Inequality Archives - Page 18 of 19 - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Media briefing

How Tackling Tax Evasion Could Help Overcome Poverty in the UK

31/01/2013

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6 pages long

Languages: English

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The equivalent of nearly £200 per household is being lost through illegal tax evasion, as 220,000 people in the UK are forced to go to charity foodbanks, according to this Oxfam media briefing. Whilst many people in the UK are submitting their tax returns today, new figures from Oxfam reveal that illegal tax evasion by […]

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Discussion paper

Making Post-2015 Matter for Socially Excluded Groups in India

01/01/2013

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16 pages long

Languages: English

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Will the post-2015 goals make a difference for those who are left behind by India’s social development? As the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) gets closer, the challenge of addressing inequality in the new framework is increasingly debated. This paper examines the issue from the perspective of four groups in India that face […]

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Discussion paper

Millennium Development Goals and Muslims of India

01/01/2013

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24 pages long

Languages: English

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As the Millennium Development Goals’ target date of 2015 approaches, this paper assesses the progress made by India’s Muslim population on indices of social development and the plausibility of meeting the MDG targets. The MDGs have been criticized for ignoring the specific vulnerabilities that minorities are faced with: discrimination, powerlessness and susceptibility to violence. Drawing […]

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Briefing note

Poverty and Inequality in Contemporary Russia

08/11/2012

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8 pages long

Languages: English, Russian

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Oxfam has more than 60 year’s experience supporting people to overcome poverty the world over. Since 2003, Oxfam has been working in the Russian Federation, where it has applied its international knowledge to work with civil society partners from Murmansk to Vladivostok and many places in between. From 2012, advocacy on pro-poor social policy has […]

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Campaign report

Growing a Better Future in Viet Nam: Expanding Rights, Voices and Choices for Small-scale Farmers

16/10/2012

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52 pages long

Languages: English

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Viet Nam has an enviable record of reducing hunger and poverty: over the past 20 years poverty levels have been reduced by more than half. Many people speak of an era of new opportunities and prosperity, yet the struggle to overcome poverty, and end hunger and gender injustice is not won. With one in five […]

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Case study

Protecting Communities in the DRC: Understanding gender dynamics and empowering women and men

08/10/2012

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15 pages long

Languages: English

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Armed conflict has devastated large swathes of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1997. Civilians in many parts of the eastern provinces still face constant threats of forced displacement, sexual violence, abduction, and extortion, not only from militia groups but in many cases from those who are mandated to protect them. Oxfam’s protection programme in […]

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Briefing paper

On the Brink: Israeli settlements and their impact on Palestinians in the Jordan Valley

05/07/2012

3 documents

28 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French

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The Jordan Valley, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, has the potential to be the breadbasket of any future Palestinian state. However, the persistent expansion of Israeli settlements and other restrictions on Palestinian development have made life extremely difficult for Palestinian communities. New plans to increase the land, water, and infrastructure available to Israeli settlements will […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

The Disaster Crunch Model: Guidelines for a Gendered Approach

01/05/2012

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16 pages long

Languages: English

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Globally disasters are occurring more often and in larger scale. Many policies and measures have been developed to analyse their causes and consequences, in order to strengthen the resilience of individuals, communities and institutions. Such measures and policies often disregard that the effects of disasters are likely to be different for women, men, girls and […]

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Case study

Promoting Gender Equality in Disaster Risk Reduction: Oxfam’s Experiences in Southeast Asia

01/05/2012

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32 pages long

Languages: English

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This compilation of case studies illustrates the close ties between our concern for gender equality and our efforts in humanitarian crises and disaster risk reduction (DRR). They do not claim to be comprehensive, but simply reflect some recent Oxfam experiences in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam. They are examples of how natural hazards like cyclones […]

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Research report

Global Urban Market-Based Livelihoods in Oxfam GB: Lessons and experiences from Kenya, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Colombia, Haiti, and Russia

01/04/2012

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131 pages long

Languages: English

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Following the publication of Oxfam GB’s Livelihoods Strategy 2010–2015, which incorporated poverty and urban-rural linkages as a core aim, this study was undertaken by an independent research team to determine the extent to which Oxfam’s rural livelihoods experience –- focused primarily on enterprise development –- is transferable to urban contexts. The research for this study, […]

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