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Research report

Gender Analysis of the Impact of Recent Humanitarian Crises on Women, Men, Girls, and Boys in Puntland State in Somalia

29/04/2021

2 documents

76 pages long

Languages: English

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Situated in a complex region of the world, Puntland State in Somalia is dealing with a range of threats and instabilities such as droughts, floods, locusts, the movement of internally displaced people (IDPs), and armed actors. COVID-19 has added yet another strain on its tremendously fragile infrastructure. The impact of the pandemic has been far […]

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Briefing paper

In Our Own Words: Perspectives from local actors in the Horn, East, and Central Africa

05/02/2021

1 documents

34 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam is committed to supporting the participation of local actors in humanitarian and development responses. This includes ensuring their opinions and perspectives about priorities, needs, and appropriate ways of addressing issues are part of public debate. Oxfam advocates for their presence and participation in coordination meetings and other spaces for decision-making. We also provide support to […]

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Research report

Voices Rising: Rohingya priorities for an end to their displacement in Myanmar

23/10/2020

1 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English

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In central Rakhine State, Myanmar, 130,000 displaced Rohingya and Kaman people have been confined to camps for more than eight years. Without access to basics such as adequate education and healthcare services and largely unable to leave the camps, these communities urgently need real solutions that will support their rights and dignity. The Myanmar government […]

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Briefing paper

Voices Rising: Rohingya Women’s Priorities and Leadership in Myanmar and Bangladesh

01/04/2020

1 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English

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Amidst the ongoing crisis on both sides of the Myanmar-Bangladesh border, Rohingya women are actively supporting their rights and wellbeing, and those of their families and communities. However, their efforts are going unrecognized by those involved in delivering humanitarian assistance and developing political solutions to the crisis. This must change. Women must not only have […]

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Research report

Protection Landscapes in Diyala and Kirkuk, Iraq

05/03/2020

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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Two years after Iraq declared military victory over ISIS in December 2017, 1.4 million people are still internally displaced. Efforts to rebuild are under way against a backdrop of continuing insecurity, the high presence of armed groups, ethnoreligious tensions and a looming ISIS insurgency. This report sets out to explore the perceptions of communities in […]

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Evaluation report

Livelihoods in the Za’atari Camp: Impact evaluation of Oxfam’s Cash for Work activities in the Za’atari camp (Jordan)

22/10/2019

2 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2017/18, selected for review under the Women’s Empowerment thematic area. The Za'atari Camp was opened in 2012 by the UNHCR and the Jordanian Government in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. Cash for work (CFW) activities implemented by Oxfam in the Za’atari camp started in […]

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Briefing note

Yemen’s Shattered Food Economy and its Desperate Toll on Women

06/02/2019

1 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English

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Food security in Yemen is critically dependent on imports and incomes. Both have been knowingly undermined by parties to the conflict over many months, leading to the current high levels of suffering and starvation. For women, the impact of eating last and least is crippling, and coping mechanisms are becoming increasingly desperate. Displacement and high […]

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Research report

‘I am Determined to Realize My Dream’: Understanding decision making during displacement and return in Iraq

10/10/2018

1 documents

24 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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It is often said that displaced people face ‘no choice’ or ‘impossible choices’ in the aftermath of conflict or disaster. But in fact, displaced people make decisions in the same way as anyone else: by balancing interests, by taking advice and by using their own ethical compass. This research report explores the decision making processes […]

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Case study

Livelihood Recovery through Community Greenhouses in Yemen

13/09/2018

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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The war in Yemen continues to devastate livelihoods. Humanitarian aid is restricted and millions are food insecure and at risk of starvation. With no end to the conflict in sight, donors and aid workers are forced to consider longer-term resilience strategies which will support communities to be self-sufficient within a protracted crisis. Utilizing the resources […]

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Briefing paper

‘We’re Here For an Indefinite Period’ Prospects for local integration of internally displaced people in North Kivu, DRC

25/04/2017

2 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Internally displaced people in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are struggling to find long-term solutions to improve their resilience to shocks in a region that has been beset by armed conflict for more than 20 years. In 2016 Oxfam partners undertook a survey among host communities and displaced people in Masisi […]

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