Fragile and conflict-affected contexts

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 […]

Oxfam’s programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo work in a context in which violent and non-violent conflict affect communities and protection and governance concerns are closely linked. Some protection threats, such as illegal taxes and arbitrary arrests, stem from structural governance issues, and other protection threats, such as forced marriage, are exacerbated through the […]