Vietnam Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing paper

Rights at the Core: Towards a rights-respecting digital ecosystem in ASEAN

26/01/2026

1 documents

72 pages long

Languages: English

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ASEAN is setting ambitious goals to advance and lead in the digital age. The forthcoming ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2030, expected in early 2026, will steer regional digital development for the next five years. As ASEAN enters this new phase, it is crucial that its strategies align with a rights‑based approach. In 2025, Access Now, EngageMedia, […]

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Research report

Roadmap for Feminist Local Humanitarian Leadership

14/01/2026

3 documents

49 pages long

Languages: English

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Gender and power inequalities continue to shape humanitarian responses in Asia, both within crisis-affected communities and within the humanitarian system itself. These inequalities are deeply rooted, intersectional, and often reinforced by top-down international approaches. This roadmap sets out Oxfam in Asia’s commitment to a feminist, locally led humanitarian system that centres crisis-affected people and recognizes […]

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Discussion paper

Feminist perspectives on beyond GDP in Asia

24/11/2025

2 documents

61 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia's rapid GDP growth masks severe costs, including displacement, environmental depletion, and high inequality. A shift beyond GDP is essential, and alternatives must be feminist, ecologically just, and decolonial. While Asia explores wellbeing metrics, most merely complement GDP, failing to challenge the growth paradigm or address systemic injustices fundamentally. True transformation requires an equity- and […]

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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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Briefing paper

Emerging Good Practices on Embedding Human Rights into Seafood Procurement

30/07/2025

2 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

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As seafood demand rises, it has been accompanied by a growing understanding of persistent human rights abuses. Recent reports have highlighted how poor procurement practices can contribute to abuses, while stronger practices can reduce them. This report reviews the current landscape and how buyers are enhancing their procurement practices to align with their human rights […]

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Briefing paper

Climate finance in Asia: Assessing the state of climate finance in one of the world’s most climate vulnerable regions

01/11/2022

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62 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia is particularly vulnerable to climate hazards including extreme temperatures, flooding, droughts, cyclones, and sea level rise. The most vulnerable communities need financial support to help adapt to the climate crisis – they cannot do so alone. Developed countries have promised $100 bn in climate finance to developing countries every year until 2025. This promise […]

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Briefing paper

Asia’s Extreme Inequality Crisis: Building back fairer after COVID-19

26/09/2022

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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COVID-19 has exacerbated Asia’s crisis of extreme inequality. This is undermining growth and preventing poverty eradication. Asian governments have done almost nothing to combat this rise in inequality and are constrained in their policy choices as debt burdens grow and post-COVID austerity begins. A few Asian governments have done a lot to fight inequality during […]

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Research report

What Drives Active Citizens? Testing our assumptions through a comparative analysis of citizen data from seven countries

30/06/2021

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42 pages long

Languages: English

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This report investigates the characteristics of active citizens who raise their voices towards duty-bearers. First, we look at the demographics of people who raise their voices towards duty-bearers. Then, we investigate the various types of citizens' actions and which attitudes and norms active citizens hold. Supporting citizens in raising their voices is one of the […]

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Case study

How Oxfam Has Worked With Unilever to Enhance its Social Impact

22/01/2021

1 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English

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This case study is notable for how one of the UK’s foremost companies, Unilever, engaged with Oxfam’s request to conduct a ‘gap analysis’ between the company’s labour rights policies and the reality on the ground for workers. Following the research in Vietnam, for which the company provided unprecedented access to its staff and suppliers, Unilever […]

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Research report

An assessment of overall effectiveness of agricultural multi-stakeholder initiatives with specific attention to smallholder inclusiveness, and recommendations for improvement

31/12/2020

1 documents

79 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam engages with multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) to discover how they can further move sectors towards social, economic and environmental sustainability. The main purpose of this report is to assess the current roles of MSIs on key social and human rights topics and to explore how they can improve their performance on these topics. In addition, […]

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