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New Day New Way
Briefing Paper
| Jun 10, 2008
The importance of supporting development and reducing poverty abroad are understood now as never before to be both moral imperatives and prerequisites for sustained US national security.
The Time is Now
Briefing Note
| Jun 03, 2008
Global food prices are up 83 per cent compared with three years ago. Around the world, Oxfam International and many of its partners have seen soaring prices force people to eat less food or less nutritious food and drive poor households to cut back on health care, education, and other necessities. In this report, Oxfam lays out a plan for short and long-term responses to the crisis.
Getting results from our aid: Rethinking what we measure
Briefing Paper
| May 26, 2008
AidNow series
"Foreign Assistance Reform in the Next Administration: Challenges and Solutions"
Briefing Paper
| Apr 23, 2008
Perceptions of Poverty from the "Poor," Conceptions of Poverty from the "Poor"
Research Report
| Apr 15, 2008
This executive summary presents the broader lessons from APPPA's findings and documents a sample of the vast selection of personal understandings of poverty from people living in Afghanistan. By providing these first-hand perspectives, the APPPA aims to contribute to increasingly relevant, effective poverty reduction projects.
Adaptation 101
Briefing Paper
| Apr 14, 2008
How climate change hurts poor communities—and how we can help
Golden Rules
Research Report
| Mar 31, 2008
Around the world, large-scale metals mining takes an enormous toll on the health of the environment and communities. Gold mining, in particular, is one of the dirtiest industries in the world.
Falling Short
Research Report
| Mar 25, 2008
The prospects for peace in Afghanistan are being undermined because Western countries are failing to deliver on their promises of aid to the tune of $10 billion and because aid going to the country is used ineffectively, according to this report by ACBAR, an alliance international aid agencies--including Oxfam--working in Afghanistan.
In Her Own Words
Briefing Paper
| Mar 08, 2008
Iraqi women talk about their greatest concerns and challenges.
Community Peacebuilding in Afghanistan
Research Report
| Feb 28, 2008
A case for a national strategy
Financing Adaptation
Briefing Note
| Dec 04, 2007
Why the UN's Bali Climate Conference must mandate the search for new funds
Investing for Life
Briefing Paper
| Nov 26, 2007
Meeting poor people's needs for access to medicines through responsible business practices
Up in Smoke? Asia and the Pacific
Research Report
| Nov 15, 2007
The fifth report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development.
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