Occupied Palestinian Territory Archives - Page 10 of 11 - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing note

Breaking the Impasse: Ending the humanitarian stranglehold on Palestine

10/12/2007

3 documents

12 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, Hebrew

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The upcoming Israeli-Palestinian meeting in Annapolis, Maryland provides an opportunity to address the humanitarian crisis, which is an essential step for successful negotiations leading to the end of the occupation of Palestine, and for delivering a just settlement and lasting peace for Palestinians and Israelis alike. Since January 2006, the people in the occupied Palestinian […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Promoting Food Security Project in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

01/10/2007

2 documents

73 pages long

Languages: English

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The ‘Promoting Food Security in the Occupied Palestinian Territories’ project was implemented from August 2006 – July 2007. Its principal objective was to contribute to reducing poverty and food insecurity in the OPT, with a focus on decreasing household food insecurity for vulnerable families in Western Hebron Governorate and Gaza. This final evaluation aims to: […]

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Book

Producer Organisations: A practical guide to developing collective rural enterprises

30/08/2007

2 documents

200 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Small-scale producers face huge challenges in today’s world. They have to adopt a market-oriented approach if they want to compete in and benefit from local and global markets. This book opens with an explanation of why collective action in the form of producer organisations is a key strategy for increasing their access to and power […]

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Journal article

NGOs: between buzzwords and social movements

01/08/2007

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

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The associations that the term ‘NGO’ has acquired in development discourse need to be critically analysed in relation to practice on the ground. Drawing on an analysis of the rise of NGOs in Palestine, the author suggests that the development of the NGO movement served to demobilise Palestinian civil society in a phase of national […]

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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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