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As the globe tackles Coronavirus, this blog is highlighting the challenges of those affected and the systemic changes needed.

New Delhi: a city of men?

Shannon Philip

August 3rd, 2017 Gender, New Urbanism

What does it mean to be a man? Prescriptive gender norms limit the lives of both men and women. Earlier this week Neha Kagal described how women’s empowerment in wastepicker …

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Water collection at a public tap in Kathmandu, Nepal, 2015. Credit: Richard Friend

Does resilience thinking help or hinder urban development?

Richard Friend and Arabella Fraser

July 4th, 2017 General, New Urbanism

As climate and weather-related risks increase in urban areas, resilience discourses and ideas have gained traction in urban development policy. Arabella Fraser, Research fellow at the Overseas Development Institute and …

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A Lahore side street. Credit: Guilhem Vellut via wikimedia commons.

Claiming rights for women in Pakistan’s informal economy

Hadia Majid and Ammar A. Malik

June 6th, 2017 General, New Urbanism

Urban growth in Pakistan brings new challenges for women and new gender inequalities. Hadia Majid and Ammar A. Malik  identify key factors which could help women workers in the informal …

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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Credit: Adam Patterson / Oxfam

A new model for economic growth and youth inclusion

Nicholas Taylor

June 2nd, 2017 New Urbanism, Youth

Investing in the skills of young people, start ups and the sharing economy, could be key to fostering socially inclusive economic growth in Asia, argues urban development consultant Nicholas Taylor. …

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Black Jack Coffee Shop Banda Aceh. Credit: Kupi Culture

How entrepreneurship can support post-disaster recovery

Caroline Baxter Tresise

May 25th, 2017 Disasters, General, New Urbanism

Post-disaster situations can open up opportunities for small businesses, boosting the local economy and enabling disaster-affected communities to support themselves. Caroline Baxter Tresise reflects on the role of coffee shops …

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Women attending a computer training session. Credit: Ganga Bhandari

Recycling computers, strengthening Nepal’s women leaders

Ganga Bhandari

May 22nd, 2017 New Urbanism

Ganga Bhandari responded to Oxfam Asia’s call for young people to blog about urban development issues. Here she explains how an independent project she has set up is providing rural …

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A women walks the aisle as a boy looks on in a bus traveling from Mingkaman to Juba. Credit: Mackenzie Knowles Coursin/Oxfam

Sexual harassment and victimization of women on public transport

Oxfam Policy & Practice

May 15th, 2017 Gender, Governance, New Urbanism, Violence Against Women and Girls

It is estimated 35% of women globally have experience sexual violence, with many more reporting sexual harassment. In the rise of urban living, how does this affect gender equality in …

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A street vender sells tomatoes at the Bab Mushrif market, in Hodiedah, western Yemen - one of the biggest markets in the city. Credit: Amal Alariqi/Oxfam

Nothing for us without us: Participatory processes and the New Urban Agenda

Rhonda Douglas

May 5th, 2017 Governance, New Urbanism

Half the world’s population live in cities, and urban informal workers make important economic, social, and environmental contributions to city life. Rhonda  Douglas from WIEGO argues that the New Urban …

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In June 2006 a community of 1,367 families were uprooted from central Phnom Penh and forcibly relocated to open swampland in Andong, 22 km from the city and their livelihoods. Credit: Emma Hardy/ Oxfam

The new urban agenda: Rights and transformative change

Richard Friend

May 3rd, 2017 Governance, New Urbanism

Richard Friend explores The New Urban Agenda in the SDGs and assesses issues around governance in the context of urban development. The New Urban Agenda with its call for “a shared vision …

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Children on their way to school in Horijon Palli, Bangladesh.

New series launch on urban development

Hashim Zaidi

April 28th, 2017 Governance, New Urbanism

Hashim Zaidi, Global Urban Work Lead, introduces a new blog series on urban development and why it is important to Oxfam. Cities today are home to 3.9 billion people accounting for 54% …

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