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Briefing note

Yemen’s civilians face death and a crushing siege as fighting expands to the city of Hudaydah: Violence must end and inclusive peace talks resume

21/09/2018

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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The Saudi and UAE-led Coalition has intensified its assault towards Hudaydah’s city and port, with devastating consequences for civilians. If fighting continues and the main roads out of the city are blocked, hundreds of thousands of people could be trapped in Hudaydah without access to adequate food, water and medical care. All sides in the […]

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Case study

Livelihood Recovery through Community Greenhouses in Yemen

13/09/2018

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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The war in Yemen continues to devastate livelihoods. Humanitarian aid is restricted and millions are food insecure and at risk of starvation. With no end to the conflict in sight, donors and aid workers are forced to consider longer-term resilience strategies which will support communities to be self-sufficient within a protracted crisis. Utilizing the resources […]

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Briefing note

The World Must Back Peace, Not War, to Put an End to Civilian Suffering in Yemen

05/07/2018

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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Hudaydah’s residents are already some of the worst affected in the country by hunger and malnutrition. They now face a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, despite a reported pause in the military advance to the sea port and city, and a recent reduction in the fighting. Most areas have no electricity. Whole neighbourhoods have no water, […]

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Briefing note

The Fighting Must Stop – to Create a Space for Peace: Attacking Hodeida city, after its airport, would be a far greater threat to Yemeni civilians

20/06/2018

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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On 13 June 2018, the Saudi- and UAE-led coalition launched an attack on Hodeida, Yemen’s lifeline port. One week on, the Coalition has ignored all warnings and combined forces have pressed ahead to take Hodeida airport. The advance must now stop and efforts be refocused on peace. Taking the battle to a densely-populated city will […]

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Briefing note

The World Needs a New Strategy to Protect Hodeida and Avoid Catastrophe

15/06/2018

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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The Saudi- and UAE-led Coalition’s assault on Hodeida – Yemen’s lifeline port – threatens hundreds of thousands of civilians in that city, and around 20 million more who rely on its imports of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies. The strategy to prevent this assault through quiet diplomacy – by the Coalition’s international partners including […]

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Research report

The Cost of Justice: Exploratory assessment on women’s access to justice in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Yemen

04/06/2018

2 documents

57 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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Women in the Middle East and North Africa region face challenges in their attempts to seek and get justice. Despite some promising legal awareness initiatives, mostly led by civil society, women’s knowledge of their rights and family law is limited. They lack social capital and the financial means to claim their rights, and the systems […]

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Briefing note

Missiles and Food: Yemen’s man-made food security crisis

20/12/2017

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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The current high levels of food insecurity in Yemen and the threat of famine are the results of more than two-and-a-half years of war, and have added to the already high levels existing pre-war. The economic crisis and loss of livelihoods has left people without the means to purchase what is available in the market. […]

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Briefing note

Yemen: Catastrophic cholera crisis

16/08/2017

3 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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Since the end of April 2017, Yemen has been experiencing its worst recorded outbreak of suspected cholera in a single year. By mid-August, more than 500,000 cases were recorded. More than two years of war have devastated large parts of Yemen’s infrastructure and left the majority of the population lacking basic services such as clean […]

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Evaluation report

Enabling Access to Non-Food Items in an Emergency Response: A review of Oxfam programmes

10/08/2017

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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The objective of this review is to get a better understanding of the extent and effectiveness of NFI distributions in Oxfam’s emergency responses. The findings of this review will be used to make recommendations for programme policy and guidance to maximize the impact of NFI distribution or alternatives in future responses.

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Research report

Now is the Time: Research on Gender Justice, Conflict and Fragility in the Middle East and North Africa

05/06/2017

7 documents

61 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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This study examines the impact of fragility and conflict on gender justice and women’s rights in the MENA, as a part of an Oxfam project entitled ‘Promoting the Needs of Women in Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa’ funded through the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It specifically aims to understand how conflict […]

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