Yemen Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Issue briefing

Yemen: A nation paid in delays

02/04/2026

2 documents

19 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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As Yemen enters its eleventh year of conflict, the collapse of public sector salaries has become one of the most critical yet overlooked drivers of humanitarian need. This paper amplifies the voices of Yemenis navigating life without a reliable income, where delayed or unpaid salaries have pushed families into cycles of debt, hunger and impossible […]

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Briefing paper

Not Everyone Is in the Same Boat: Climate and inequality in the Middle East and North Africa

17/07/2025

4 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English

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The Middle East and North Africa is one of the regions that will be affected the most by climate change, extreme weather events, exacerbating the chronic water scarcity that it suffers from and current dependency on fossil fuels. Climate change impacts are already witnessed in many countries, especially those experiencing conflicts. At the same time […]

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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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Briefing paper

Better Safe Than Sorry: Four fundamentals for scaling up anticipatory action

07/11/2024

3 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English

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In the context of ever-increasing humanitarian needs worldwide, anticipatory action is being recognised as one of main the ways in which predictable shocks can be prevented from turning into crises, reducing both the impacts and the costs. Anticipatory action is a critical approach, bridging the work of disaster risk reduction and humanitarian response, and showing […]

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Briefing paper

Speaking Up: The role of women in building peace in Yemen

08/03/2023

2 documents

21 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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This paper brings the voices of Yemeni women forward. Women were active in the 2011 protests, influencing political developments at key junctures. However, subsequent armed conflicts militarized the political environment and pushed forward a more limited religious agenda that saw more and more women systematically marginalized in the process. This paper outlines these major trends and […]

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Briefing paper

Fueling Conflict: Analyzing the human impact of the war in Yemen

11/01/2023

1 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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This report, and the research behind it, were conceived in response to the UK government’s position in the judicial review brought by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), which questioned whether the licensing of the transfer of arms to Saudi Arabia for use in the war in Yemen is legal under UK and international law. Oxfam’s […]

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Case study

Rana, a Survivor of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse in Yemen

17/09/2021

3 documents

2 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This is a case study produced by Oxfam’s Protection Team in Yemen as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses access to services, advocacy, authority engagement, culture, gender-based violence and referrrals.

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Guidelines and toolkits

Terms of Reference for Community-Based Protection Networks

17/09/2021

3 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This is an example tool provided by Oxfam’s Protection Team in Yemen as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses capacity strengthening, community protection structures, roles and responsibilities and selection of volunteers.

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Case study

Supporting Community Initiatives to Ensure Their Own Protection in Yemen

17/09/2021

3 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This is a case study produced by Oxfam’s Protection Team in Yemen as part of the Resource Pack on Community-Based Protection. The document discusses gender-based violence, material support, safe spaces, sensitization and self-protection outside community protection structures.

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Briefing paper

‘Leading the Way’: Women driving peace and security in Afghanistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Yemen

14/01/2021

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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In Afghanistan, the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Yemen, women’s rights organizations are leading efforts to realize the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, in spite of ongoing conflict, insecurity and occupation. But without national duty bearers and international actors stepping up to meet their commitments, implement National Action Plans (NAPs) and provide resources and […]

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