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Empowered or constrained? Transnational funds and feminist activism in (post-)conflict Syria

15/06/2026

23 pages long

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Empowered or constrained? Transnational funds and feminist activism in (post-)conflict Syria

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Feminist activism in Syria has grown substantially since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict and the influx of transnational funding in 2011, compared to its limited and often informal presence prior to that period. While the intersection between transnational capital and feminist activism is a global phenomenon, it takes a particularly distinct shape in the […]

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Discussion paper

Local Solutions, Global Urgency: Addressing climate, conflict, and fragility in the Sahel and Horn of Africa

13/02/2026

2 documents

20 pages long

Languages: English, French

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Climate change, conflict, and fragility converge most acutely in the Sahel and Horn of Africa, creating vulnerability cycles that undermine livelihoods, fuel displacement, and strain already fragile governance systems. Extreme climate events interact with weak institutions and insecurity, disproportionately burdening women, youth, and displaced groups. Yet these same groups are also central to resilience – […]

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Briefing note

No Representation, No Peace: The African demand for a reformed Security Council

12/02/2026

4 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French

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No Representation, No Peace exposes how Africa’s exclusion from permanent membership on the UN Security Council continues to undermine global peace and security. Drawing on case studies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Western Sahara, the report shows how decisions taken without African representation have fuelled implementation failures, sidelined local voices, and entrenched […]

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Research report

Roadmap for Feminist Local Humanitarian Leadership

14/01/2026

3 documents

49 pages long

Languages: English

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Gender and power inequalities continue to shape humanitarian responses in Asia, both within crisis-affected communities and within the humanitarian system itself. These inequalities are deeply rooted, intersectional, and often reinforced by top-down international approaches. This roadmap sets out Oxfam in Asia’s commitment to a feminist, locally led humanitarian system that centres crisis-affected people and recognizes […]

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Evaluation report

Impact Evaluation of the Rights in Crisis Programme 2023

26/11/2025

1 documents

78 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam Pilipinas commissioned an impact evaluation of its Rights in Crisis (RIC) programme. The evaluation assessed the impact of RIC in reducing vulnerabilities and strengthening resilience in withstanding disasters and its post-disaster effect. It looked at the overall design of the RIC, including the individual designs of projects under the programme, to determine its relevance, […]

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Evaluation report

Impact Evaluation of Strengthening Harmonized Action for Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness, and Recovery (SHARPER) Project

26/11/2025

1 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English

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This report presents findings and recommendations from the independent impact evaluation commissioned by Oxfam Pilipinas of its Strengthening Harmonized Action for Disaster Risk Reduction, Preparedness, and Recovery (SHARPER) Project (Phase 1) that it implemented with local partners within the provinces of Catanduanes and Eastern Samar in the Philippines. The evaluation focused on assessing SHARPER’s gains […]

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Evaluation report

Impact Evaluation of Zimbabwe Cyclone Idai Recovery Project (ZIRP) Chipinge 2024

17/10/2025

1 documents

65 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation assessed the impact of Oxfam’s response to the devastating impacts of Cyclone Idai on human lives after its destruction of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in Zimbabwe’s Chipinge District (Manicaland Province). Oxfam’s response involved developing solar–powered piped water schemes; rehabilitating boreholes; protecting springs; constructing institutional and household latrines, and; promoting improved hygiene […]

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Research report

Beyond Rhetoric: Feminist leadership for a transformative Women, Peace and Security agenda at 25- Case studies from Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and South Sudan

16/10/2025

1 documents

86 pages long

Languages: English

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Twenty-five years after the United Nations adopted Resolution 1325, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is both a landmark in diplomacy and a study in unfulfilled promise. Its most profound achievement has been to force open a conversation about the gendered power structures that fuel conflict. But that opening is narrowing. Escalating wars, a […]

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Research report

Seen But Not Heard: Community voices on peacekeeping in CAR, DRC, Mali and South Sudan

15/10/2025

2 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English, French

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The UN peacekeeping operations have been deployed to CAR, DRC, Mali and South Sudan with the primary goal of ensuring the protection of civilians, and while the missions have succeeded at maintaining a partial level of stability, affected populations are still exposed to protection threats on a daily basis. With an increasing mismatch between resources […]

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Briefing paper

Not Everyone Is in the Same Boat: Climate and inequality in the Middle East and North Africa

17/07/2025

4 documents

39 pages long

Languages: English

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The Middle East and North Africa is one of the regions that will be affected the most by climate change, extreme weather events, exacerbating the chronic water scarcity that it suffers from and current dependency on fossil fuels. Climate change impacts are already witnessed in many countries, especially those experiencing conflicts. At the same time […]

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