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Youth in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Facing huge challenges during a critical period

15/04/2021

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15 pages long

Languages: English

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Examining the important linkages between wellbeing and living a healthy and productive life, this policy paper answers the following questions: How do Palestinian youth define and assess their wellbeing? What are the main determinants of youth wellbeing? And, what can be done to improve the wellbeing of Palestinian youth? Understanding the needs of youth and the factors […]

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Addressing Unpaid Care and Domestic Work for a Gender-Equal and Inclusive Kenya

13/04/2021

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9 pages long

Languages: English

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Care work is the heartbeat of every society: it contributes to our wellbeing as a nation and is crucial for our social and economic development. Yet the disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work results in time poverty and significant opportunity costs, particularly among the poorest and most marginalized women and girls. This policy brief outlines […]

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A Crisis With No End in Sight: How the ongoing crisis in Taiz Governorate continues to put civilians at risk

21/12/2020

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17 pages long

Languages: English

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Despite a UN-brokered peace agreement in December 2018, the conflict in Yemen has run into its sixth year. In Taiz Governorate, civilians continue to bear the brunt of conflict. Every day, they face death or injury from indiscriminate attacks, gender-based violence in their homes and poor access to food, water and medical care. As people’s […]

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Will the Cure Bankrupt Us? Official Development Assistance and the COVID-19 Response in Southern African Countries

18/12/2020

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19 pages long

Languages: English

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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa in early November 2020 exceeded 1.8 million, with 45% occurring in Southern Africa (SAF). Most SAF countries lack the capacity to adequately protect lives and livelihoods. High indebtedness means underfunded essential services, and most countries had just emerged from a severe food crisis and the effects of Cyclone Idai. Donors […]

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Funding the Humanitarian Response in Yemen: Are donors doing their fair share?

27/10/2020

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12 pages long

Languages: English

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Almost six years on from the escalation of conflict in March 2015, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world. Eighty percent of the population is in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance or protection, yet the Humanitarian Response Plan is only 42 percent funded. This paper looks at donor contributions to […]

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50 years of Broken Promises: The $5.7 trillion debt owed to the poorest people

23/10/2020

4 documents

18 pages long

Languages: Dutch, English, French, Spanish

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This year marks an historic chapter in the story of international aid. On 24 October 2020, it will be 50 years since high-income countries committed to spending 0.7% of their gross national income (GNI) on aid to low- and middle-income countries. This paper examines how aid has helped to improve the wellbeing of people in […]

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Later Will Be Too Late: How extreme levels of hunger have not been averted despite alarms

13/10/2020

3 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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In July 2020 Oxfam warned that by the end of this year more people could die from hunger related to the COVID-19 pandemic than from the disease itself. But the response of the international community to global food insecurity has been dangerously inadequate. The threat of 'COVID famines' and widespread extreme hunger is setting off […]

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For a Decade of Hope Not Austerity in the Middle East and North Africa: Towards a fair and inclusive recovery to fight inequality

27/08/2020

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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Even before the coronavirus crisis struck, people in the Middle East and North Africa were protesting against the injustice and inequality wrought by a decade of austerity. The pandemic and the lockdown measures taken by governments have paralysed economies and threaten to tip millions of people into poverty, with women, refugees, migrant workers and those […]

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A Matter of Cash and Resilience: Lessons from a review of Oxfam’s incentive-based volunteering programmes in Za’atari camp

01/07/2020

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14 pages long

Languages: English

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With limited job opportunities available to Syrian refugees living in Za’atari camp in Jordan, incentive-based volunteering (IBV) programmes remain one of the main sources of income for thousands of camp residents. A previous Effectiveness Review conducted by Oxfam on household income in Za’atari camp found that those engaged in IBV activities reported a 28% increase […]

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Small-Scale Producers and Workers: Perspectives from Thailand’s seafood supply chain

22/06/2020

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16 pages long

Languages: English

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the Thai government’s immediate responses have significantly affected workers and small-scale producers in the seafood sector. The briefing note identifies these impacts, offers reflections on the remaining challenges and further measures to support small-scale producers and workers during the ongoing pandemic. The briefing note addresses the inadequate protection and support offered […]

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