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Briefing paper

From Relief to Recovery: Supporting good governance in post-earthquake Haiti

06/01/2011

5 documents

25 pages long

Languages: Dutch, English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish

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Overview

The humanitarian response undertaken in Haiti after the earthquake that struck on 12 January 2010 has been one of the most complex ever. However, as the first anniversary of the quake approaches, the Haitian state, together with the international community, is making little progress in reconstruction. The Haitian authorities need to show greater strategic leadership […]

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Briefing note

Hunger in the Sahel: A permanent emergency? Ensuring the next drought will not cause another humanitarian disaster

15/12/2010

3 documents

19 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Food security

Overview

In 2010, more than 10 million people were victims of the food crisis in the Sahel. Nearly 500,000 severely malnourished children were taken into care between January and November 2010 in Niger, Chad, Mali and Burkina Faso. Most of the livestock herds in the Sahel were decimated. The images and the stories of hunger harked […]

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Briefing note

Sexual Violence in Colombia: First survey of prevalence

09/12/2010

1 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Spanish

Keywords

Gender-based violence

Overview

Sexual violence against women is very common in Colombian municipalities where armed actors are present. It is a crime that remains invisible and unpunished in Colombia. This paper presents the main results of the First Survey into the Prevalence of Sexual Violence against Women in the Context of Armed Conflict in Colombia, covering the period […]

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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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Overview

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 paper

Better Returns in a Better World: Responsible investment – overcoming the barriers and seeing the returns

18/11/2010

4 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Corporate responsibility

Overview

This paper summarises a two-year research engagement project with the investment community on their role in contributing to poverty reduction and sustainable development. Oxfam undertook this research because we recognise the enormous influence investors have on poverty and development both as capital allocators – where and in what they invest – and as major influencers […]

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Briefing note

The Making of a Seoul Development Consensus: The essential development agenda for the G20

11/10/2010

5 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Keywords

Aid effectiveness

Overview

When the G20 meets in Seoul in November 2010, it has a big choice to make. It can either retreat into a narrow focus on its own interests, or it can prove it is capable of genuine global leadership in the face of the interlinked economic, food, and climate change crises. The G20 must adopt […]

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Briefing note

Righting Two Wrongs: Making a new global climate fund work for poor people

06/10/2010

4 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Climate finance

Overview

Climate change is already negatively affecting the lives and livelihoods of poor men and women. Yet it is estimated that less than a tenth of climate funds to date have been spent on helping people in vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. The poor are losing out twice: they are hardest hit […]

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Briefing paper

Planting Now: Agricultural challenges and opportunities for Haiti’s reconstruction

05/10/2010

8 documents

Languages: English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish

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Overview

Even before the devastating January 2010 earthquake, Haiti was one of the poorest and most food-insecure countries on earth. A majority of Haitians live in rural areas and depend on agricultural livelihoods, but neither the government nor the international community has paid sufficient attention to agriculture, leaving the countryside increasingly marginalized. Too often, decision-making forums […]

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Briefing paper

Halving Hunger: Still Possible? Building a rescue package to set the MDGs back on track

09/09/2010

5 documents

46 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Ten years after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agreed by world leaders became the greatest-ever commitment for a ‘more peaceful, prosperous and just future’, progress is slow and many hard-won achievements have been undone after the global food, fuel and economic crises. Unless an urgent rescue package is developed to accelerate fulfillment of all the […]

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Briefing note

Climate Finance Post-Copenhagen: The $100bn questions

31/05/2010

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Overview

Climate change is the single greatest threat to development – making the battle to overcome poverty ever harder and more expensive. Finance is urgently needed to help vulnerable communities adapt to a changing climate. Last year the World Bank estimated the costs of adaptation in poor countries were $75-100bn per year if global warming was […]

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