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It focuses particularly on Australia’s efforts in advancing the protection of civilians and promoting the control of small arms and […] View resource Briefing paper British Foreign Policy in an Unequal World 21/03/2014 1 documents 30 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Aid effectiveness Conflict Foreign policy Overview The UK needs a safe world in which to trade and invest, and to be free from the security threats caused by conflicts or fragile states. Yet spiralling inequality and climate change, among many other factors, threaten to create a more dangerous, unequal world. As the continuing tragedy in Syria shows, the world’s old and […] View resource Education resource Syria: Seen and Heard: An active citizenship resource for ages 11-16 15/01/2014 4 documents Languages: English, Welsh Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Active citizenship Activities emergencies Oxfam School Group Presentations Refugees and migration Taking Action Overview On 15 March 2014, it will be three years since the conflict in Syria began. 9.3 million Syrian citizens now require humanitarian support – that’s almost half the total population. More than 2.25 million Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries as refugees and more than 100,000 have died as a result of the conflict. This […] View resource Journal article Gender-based violence and the Arms Trade Treaty: reflections from a campaigning and legal perspective 12/11/2013 11 pages long Free access through journal website Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Advocacy Arms Trade Treaty Campaigning Conflict GaD Gender and Development Journal Gender-based violence United Nations Women's rights Overview The Arms Trade Treaty, the first treaty to regulate the international transfer of conventional arms and ammunition, was adopted in 2013 at the United Nations. It aims to regulate the flow of weapons around the world by requiring governments to assess all arms transfers against a set of criteria, before the transfer is authorised or denied. The agreed criteria […] View resource Briefing note Moment of Truth: Call to action ahead of Syria peace talks, and beyond 21/10/2013 4 documents 16 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Arms trade Conflict Refugees and IDPs Overview The horrifying chemical weapons attacks in Damascus in August 2013 led to ill-advised plans for a US military intervention and a flurry of diplomatic activity. Ultimately it prompted international leadership on the Syria crisis that had been sorely lacking for so long. With long-awaited peace talks due to resume in Geneva in November, this new […] View resource Briefing paper Saving Lives with Common Sense: The case for continued US support for the Arms Trade Treaty 25/09/2013 1 documents 24 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Arms trade Conflict Overview On September 25, 2013 US Secretary of State John Kerry signed the Arms Trade Treaty. The Arms Trade Treaty is a common-sense agreement that will have a positive impact on US security, civilians living in the midst of armed conflict or unstable environments, and poverty alleviation. By signing the Treaty, the Obama Administration took an […] View resource Research report Shifting Sands: Changing gender roles among refugees in Lebanon 03/09/2013 5 documents 44 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Civil society Conflict Development methods Disasters Gender mainstreaming Gender-based violence Humanitarian practice Programme management Protection Refugees and IDPs Overview The conflict in Syria has created a humanitarian crisis, with almost two million people having fled to neighbouring countries in the hope of escaping the violence. Thousands of Syrian refugees continue to enter Lebanon each week, putting increasing pressure on the ability of host communities and aid agencies to provide them with support. The situation […] View resource Education resource Syria: A Children’s Crisis? Learn about the crisis and think critically about who is affected 23/08/2013 6 documents Languages: English, Welsh Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Active citizenship Children's rights emergencies Film Clips Lesson Plans Oxfam School Groups Presentations Refugees and migration Taking Action Overview The conflict in Syria has internally displaced 4.25 million Syrians and 1.9 million refugees have fled to neighbouring countries, including Jordan and Lebanon. This is the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world; a crisis that currently threatens to outstrip its humanitarian response. This resource for 11-16 year olds outlines the impact of the crisis […] View resource Briefing note Overtaken By Need: The world’s failure to meet Syria’s humanitarian crisis 30/04/2013 4 documents 10 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Humanitarian aid Refugees and IDPs Overview The human cost of Syria’s conflict has risen beyond all expectations. There are already more than 1.3 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries. Inside Syria itself, 6.8 million people struggle in urgent need of assistance. This briefing describes how, as the numbers grow, the money to help some of those refugees and displaced people is […] View resource Briefing paper Getting It Right: The pieces that matter for the Arms Trade Treaty 12/03/2013 8 documents 32 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Arms trade Conflict Gender-based violence Overview Arms and bullets continue to destroy lives. Every continent in the world is marred by devastation caused by armed violence. Yet there is still no effective international regulation of the global arms trade. The need for an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which will create globally binding regulation of the international trade in conventional weapons for […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know