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Technical briefing

The Impact of Food Insecurity on Women and Girls: Research from Pibor and Akobo counties, Jonglei State, South Sudan

05/05/2022

1 documents

26 pages long

Languages: English

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This briefing presents research undertaken in the midst of a critical food insecurity crisis in Pibor and Akobo counties in order to understand its impact on the lives of women and girls. The research found that women and girls’ household chores, their livelihood opportunities and their access to education have all been impacted. It also […]

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Briefing paper

Gender Inequalities and Food Insecurity: Ten years after the food price crisis, why are women farmers still food-insecure?

15/07/2019

2 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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The food price crisis of 2007–08 had devastating impacts for the world’s poorest people, especially for smallholder farmers and in particular for women, who face discrimination and a heavy burden of household responsibility. The global response to the crisis saw the launch of numerous new initiatives and instruments, but funding has been insufficient and policies […]

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Briefing paper

Sahel: Priorities for Resilience and Development

01/12/2018

2 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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The Sahel has experienced a greater increase in hunger over the past decade than any other region. Sahelian states, regional organizations, and technical and financial partners have experienced considerable difficulties in providing a structural and sustainable response to food and nutrition insecurity. Yet hunger is not inevitable in the Sahel. Beyond the rhetoric, these various […]

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Education resource

Global Food Challenge: A cross-curricular resource to investigate global food issues with ages 11-14

20/09/2018

9 documents

Languages: English

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Global food issues are complex. While supplies have surpassed population growth, 821 million people still go to bed hungry every night. This resource will help learners aged 11-14 to understand how global supply chains currently work; where our food comes from, and some of the challenges facing the small-scale farmers who produce it. Learners can […]

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Education resource

End Hunger UK Poetry Challenge 2018

12/04/2018

2 documents

Languages: English

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Oxfam is working to beat poverty, wherever we find it, and that includes the UK – the second most food insecure country in Europe. This is an invitation for learners aged 11+ to respond passionately, and poetically, to the scandal that is UK hunger. Use our teaching resources to develop literacy and language skills, and […]

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Education resource

Global Food Challenge: A cross-curricular resource to investigate global food issues with ages 7-11

12/04/2018

18 documents

Languages: English

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Global food issues are complex. While supplies have surpassed population growth, 821 million people still go to bed hungry every night. This resource will help learners aged 7-11 to understand how global supply chains currently work; where our food comes from, and some of the challenges facing the small-scale farmers who produce it. Learners can […]

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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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Briefing note

On The Brink: As famine looms, world leaders must pay up and deliver political solutions to save lives

19/05/2017

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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As famine takes hold in South Sudan and threatens to spread to northeastern Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen, world leaders must immediately step up to fully fund the United Nations’ appeal for $6.3 billion. Of this amount, $4.9 billion is urgently needed by July for critical assistance, including health, food, nutrition, and water. If lives are […]

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Research report

The Influence of Market Support Interventions on Household Food Security: An evidence synthesis protocol

31/07/2016

1 documents

56 pages long

Languages: English

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This protocol outlines the proposed research questions and methodology for an evidence synthesis on the influence of market support interventions on household food security in humanitarian crises. Research questions identified include: What are the project parameters that drive the inclusion and exclusion of market supportÂ interventions in humanitarian crises? What are the potential contextual and institutional […]

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Journal article

The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

31/07/2015

18 pages long

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The food insecurity-obesity paradox as a vicious cycle for women: inequalities and health

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Poverty and income inequality undermine women’s health in a myriad of ways. This article discusses findings from the Full Plate Project, which addressed women’s experience of food security, obesity, and chronic disease in Atlantic Canada. Through first-hand accounts, it identifies a vicious cycle surrounding the food insecurity–obesity paradox. The cycle’s core elements included experiences of […]

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