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Discussion paper

The Edge of Influence: Lessons on Power, Partnership and Pressure in Private Sector Engagement from the FAIR for ALL Programme

31/03/2026

1 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

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This discussion paper examines how FAIR for ALL partners engaged with the private sector to advance fairer and more sustainable global trade and value chains. Drawing on insights from eight countries and regions, it identifies the key factors that shape effective private sector engagement amid diverse and often complex challenges. The findings show how civil […]

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Research report

Mitigating the Risks of Private Sector Involvement in the Electricity Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

28/01/2026

2 documents

51 pages long

Languages: English

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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces an electricity access crisis, with over 600 million people lacking access to reliable power. Chronic underinvestment, institutional fragility and fragmentation, and operational inefficiencies have rendered many state-run utilities incapable of sustaining reliable service delivery, let alone meeting rising demand. In response, governments often running on budget deficits and influenced by international […]

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Briefing note

From the fringes to the forefront: Refugee leadership within Uganda’s humanitarian coordination mechanisms

27/11/2025

1 documents

25 pages long

Languages: English

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This briefing note examines refugee leadership in humanitarian coordination in Uganda, a country widely recognised for its progressive refugee policies and its leadership in promoting refugee participation. Uganda’s legal framework provides a strong foundation for inclusion, although gaps remain in practice due to barriers such as limited funding, information gaps, and language challenges. This can […]

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Research report

Promoting and Defending Civic Space: Strategic learnings from the FAIR for ALL programme

03/11/2025

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English

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This research report on civic space had been developed as part of the FAIR for ALL programme (2021-2025) implemented to strengthen global civil society in their work for more inclusive, just and sustainable trade and value chains. The program has been funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is led by a consortium […]

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Journal article

Introduction: Women’s leadership in politics and governance: understanding the potential of transformative feminist leadership

18/09/2025

19 pages long

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Introduction: Women’s leadership in politics and governance: understanding the potential of transformative feminist leadership

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This is the introduction to the special issue titled, 'Women’s leadership in politics and governance: understanding the potential of transformative feminist leadership'.

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Briefing paper

Africa’s Inequality Crisis and the Rise of the Super-Rich

10/07/2025

4 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Africa is facing a double inequality crisis: extreme inequality alongside weak commitment among its governments to fight it. But there is hope. The African Union has urged member states to reduce inequality by 15% in the coming decade and has identified progressive taxation as a key tool to do so. The challenge, though, is the […]

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Briefing paper

From Pledges to Progress: Tracking climate finance flows and accountability in Nigeria and Uganda

10/06/2025

2 documents

71 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam’s Climate Finance Shadow reports have shown that high-income countries have failed to deliver on their commitment to mobilize climate finance for low- and middle-income countries. In 2024, two country reports, on Uganda and Nigeria, were published that analyzed how the insufficient international climate finance that is reaching their governments is being spent at national […]

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Briefing note

No Women, No Peace – A Snapshot of Oxfam’s Engagement with the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Lessons and Opportunities

05/06/2025

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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This briefing paper summarizes the important lessons learned since 2018 by Oxfam Denmark and the wider Oxfam confederation while promoting the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda and supporting WPS programming in Burkina Faso, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Niger, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen, including under the Danish […]

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Journal article

Introduction: Transforming land rights, improving rural livelihoods, and carving just responses to the climate crisis

08/05/2025

15 pages long

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Introduction: Transforming land rights, improving rural livelihoods, and carving just responses to the climate crisis

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This is the introduction to the Special Issue on 'Transforming land rights, improving rural livelihoods, and carving just responses to the climate crisis'.

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Journal article

Land, Law, and Legacy: Reconciling gender equality with tradition in Northern Uganda

08/05/2025

28 pages long

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Land, Law, and Legacy: Reconciling gender equality with tradition in Northern Uganda

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The Acholi sub-region of Northern Uganda faces a tension in its post-conflict period: reconciling local peacebuilding approaches with national and international standards of gender equality. Women’s land rights lie at the heart of this struggle, with local practices of land management and dispute resolution frequently privileging men over women, conflicting with national statutes that promise […]

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