Resettlement Archives - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Briefing note

Welcome, Support, Pledge, Resettle: Responsibility sharing in the Global Compact on Refugees

11/12/2019

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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In 2018, less than 5% of people identified as needing resettlement by UNHCR were resettled – just 0.2% of the global refugee population. Four-fifths of refugees live in neighbouring states. The 2019 Global Refugee Forum offers an opportunity for states to live up to their commitment to equitable and predictable responsibility sharing. There is no […]

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Research report

Safe but Not Settled: The impact of family separation on refugees in the UK

31/01/2018

1 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English

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Refugees in the UK often find themselves separated from their families by their brutal experiences of conflict and persecution, just at the time when they need each other the most. This separation can drag on for years or sometimes indefinitely because of the UK’s restrictive rules on refugee family reunion. This joint report by the […]

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Journal article

Lessons learnt from gender impact assessments of hydropower projects in Laos and Vietnam

09/11/2017

15 pages long

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Lessons learnt from gender impact assessments of hydropower projects in Laos and Vietnam

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The World Commission on Dams’ influential final report linked equitable and sustainable water and energy development, and the need for hydropower dam proponents to recognise rights, address risks, and safeguard the entitlements of all groups of affected people, including women. Yet since the report’s publication in 2000, very limited attention has been given to the […]

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Briefing paper

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Safe havens needed for refugees from Syria

16/12/2016

5 documents

31 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Oxfam’s research shows that less than three percent of the Syrian refugee population have actually arrived in rich countries through resettlement programmes. By analysing resettlement policies and practices in eight key countries, looking at capacity (i.e. investment in staff and facilities), security procedures, resettlement criteria and the general political climate towards refugees, this paper shows […]

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Briefing paper

Building Back Right: Ensuring equality in land rights and reconstruction in Nepal

21/04/2016

1 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English

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As recovery in Nepal begins after the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck in April 2015, there is an opportunity to ensure that reconstruction and resettlement policies and programmes are inclusive of women and those who are landless – some of the poorest and most marginalized people in the country. This will help address historic social […]

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Briefing note

A Safe Haven? Britain’s role in protecting people on the move

14/04/2016

1 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English

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Across Europe, people who have fled human rights violations, conflict, violence and hardship are living in inhumane conditions, and thousands have drowned trying to reach the continent. While the UK government has been a leader in providing assistance to countries hosting large numbers of refugees, it has fallen short of its moral responsibility to provide […]

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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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Briefing note

Solidarity With Syrians: Action needed on aid, refuge, and to end the bloodshed

07/10/2015

4 documents

12 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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The arrival of tens of thousands of Syrians to Europe’s borders and the shocking deaths of women, children and men on their perilous journey has been a sharp reminder to the international community of the tragedy engulfing the people of Syria. Syrians put themselves and their families at so much risk only out of sheer […]

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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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