English Archives - Page 433 of 547 - Oxfam Policy & Practice

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Editorial

01/02/2003

2 pages long

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Briefing paper

Protecting Iraq’s Civilians

06/01/2003

2 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French

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The Iraqi people are already in a highly vulnerable situation. With Iraq’s basic infrastructures eroded by decades of war, national mismanagement and twelve years of sanctions, another war in Iraq will have devastating humanitarian consequences for the civilian population. For that reason, Oxfam remains convinced that military action is unjustifiable. One vital way to protect […]

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Briefing paper

Make Trade Fair in the Americas: Agriculture, Investment and Intellectual Property: Three reasons to say no to the FTAA

01/01/2003

3 documents

36 pages long

Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish

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While poverty, inequality and the concentration of wealth persist in Latin America and the Caribbean, trade and investment agreements are being promoted that would seriously limit the possibilities of development and poverty eradication in the countries of the region. The Free Trade Area of the Americas is an agreement that would favor the interests of […]

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Book

Practising Gender Analysis in Education

01/01/2003

1 documents

172 pages long

Languages: English

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Gender mainstreaming

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Tools and frameworks for gender-sensitive analysis have long been used in development contexts. They can help to clarify issues of gender bias, discrimination, and inequality, and to identify possible strategies for change. This book presents a number of established gender analysis frameworks and suggests modifications to suit educational settings, highlighting strengths and limitations and using […]

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Briefing paper

Education for all in Niger: Rich countries continue to neglect Africa’s children

01/01/2003

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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On 25 March senior aid officials will meet in Paris to take decisions that will dramatically affect the lives of millions of children around the world in countries like Niger. The government of Niger is committed to tackling the education crisis in a country where 1.3 million children have never been to school. But rich […]

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Book

Pakistan: Tradition and change

01/01/2003

4 documents

73 pages long

Languages: English

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Many dramatic developments have taken place in Pakistan since the publication of the first edition of Oxfam’s Profile (Pakistan Tradition and Change, 1996). The original text, which describes Pakistan’s history and rich cultural heritage, and self-help community schemes run by grassroots groups, is reproduced in full, with its evocative illustrations. In addition, this up-dated edition […]

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Book

Ghana

01/01/2003

4 documents

89 pages long

Languages: English

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This book paints a vivid picture of life in Ghana, through the stories of Ghanaians themselves. Including a brief historical background – of the sixteenth-century states trading in ivory, gold, and slaves, the effect of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and of British colonial rule – the book traces the growth of modern Ghana.

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Book

The Karamoja Conflict: Origins, impacts and solutions

01/01/2003

1 documents

105 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has worked in Uganda for over 20 years. When, in 1999, the Karamoja Programme Manager was shot at within a few metres of the project offices, Oxfam realised that no serious and sustained development work could take place in the absence of peace and security. Because conflict and insecurity are a constant reality in […]

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Book

Gender, Development, and Marriage

01/01/2003

1 documents

105 pages long

Languages: English

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Marriage is now acknowledged as an institution of key relevance to development policy, practice, and research. The vast majority of women and men get married at least once, and in many places life outside marriage is almost impossible for either sex to contemplate. Yet marriage as experienced by men is very different from marriage for […]

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Discussion paper

Measuring Poverty in Nigeria

01/01/2003

1 documents

81 pages long

Languages: English

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There is no shortage of written materials about the nature and prevalence of poverty in Nigeria, but they are not all easily accessible by civil-society groups. Measuring Poverty in Nigeria was commissioned by Oxfam GB to support the development of its new programme of poverty-alleviation work in a society that is rich in human and […]

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