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Front Line Africa, The Right to a Future: An Oxfam report on conflict and poverty in Southern Africa

01/01/1990

7 documents

398 pages long

Languages: English

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Recent political moves have at last brought hope for meaningful political change in South Africa and the prospect of a free and independent future for millions of ordinary people in the region. Yet, as this timely report documents, apartheid continues to cause immense suffering inside South Africa, and the effects of destabilisation are still being […]

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Measuring Drought and Drought Impacts in Red Sea Province

01/12/1989

6 documents

324 pages long

Languages: English

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Measuring Drought and Drought Impacts in Red Sea Province gathers together papers written by researchers based in Port Sudan working on nutrition and the measurement of drought and drought recovery in Red Sea Province, Sudan. A key aspect of this work was to provide reliable information on the environment and economy from an historical basis […]

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Plastic Sheeting: Its use for emergency shelter and other purposes

01/01/1989

1 documents

43 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam has accumulated considerable experience in the use of plastic sheeting to provide temporary shelter in emergency situations. This technical guide has been prepared to help those concerned with planning and implementing emergency provision to understand the advantages and problems of plastic sheeting materials and how they can best be used in a variety of […]

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Disaster Mitigation: A community based approach

01/01/1989

1 documents

113 pages long

Languages: English

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More people die as a result of natural disasters now than in the past. The reason for this is that more people are living in vulnerable situations. Disaster Mitigation first examines the underlying causes for this increased vulnerability and looks at why poor people suffer most when disaster strikes. The major part of the book […]

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Punishing the Poor: The international isolation of Kampuchea

01/01/1988

4 documents

193 pages long

Languages: English

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Punishing the poor traces the Kampuchean people’s struggle to overcome the consequences of two decades of war, and the ravages of the Khmer Rouge regime. It focuses on their remarkable achievements since 1979 and the many problems which still beset their recovery. Kampuchea urgently needs peace, and the resources for the Kampuchean people to rebuild […]

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Just Waiting to Die? Cambodian refugees in Thailand

01/06/1987

1 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

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From 20 November to 22 December 1986, Tony Jackson visited Thailand as a member of the first World Food Programme (WFP) evaluation mission to look at the UN Border Relief Operation (UNBRO). A dozen NGOs, funded by UNBRO, provided specialized services for refugees from Cambodia. As an NGO staff member from an agency not working […]

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Mozambique: A cry for peace

01/01/1987

7 documents

40 pages long

Languages: English

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Mozambique is a country in crisis. Its people have been battered by war and natural disasters. Millions are homeless or destitute. Essential services are disrupted and the economy is struggling. Why are the people of Mozambique suffering so much? What hopes remain for peace, stability and an end of hunger?

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Namibia a Violation of Trust

01/01/1986

1 documents

100 pages long

Languages: English

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Namibia is one of the richest countries in Africa – yet most Namibians live in extreme poverty. For twenty years the country has been illegally occupied by South Africa. Twenty years in which the apartheid system has caused massive misery and deprivation amongst the majority of Namibians: while South African and foreign economic interests have […]

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Sudan: The roots of famine

01/01/1986

6 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English

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Sudan: The Roots of Famine is one of Oxfam s background briefs on development issues. The briefs are not in-depth studies, but are intended to highlight some of the key areas of concern. They are designed to help journalists, campaigners and the interested public to understand the complex background that lies behind the media headlines.

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Namibia: Apartheid’s forgotten children

01/01/1985

8 documents

57 pages long

Languages: English

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Namibian children grow up in a stark, beautiful land in the southwest of Africa. With abundant mineral deposits, rich fishing grounds off the coast, plenty of good stock-rearing land, and with one of the lowest population densities in Africa, Namibia should be a prosperous country where children can grow up to realise their full potential. […]

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