 2016

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

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Political upheaval, instability and conflict have been on the rise in the Middle East and North Africa following the uprisings that swept the region in 2011. Women and girls face particular challenges to their basic human rights. This factsheet gives an overview of the status of women in the region, focusing on two key themes: […]

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Briefing paper

Right to a Future: Empowering refugees from Syria and host governments to face a long-term crisis

09 Nov 2015

7 documents

20 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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With no end to the conflict in Syria in sight, the four million people forced to flee the country have no foreseeable prospect of safe return. And as the impact of the crisis on neighbouring countries grows and aid dries up, the situation for these refugees is becoming increasingly dire. This briefing calls for a […]

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Journal article

Measuring the drivers of gender inequality and their impact on development: the role of discriminatory social institutions

31 Jul 2015

13 pages long

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Measuring the drivers of gender inequality and their impact on development: the role of discriminatory social institutions

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This paper highlights the key role of discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, social norms, and practices – as the underlying drivers of gender inequality. Using the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) from the OECD Development Centre, this paper assesses the cost of gender-based discrimination in social institutions for economic and human […]

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Journal article

Building capacity to measure long-term impact on women’s empowerment: CARE’s Women’s Empowerment Impact Measurement Initiative

09 Jul 2014

19 pages long

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Building capacity to measure long-term impact on women’s empowerment: CARE’s Women’s Empowerment Impact Measurement Initiative

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From 2010 to 2012, CARE USA implemented the Women’s Empowerment Impact Measurement Initiative (WEIMI) to develop the necessary capacity, tools, guidance, and practice to measure and demonstrate the impact of its work on women’s empowerment. The lessons and experiences from this initiative have been transformed into an online guidance tool being utilised throughout CARE to […]

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Journal article

Lessons, challenges, and successes while working on the ‘Triangle’ of education, gender, and sexual and reproductive health

20 Mar 2014

13 pages long

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Lessons, challenges, and successes while working on the ‘Triangle’ of education, gender, and sexual and reproductive health

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This article focuses on the lessons, challenges, and successes Oxfam has observed while working on the ‘Triangle’ of quality education, gender justice, and sexual and reproductive health. The article argues that linking education, gender, and sexual and reproductive health can be effective. However, to ensure we work effectively and sustainably on the Triangle, we need […]

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