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How can the UK government justify arms sales that fuel the war in Yemen?

Laura Gyte

April 25th, 2019 Conflict, Food security, Humanitarian, In the news, Protection

Laura Gyte describes why Oxfam intervened in a court case brought against the UK government over arms sales. UPDATE: on 20 June the Court of Appeal ruled that UK arms …

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Campaigning outside the UK Houses of Parliament. Oxfam has been calling on the UK government to immediately suspend its arms exports to Saudi Arabia. With others, we are now mounting a legal challenge. Photo: Andy Hall.

Law as a tool to empower and achieve change

Noelie Coudurier, Sreetama Gupta Bhaya and Laura Gyte

April 1st, 2019 Active citizenship, Climate Change, Governance, Influencing, Protection, Rights, Tax

Noélie Coudurier, Sreetama Gupta Bhaya and Laura Gyte share a wealth of examples demonstrating how law can help drive positive change. As campaigners, we can feel ambivalent about law. As …

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Sameera demonstrates her solar torch. Photo: Sophie Mack Smith/Oxfam

Lighting up the lives of Rohingya Refugees

Rachel Hastie

August 16th, 2018 Humanitarian, Protection, Refugees and IDPs, Violence Against Women and Girls

Oxfam and partners at Loughborough University are looking at how lighting can be used to reduce the perceived risk of gender based violence around water and sanitation facilities in camps.

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Laila*, 18 carries her son Abul* 18 months and daughter Jida, 2* to the shore in Teknaf, Bangladesh (names have been changed). Credit: Tommy Trenchard / Oxfam

Questioning the use of biometric technology in humanitarian response

Anna Kondakhchyan

March 16th, 2018 Humanitarian, ICT4D, Protection, Refugees and IDPs

Anna Kondakhchyan shares the findings of new research, Biometrics in the Humanitarian Sector, which looks into the benefits and risks of using biometric technology to register people to receive humanitarian aid. …

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Three women walking down the main road of Cirhogole Village. DRC. Credit: Ramon Sanchez Orense/Oxfam

Working with men in the most dangerous place to be a woman

Augustin Titi Rutanuka and Romane Bonneme

January 15th, 2018 Fragile contexts, Gender, General, Protection, Violence Against Women and Girls

The Democratic Republic of Congo has become renowned for incredibly high levels of sexual violence. Oxfam partner CEDIER has been working to engage men in the DRC, to tackle some …

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Razida, 35, carries her ten-month old son Anisul through Unchiprang Camp in Bangladesh. Tommy Trenchard / Oxfam.

Speaking out about the Rohingya crisis

Ed Cairns

December 18th, 2017 Emergency, Humanitarian, Protection, Refugees and IDPs, Research

Oxfam has interviewed Rohingya refugees about their needs, hopes and fears for the future, and published their responses in a new briefing paper. Here Ed Cairns reflects on the responsibility …

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A woman walks through Hassansham camp for displaced people, near the town of Khazer, Iraq, December 2016.

All these unused toilets – who are we building them for?

Kerry Akers and Julie Lafrenière

November 16th, 2017 General, Protection, Refugees and IDPs, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Going to the toilet is one of the most dangerous things you can do as a woman living in a refugee camp. That’s why we’re conducting research into the use …

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Podcast: Protecting civilians in conflict

Rachel Hastie and Fionna Smyth

August 16th, 2017 Conflict, Humanitarian, Protection

As a result of conflict, the world today is faced with huge challenges in protecting civilians. In Yemen, Syria and South Sudan, infrastructures have been destroyed and thousands of people …

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Raghda, 25, and her brother Younes, 20, from Mosul, Iraq, walk through Hassansham camp near the town of Khazer, Iraq. Credit: Sam Tarling/ Oxfam

Civilians are not a target

Rachel Hastie

August 15th, 2017 Humanitarian, Protection

For World Humanitarian Day Rachel Hastie, Oxfam’s Global Protection Adviser, reflects on our common humanity and what it means. Some years back I was walking my children to school before catching …

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Protection of women and girls: a bright idea

Kerry Akers

August 15th, 2017 Conflict, Humanitarian, Protection, Refugees and IDPs, Violence Against Women and Girls, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

How can humanitarians help to protect women and girls from sexual violence in conflict situations? First we must ensure that our interventions don’t inadvertently place them in greater danger. For …

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