Serbia Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

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‘The Lawyers Have Given Us Hope Again’: Legal aid for protection in Europe

10 Jul 2018

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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The migratory movement towards Europe through Spain, Italy and Greece is an old phenomenon, with peaks at times of conflict. But the summer of 2015 saw an exponential increase in arrivals, as people transited through Libya to Italy, through Turkey to reach Greece, and from there through the Balkans to continue their quest for safety. […]

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Briefing paper

Beyond ‘Fortress Europe’: Principles for a humane EU migration policy

11 Oct 2017

5 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English, French, Serbian, Spanish

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In 2015, the EU announced its Agenda for Migration: a blueprint for managing migration. Two years on, it’s clear these policies have sacrificed people’s safety and well-being in order to stop irregular migration at all costs. This report outlines Oxfam’s proposal for a new and balanced approach to managing migration – one that protects people […]

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Briefing paper

A Dangerous ‘Game’: The pushback of migrants, including refugees, at Europe’s borders

06 Apr 2017

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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People who are trying to access the EU in search of safety and dignity are being routinely abused by law enforcement officials in countries in the Western Balkans. State agents responsible for upholding fundamental rights are instead subjecting people to violence and intimidation and denying access to asylum procedures to those seeking international protection. Governments […]

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Research report

Closed Borders: The impact of border closures on people on the move, with a focus on women and children in Serbia and Macedonia

24 Nov 2016

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, Italian

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In 2015 there was a huge increase in the number of migrants, including refugees, arriving in Greece and travelling along the Balkan route on their way to destination countries further north. According to UNHCR, more than one million refugees and migrants crossed the Mediterranean in 2015. This report looks at the protection concerns of people […]

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Briefing paper

I Ask the World to Empathize: Voices of people on the move

15 Sep 2016

4 documents

24 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Worldwide, more than 65 million people have fled conflict, violence and persecution. Millions more are driven from their homes by disasters, drought and inequality. This paper tells the stories of some of those millions of people. Many have relied on local people sharing their scarce resources. In contrast, too many governments have failed to share […]

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Education resource

We Work Together. Can You? Teaching ideas to help develop cooperation and thinking about peace and conflict on a global scale

28 Sep 2007

3 documents

Languages: English

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Activities for all ages, looking at why working together is important and linking working together on a small scale to large scale conflicts around the world. Perfect for exploring ideas about different cultures and beliefs. Themes include: Same but different People matter – a web search activity Solving conflict In the news – looking at […]

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Journal article

Post-conflict programmes for women: lessons from the Kosovo women’s initiative

01 Nov 2004

10 pages long

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Post-conflict programmes for women: lessons from the Kosovo women’s initiative

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This paper considers the relationship between the concept of participation in development and the concept of sustainable development in the aftermath of a war. For sustainable development to take place after a period of armed conflict, the intended beneficiaries of a reconstruction programme must be supported to take charge of the process, and hence own […]

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Journal article

Practical Notes

01 Apr 2004

24 pages long

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Based on ‘Women and the burden of unsustainable development: practice and policy contradictions’, ‘Pro-poor dissemination: increasing the impact of research’, ‘Lessons learned from the reintegration of former Kosovo Liberation Army combatants’ and ‘The process of a participatory tree domestication project in Meru, Kenya’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Journal article

Developing policy on integration and reconstruction in Kosovo

01 May 2003

19 pages long

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Developing policy on integration and reconstruction in Kosovo

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The Gender Audit (GA) and associated reports and reviews drawn upon in this article enable an evaluation of how far the intervention processes at work in Kosovo since 1999 have been inclusive of gender analysis and supportive of women’s and girls’ needs and interests. This assessment considers the strengths and drawbacks of various attempts to […]

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Journal article

Kafka meets Machiavelli: post-war, post-transition Eastern Slavonia

01 Nov 1999

10 pages long

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As the agonising over ‘what next’ for Kosovo and Serbia continues, Eastern Slavonia offers a transition experience and timescale from which we may learn. Each case is specific in historical and political terms, and in the nature of international intervention. But questions of transition and minority rights are inherent across the region. Though Eastern Slavonia […]

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