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Briefing paper

Ghosts of Christmas Past: Protecting civilians from the LRA

14/12/2010

3 documents

23 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Almost daily, a small band of rebels known as the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA, kills, abducts and attacks people across a vast area of central Africa. The LRA has become the most deadly militia in Democratic Republic of Congo, with Christmas time over the past two years marked by appalling massacres. Since 2008, more […]

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Briefing note

Dashed Hopes: Continuation of the Gaza blockade

30/11/2010

3 documents

12 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French

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On June 20, 2010, following concerted international pressure, the Government of Israel announced a set of measures to ‘ease’ its illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip. Many in the international community, including Quartet Representative Tony Blair, expressed hopes that this would lead to a major change and alleviate the plight of the Palestinian civilian population […]

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Briefing paper

Engaging with Communities: The next challenge for peacekeeping

22/11/2010

8 documents

34 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Oxfam’s overall aim for the Rights in Crisis (RiC) campaign is that ‘all women and men in humanitarian crises will be assured both the protection and the assistance they require, regardless of who they are or how they are affected, in a manner consistent with their human rights’. Years of experience at the country level […]

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Briefing note

Freedom from Fear: Regional action to protect civilians in LRA affected areas

15/10/2010

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Tens of thousands of people will remain without life-saving aid unless the UN mission in DR Congo steps up its presence in areas brutalized by the Lords Resistance Army (LRA). The horrific experiences of the communities in the Great Lakes directly affected by the LRA demand that the UN bear three harsh realities in mind: […]

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Media briefing

Women and Children First: On the frontline of the war in the Kivus: Oxfam briefing on the protection of women and children in the Kivus, DRC

15/07/2010

1 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam and 12 partner NGOs interviewed 816 people in 24 communities in North and South Kivu between 12 and 21 April 2010 on their security and protection in a context of ongoing military offensives. This was Oxfam’s fourth such protection assessment in the Kivus since 2007, and focused specifically on areas affected by the military […]

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Book

Improving the Safety of Civilians: A protection training pack

12/12/2008

1 documents

176 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This training pack is intended to help humanitarian workers to improve the safety of civilians being subjected to violence, coercion, or deliberate deprivation. The pack includes modules on: What is protection? Planning a programme, Mainstreaming protection and Programming for protection. The activity sessions within the modules cover topics as diverse as international standards for civilian […]

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Journal article

Malawian women’s participation in state politics: what are the constraints?

03/11/2008

9 pages long

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Malawian women’s participation in state politics: what are the constraints?

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Malawian women lead their communities as democratic representatives, by participating with men in state politics – but not to the extent that they could. Contemporary formal state politics is constructed as a masculine domain, and only a small minority of women find space within this sphere. In seeking to explore reasons why this is the […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Increasing Food and Livelihood Security in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

01/10/2008

1 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The 12 month project ‘Increasing Food and Livelihood Security in the OPT’ focused on South Hebron, the Jordan Valley and the Gaza Strip. The objective was to increase and diversify household food and cash income sources of vulnerable households. This final evaluation aims to assess the project’s appropriateness and impact on the beneficiaries and to […]

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Briefing paper

Mission Incomplete: Why civilians remain at risk in eastern Chad

10/09/2008

3 documents

27 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The international community took an important step in deploying the UN and EUFOR mission to volatile and insecure eastern Chad. However, one year on, this mission is not capable of adequately protecting civilians and requires urgent reform. EUFOR has made many civilians feel safer, but as a military force is ill suited to an environment […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of the Humanitarian Programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo

01/05/2008

2 documents

29 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

In 2004 over 1.1 million people remained displaced by ongoing conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo and millions of others continued to live in areas affected by violence and disease. In May 2004 a four-year Programme, was created, aiming to ‘save lives and protect the health of people affected by conflict and natural disasters throughout […]

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