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Discussion paper

The ABC of the Arms Trade Treaty: Why it’s important – How will it work?

25/06/2012

1 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The Arms Trade Treaty is a potential ground-breaking humanitarian treaty that would regulate the international trade in conventional weapons. The Treaty will be negotiated at a United Nations conference in New York between July 2 – 27. There is currently no effective international legislation on the global arms trade. While there are treaties on nuclear, […]

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Technical briefing

Armed Robbery: How the poorly regulated arms trade is paralysing development

13/06/2012

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The poorly regulated global trade in arms and ammunition weakens the ability and willingness of governments to sustain progress in development. It fuels and exacerbates conflicts and armed violence, diverting resources away from poverty reduction activities. Development gains are lost as communities are paralysed: schools are closed, health systems are strained to breaking point, investment […]

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Briefing note

Sahel Markets Under Pressure

31/05/2012

2 documents

12 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Overview

The people of Africa’s Sahel region are facing an increasing risk of widespread food crisis, following a series of crises over recent years which has slashed incomes, undermined livelihoods and reduced their borrowing capacity. Low rainfall, abnormally high grain prices and increased insecurity in part of the region have contributed to their vulnerability. It is […]

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Technical briefing

Stop a Bullet, Stop a War: Why ammunition must be included in the Arms Trade Treaty

30/05/2012

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Guns are useless without bullets. An Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that does not control ammunition will not achieve its purposes. Ammunition is bigger business than weapons, with twelve billion bullets produced each year – nearly two bullets for every person in the world. The global trade in ammunition for small arms and light weapons is […]

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Research report

Taxation in Paraguay: Marginalization of small-scale farming

24/05/2012

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Overview

Paraguay’s tax system does not provide the resource base to eradicate poverty in the country, and has done little or nothing to achieve a more equal distribution of income and wealth. Two major taxation reforms over the last decade have done little to alleviate the fiscal injustice that is generated partly by the low tax […]

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Discussion paper

Creating a Fair Tax System to Benefit Paraguay’s Small-Scale Farmers

24/05/2012

2 documents

38 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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This paper aims to contribute to a constructive and deep debate on how to increase equality and justice in Paraguay’s taxation system. To this end, it submits a proposal for debate: to increase tax revenues through a temporary tax on the export of soybeans together with other revenue measures (e.g. improving tax revenues on land, […]

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Briefing note

Where There’s a Will: Tackling the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

23/05/2012

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

The Yemeni people are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis with more than ten million – 44 per cent of the population – facing food insecurity. With the onset of the hunger season, many families have exhausted their coping strategies and are being driven deeper into poverty. Donors remain deeply divided over their approaches to the […]

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Technical briefing

The Devil is in the Detail: The importance of comprehensive and legally binding criteria for arms transfers

03/05/2012

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish

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Overview

According to new figures, more than $2.2bn worth of arms and ammunition have been imported since 2000 to countries operating under arms embargoes. This figure shows the extent to which states have been flagrantly flouting the 26 UN, regional or multilateral arms embargoes in force during this period. Oxfam is calling on the international community […]

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Issue briefing

Risky Business: Intermediary lending and development finance

18/04/2012

3 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This issue briefing highlights the increasing use by development finance institutions of financial intermediaries to channel their funding. It identifies features of this lending and the implications for affected communities’ access to land and resources. It also provides recommendations for addressing concerns related to these investments.

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Issue briefing

Food Crisis in the Sahel: Five steps to break the hunger cycle in 2012

09/04/2012

2 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Overview

The first warnings of drought and poor harvests in Africa’s Sahel region emerged in late 2011, and vulnerable communities in many areas have been threatened by a looming food crisis. That crisis is now a reality, with 18.4 million people in nine countries vulnerable to its impact. Food stocks have already run out for some […]

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