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Evaluation report

Oxfam Strategic Plan Evaluation: Sustainable Food (CG4) Outcome Area

08/02/2016

1 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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This review asks how Oxfam is doing in terms of its intended shift from service delivery to influencing strategies, and how much progress has been made so far in terms of achieving greater food security, income, prosperity and resilience at a large scale (the expected income of CG4). This review also analyses Oxfam Country Strategies […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

Oxfam’s Strategy for Resilience in Asia

04/02/2016

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia is experiencing unprecedented change. Some of these changes are bringing benefits, while others are increasing the vulnerability of some or all of the population. Resilience building is a counter to these drivers of vulnerability. The Asia Resilience Strategy for 2015 ‘2020 provides a broad framework on inclusive humanitarian and development trajectories focused on the […]

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Guidelines and toolkits

A Companion Guide to Resilience

04/02/2016

1 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English

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Asia is experiencing unprecedented change. Some of these changes are bringing undeniable benefits, such as the millions of Asians being lifted out of poverty by economic growth, and the soaring accessibility of information technology. Other changes are increasing the vulnerability of many portions of the population: climate change, the rapid increase in the number of […]

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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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Research report

Righting the Wrong: Strengthening local humanitarian leadership to save lives and strengthen communities

26/01/2016

1 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English

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Tens of millions of people receive vital humanitarian aid every year, but millions more suffer without adequate help and protection, and their number is relentlessly rising. Far too often their suffering is because their governments cannot, or intentionally will not, ensure their citizens’ access to aid and protection. This paper looks at how we can […]

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Research report

Poverty, Inequality and Social Protection in Lebanon

20/01/2016

1 documents

48 pages long

Languages: English

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The impact of the Syria crisis on Lebanon is immense and multidimensional. The massive population influx has put huge pressure on the labour market and employment, while also driving up prices for consumables and the cost of shelter. The number of people living under the poverty line in Lebanon has risen by 66 percent since […]

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Briefing paper

An Economy For the 1%: How privilege and power in the economy drive extreme inequality and how this can be stopped

18/01/2016

10 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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The global inequality crisis is reaching new extremes. The richest 1% now have more wealth than the rest of the world combined. Power and privilege is being used to skew the economic system to increase the gap between the richest and the rest. A global network of tax havens further enables the richest individuals to […]

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Briefing note

Choosing to Return? Prospects for durable solutions in Iraq

23/12/2015

1 documents

16 pages long

Languages: English

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In the aftermath of the rapid advance of Daesh through central parts of Iraq, a humanitarian crisis of significant proportion remains. Since March 2015, over 458,000 people have returned to their places of origin. Many have been driven by government guarantees of improved security coupled with a lack of access to land, food and income […]

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Briefing note

El Nino: The case for urgent action

15/12/2015

3 documents

14 pages long

Languages: English

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Millions of poor and vulnerable people face hunger and poverty this year and next because of record global temperatures, droughts and erratic rains in 2014 and 2015, compounded by the development of possibly the most powerful El Nino on record. Strong leadership at every level of government and a coordinated international effort are required to […]

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Discussion paper

Lebanon looking ahead in times of crisis: Taking stock of the present to urgently build sustainable options for the future

14/12/2015

2 documents

40 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English

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Since the outbreak of the crisis in Syria in March 2011, Lebanon has felt the impact politically, socially and economically. More than four years into the crisis and with an all-out war on its doorstep, the country is experiencing ever greater repercussions. Lebanon now hosts the highest number of refugees per capita in the world, […]

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