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Briefing paper

¿Quién paga la cuenta? Gravar la riqueza para enfrentar la crisis de la COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe

27/07/2020

2 documents

24 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Las previsiones de retroceso económico y social en América Latina y el Caribe son alarmantes. La COVID-19 golpea con fuerza la región marcada que tendrá que afrontar una contracción del 9,4%, una de las más severas en todo el planeta. La desigualdad, la informalidad y la insuficiente dotación sanitaria lastran las posibilidades de hacer frente […]

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Research report

Gender Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iraq: Conducted in Kirkuk, Diyala and Sulaimaniyah Governorates

22/06/2020

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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In Iraq, as elsewhere, the coronavirus pandemic is having severe impacts on the whole population, but women and men are affected in different ways. This gender analysis shows that women in three sample areas of Iraq are facing an increase in the burden of domestic work and caring responsibilities, a heightened risk of domestic violence and […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

COVID-19 and Conflict Sensitivity

03/06/2020

3 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Conflict sensitivity is a critical part of safe programming for Oxfam and its partners. This guide can help practitioners identify and mitigate conflict risks as part of the COVID-19 humanitarian response and as part of safe programming risk analysis and risk management processes more widely. The guide covers · Anticipating risks and opportunities · Undertaking […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Resources for Community Engagement in WASH

21/05/2020

2 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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The overall aim of Oxfam’s WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) response in emergencies is to minimize public health risks in relation to water, sanitation and hygiene. This means working more directly with a wide range of people affected by the crisis to better understand them, to motivate them to make positive behaviour changes, and to […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

COVID-19 Protection Guidance

15/05/2020

3 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus, declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020. Official measures in response to the outbreak have included physical distancing and severe restrictions on movement. These measures, along with the global scale of the crisis, pose an unprecedented challenge to the way we engage the […]

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Briefing note

Care, Poverty, and Coronavirus Across Britain

28/04/2020

1 documents

29 pages long

Languages: English

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Carers, paid and unpaid, are at the forefront of our response to the Coronavirus, putting themselves at risk to protect us all. Yet, if you are a carer, for adults or children, you are more likely to be living in poverty. This is not right. This briefing note updates our Make Care Count report which […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Resources for Community Engagement during Covid-19

27/04/2020

9 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Community engagement is vital during the Coronavirus pandemic. Oxfam’s experience of working in humanitarian contexts, and in the recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks, has shown that the best way to respond is to: Build trust in communities and services Understand community perspectives and share information Work with communities to determine how to keep people safe […]

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Media briefing

Dignity Not Destitution: An ‘Economic Rescue Plan For All’ to tackle the Coronavirus crisis and rebuild a more equal world

09/04/2020

4 documents

18 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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New analysis shows the economic crisis caused by Coronavirus could push over half a billion people into poverty unless urgent and dramatic action is taken. This virus affects us all, even princes and prime ministers. But the equality ends there. By exploiting the extreme inequalities between rich and poor people, rich and poor nations and […]

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Media briefing

How to Confront the Coronavirus Catastrophe: The Global Public Health Plan and Emergency Response needed now

30/03/2020

3 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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The Coronavirus is impacting everyone across the globe. People fear for their own health and for that of their loved ones. The virus exposes extreme inequalities, affecting the most vulnerable people and those living in poverty, at home and around the world. It threatens to take many millions of lives and push billions more into […]

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