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Evaluation report

Humanitarian Quality Assurance – Nepal: Evaluation of Oxfam’s response to the Nepal 2015 earthquake

19/04/2017

3 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation report is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2015/16, selected for review under the humanitarian response thematic area using the application of Oxfam’s Humanitarian Indicator Toolkit (HIT). The report presents the findings from the evaluation carried out from November 2015-February 2016 of Oxfam’s humanitarian response to the Nepal 2015 earthquake. On […]

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Briefing paper

Joint NGO Briefing: Brussels Syria Conference

22/03/2017

1 documents

7 pages long

Languages: English

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Today more than ever, the international community must share responsibility and stand firmly in support of Syria’s civilian population. It is clear however that the aid response, as vital as it is, will only go so far and cannot fully address the needs of Syrian communities to be free from violence and the violations of […]

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Annual report

Sida Humanitarian Partnership Agreement Annual Report 2015-16

27/09/2016

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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In June 2014, Oxfam signed a three-year framework agreement with Sida (1 April 2014-31 March 2017) – the Humanitarian Partnership Agreement (HPA). This brings together all the humanitarian funding that Oxfam receives within one contract and provides the ability to access three years of funding. The overall goal of Oxfam’s HPA is that ‘fewer women, […]

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Briefing note

Resettling 10 Percent of Syrian Refugees: The commitment needed at the Geneva conference

29/03/2016

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is organizing a ‘Highlevel meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees’, which will be opened by the United Nations Secretary-General in Geneva on 30 March 2016. Oxfam is calling for the states attending the Geneva conference to collectively commit to offer a […]

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Briefing note

Syria Crisis Fair Share Analysis 2016

01/02/2016

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The number of people in need as a result of the conflict in Syria continues to rise, but the international aid response has failed to keep up. The donor conference in London on 4 February 2016 is another opportunity to reverse that trend and put Syrian civilians first. Oxfam is calling for rich states to […]

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Annual report

Sida Humanitarian Partnership Agreement Annual Report 2014-15

01/10/2015

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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In June 2014, Oxfam signed a three-year framework agreement (1 April 2014-31 March 2017) – the Humanitarian Partnership Agreement (HPA) – with Sida, this brings together all the humanitarian funding that Oxfam receives within one contract and provides the ability to access three years of funding. The overall goal of Oxfam’s HPA is to ensure […]

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Briefing note

Syria Crisis Fair Share Analysis 2015

30/03/2015

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Oxfam has calculated that nearly half of the world’s top donors didn’t give their fair share of aid to the Syria crisis in 2014, based on the size of their economies. The numbers of people in need as a result of the conflict in Syria continues to rise, but the international humanitarian response has not […]

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Briefing paper

A Fairer Deal for Syrians: International commitments needed to arrest the deepening crisis in Syria and the region

09/09/2014

4 documents

20 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The number of people killed, displaced or in desperate need of assistance as a result of the conflict in Syria continues to rise. With 3 million refugees, 6.5 million people displaced inside Syria and 190,000 people killed, the crisis is posing a serious risk to the security and stability of neighbouring countries. The sheer scale […]

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Briefing note

Overtaken By Need: The world’s failure to meet Syria’s humanitarian crisis

30/04/2013

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The human cost of Syria’s conflict has risen beyond all expectations. There are already more than 1.3 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries. Inside Syria itself, 6.8 million people struggle in urgent need of assistance. This briefing describes how, as the numbers grow, the money to help some of those refugees and displaced people is […]

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Journal article

The micro-politics of gender mainstreaming: the administration of policy in humanitarian work in Cambodia

07/11/2012

13 pages long

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The micro-politics of gender mainstreaming: the administration of policy in humanitarian work in Cambodia

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This article looks at how one organisation, Oxfam GB, attempted to mainstream gender issues into a development project in Cambodia as part of its humanitarian response, by establishing ‘gender infrastructure’. This refers to changes to organisational systems and procedures to provide a framework which enables development organisations to promote gender equality and address women’s interests. […]

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