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Briefing note

Poverty in Palestine: The human cost of the financial boycott

13/04/2007

3 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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In April 2006, key donors including the USA, EU, and Canada suspended international aid to the Palestinian Authority government (PA), following the overwhelming victory of Hamas in parliamentary elections. The Government of Israel had previously suspended the transfer of the tax and customs revenues it collects on behalf of the PA.

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Briefing paper

Protecting Civilians: A cornerstone of Middle East peace

01/05/2004

1 documents

29 pages long

Languages: English

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Civilians are paying a high price for the escalating violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories. Hundreds of innocent lives are being lost and hundreds of thousands deprived of their basic rights as the security situation deteriorates. A solution to the conflict can only lie in a political process. In the meantime, civilians caught […]

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Journal article

Palestinian women, violence, and the peace process

01/05/2003

16 pages long

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Palestinian women, violence, and the peace process

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Much has been written about the contribution of Palestinian women to their nation’s liberation struggle. They have not only survived in an atmosphere of remorseless violence, but have also made remarkable strides in terms of their rights and development as women. A question that has been less explored is the long-term impact of violence against […]

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Briefing paper

Forgotten Villages: Struggling to survive under closure in the West Bank

05/09/2002

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam is deeply concerned about the appalling toll being paid by the civilian population on both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Oxfam is committed to the impartial applicability of international humanitarian and human rights law, especially the right of all civilians to protection from violence. We believe that a just solution to the current conflict […]

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Briefing paper

Foundations for Peace: Urgent steps to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

28/03/2002

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam International calls on all parties to acknowledge and address the growing insecurity and the humanitarian crisis resulting from the conflict, and to reaffirm and protect the rights of civilians under international law. Immediate action must be taken to protect the lives of Israelis and Palestinians and to take steps to reverse the long-term damage […]

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Briefing paper

Palestinian Refugees and Unrwa

01/02/1999

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam GB has been working with Palestinian refugees for fifty years, supporting initiatives in health, education and livelihoods. It currently supports projects which involve refugees in Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, in the fields of vocational training, early childhood development, and gender. Within the framework of its programme and advocacy interests in the Middle East, […]

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Book

Gender and Disability: Women’s experiences in the Middle East

01/01/1997

1 documents

104 pages long

Languages: English

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Social protection

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Women with disabilities face a double discrimination, both in terms of gender and also of their particular disability. This book examines the situation of women with various types of disability, in the Middle Eastern context. It provides a general overview of gender and disability and includes several case studies from the Lebanon, Yemen, and the […]

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Journal article

Sukaynah Salameh director of the Vocational Development Association (VDSA), Lebanon

01/10/1996

4 pages long

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Sukaynah Salameh director of the Vocational Development Association (VDSA), Lebanon

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Sukaynah Salameh is a Palestinian woman living in Lebanon, who recently became a Lebanese citizen. She has been involved in social and development work since 1976, as a founding member of several NGOs, including VDSA. She studied law and arts at the Beirut University College. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis. […]

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Book

Dedicated Lives: Women organising for a fairer world

01/01/1993

1 documents

68 pages long

Languages: English

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In many different countries, women are coming together to organise for a fairer world. Women’s organisations focus on many different aspects of women’s lives – health, income generation, employment rights, community activities – but they share a concern to counter the disadvantages experienced by women as a result of gender constraints. The eight women whose […]

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Book

Disability, Liberation, and Development

01/01/1993

6 documents

256 pages long

Languages: English

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Development methods

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The situation of disabled people provides a microcosm of the whole development debate and process. Disabled people are oppressed and marginalised in every country of the world, both North and South. Their lives are constrained by social attitudes which stem from fear and prejudice. By probing these prejudices and studying cases where they have been […]

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