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Issue briefing

Women, Peace and Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region: Factsheet

17/02/2016

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9 pages long

Languages: English

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Political upheaval, instability and conflict have been on the rise in the Middle East and North Africa following the uprisings that swept the region in 2011. Women and girls face particular challenges to their basic human rights. This factsheet gives an overview of the status of women in the region, focusing on two key themes: […]

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Evaluation report

Assessing Oxfam’s Contribution to Changes in Social Norms in VAWG/GBV Programming Globally

08/02/2016

1 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

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This document focuses on assessing the outcome of Gender Justice Change Goal: Violence against women is significantly less socially accepted and prevalent by 2019. The key question that frames this evaluation is: how has Oxfam contributed to changing cultural norms and ultimately behaviours to prevent GBV?

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Briefing note

Our Country, Our Peace: Why women must be included in Yemen’s peace process

11/12/2015

1 documents

9 pages long

Languages: English

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The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 […]

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Briefing note

British Aid and British Arms: A coherent approach to Yemen?

11/09/2015

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16 pages long

Languages: English

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The situation in Yemen is among the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Since the conflict dramatically escalated in March 2015, more than 1.4 million people have fled their homes, and more than 20 million people now lack access to clean water and sanitation. The World Food Programme has warned that the country is ‘one […]

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Briefing note

Women, Peace and Security: Keeping the promise. How to revitalize the agenda 15 years after UNSCR 1325

03/09/2015

8 documents

24 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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In 2000, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 to uphold women’s rights in conflict and their roles in peace and security. Despite signs of progress, the impact on women’s lives and roles worldwide has been sporadic. This briefing argues that 15 years on, the UN and Member States should use a formal review of […]

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Journal article

Measuring the drivers of gender inequality and their impact on development: the role of discriminatory social institutions

31/07/2015

13 pages long

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Measuring the drivers of gender inequality and their impact on development: the role of discriminatory social institutions

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This paper highlights the key role of discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, social norms, and practices – as the underlying drivers of gender inequality. Using the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) from the OECD Development Centre, this paper assesses the cost of gender-based discrimination in social institutions for economic and human […]

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Case study

Making the Impossible Possible: An overview of governance programming in fragile contexts

06/10/2014

1 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has been working in fragile contexts for many years, responding to humanitarian need and delivering services in places where the government is unable or unwilling to do so. Oxfam has recognised we must also address the issue of governance. Failures of governance are usually failures of power-holders in the state to enable citizens to […]

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Briefing note

Yemen in Crisis: How Yemen can survive the fuel crisis and secure its future

24/06/2014

2 documents

8 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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Yemen is a country in continuous crisis. More than half its population live below the poverty line and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Fuel shortages, corruption, unemployment and violence have all become part of daily life. Now, a new crisis is unfolding: as fuel supplies run dry, food prices are soaring and water […]

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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Summary of 2012/13 Findings and Key Lessons Learned

05/03/2014

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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The attached four-page document summarises the latest set of effectiveness reviews, carried out throughout 2012 and 2013. The review scrutinised 23 randomly-selected Oxfam projects under six main areas – humanitarian support, adapation and risk reduction, livelihoods, women’s empowerment, citizen voice and policy influencing. The document evaluates what was learned from this process.

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Evaluation report

Effectiveness Review: Safe Age of Marriage and Women’s Economic Empowerment, Yemen

26/02/2014

4 documents

47 pages long

Languages: English

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The Safe Age of Marriage and Women’s Economic Empowerment project aimed to raise awareness about the negative impacts of early marriage and to reduce its prevalence, as well as to improve the opportunities available to women, through employment and self-employment. The project was implemented by Oxfam in two governorates of Yemen, Hodeidah and Hadramout, in coordination […]

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