Papers and reports on humanitarian, conflict, and disasters
2010
The WASH Factor: Oxfam’s experiences with humanitarian coordination for water, sanitation and health
- February
Quick Impact, Quick Collapse: The dangers of militarized aid in Afghanistan
- January
Reconstructing Haiti
- January
Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan
- January
2009
The Cost of War: Afghan experiences of conflict, 1978-2009
- November
Bridging the Divide: The reform of global food security governance - November
Band Aids and Beyond: Tackling disasters in Ethiopia 25 years after the famine - October
Dying for Action: Decision time for an urgent, effective Arms Trade Treaty - October
Missing pieces? Assessing the impact of humanitarian reform in Pakistan - October
Urban Poverty and Vulnerability in Kenya: The urgent need for co-ordinated action to reduce urban poverty - September
Sexual Violence in Colombia: Instrument of war
- September
Five Years of Illegality: Time to dismantle the Wall and respect the rights of Palestinians - July
Too Little, Too Slow: Why more must be done to assist Pakistan’s displaced millions - June
Rebuilding Gaza: Putting people before politics - June
Making Pooled Funding Work for People in Crisis - May
Disaster Risk Reduction: Humanitarian Policy Note - May
Applying Sustainable Development to Arms Transfer Decisions: Practical Guide - April
The Right to Survive: The humanitarian challenge in the twenty-first century - April
The Right to Survive in a Changing Climate
Forecasting numbers of people affected annually by natural disasters up to 2015 - April
Caught in the Conflict: Civilians and the international security strategy in Afghanistan - April
In her own words: Iraqi women talk about their greatest concerns and challenges - March
A Billion Hungry People: Governments and aid agencies must rise to the challenge - January
2008
Rising food prices in the Sahel: The Urgency of long-term action - November
One year after Cyclone Sidr: fear replaces hope - November
Shooting Down the MDGs: How irresponsible arms transfers undermine development goals - October
For a Safer Tomorrow: Protecting civilians in a multipolar world - September
Mission incomplete: why civilians remain at risk in eastern Chad - September
From Emergency to Recovery Rescuing northern Uganda’s transition - September
The Time is Now: how world leaders should respond to the food price crisis - June
Rethinking Food Security in Humanitarian Response - April
Rethinking disasters: why death and destruction is not nature's fault but human failure - April
The Gaza Strip: a humanitarian implosion - March
Community peacebuilding in Afghanistan: the case for a national strategy - February
After the cyclone: lessons from a disaster - February
Afghanistan: development and humanitarian priorities - January
2007
Breaking the impasse: ending the humanitarian stranglehold on Palestine - November
Oxfam submission to UK government inquiry on Afghanistan - November
Africa's missing billions: International arms flows and the cost of conflict - October
The building blocks of sustainable peace: The views of internally displaced people in Northern Uganda - September
Sink or swim: Why Disaster Risk Reduction is central to surviving floods in South Asia - August
Rising to the humanitarian challenge in Iraq - July
Poverty in Palestine: the human cost of the financial boycott - April
A fair foreign policy: Can the UK do more to protect civilians around the world? - April
The UN Central Emergency Response Fund one year on - March
A Fragile Future: Why scaling down MONUC too soon could spell disaster for the Congo - February
Time to talk: The case for diplomatic solutions on Iran - Joint report by UNISON, Oxford Research Group, Foreign Policy Centre, MedAct, and Oxfam - January
Urban Poverty and Development in the 21st Century: Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable World - January
2006
The Tsunami Two Years On: Land Rights in Aceh - December
Keeping recovery on course: challenges facing the Pakistan earthquake response one year on - October
Arms without borders: why a globalised trade needs global controls - October
India and the Arms Trade Treaty - September
Causing Hunger: an overview of the food crisis in Africa - July
The call for tough arms controls: Voices from Afghanistan - June
The AK-47: the world's favourite killing machine - June
Ammunition: the fuel of conflict - June
Making the case: A national drought contingency fund for Kenya - May
Counting the cost: Twenty years of war in northern Uganda - March
UN arms embargoes: an overview of the last ten years - March
Meeting real needs: a major change for donors to the Democratic Republic of the Congo - February
The call for tough arms controls: Voices from Democratic Republic of Congo | Haiti | Sierra Leone - January
2005
Back to work: How people are recovering their livelihoods 12 months after the tsunami - December
A mountain to climb - November
Predictable funding for humanitarian emergencies: a challenge to donors - October
The UN World Summit must show new determination to live up to the Millennium Declaration - Oxfam's response to 5 August UN Summit draft outcome document - August
Targeting Poor People: Rebuilding lives after the tsunami - June
The G8: global arms exporters - Joint paper with Amnesty International and IANSA - June
Foreign Territory: The Internationalisation of EU Asylum Policy - May
Making the case for cash: Humanitarian food aid under scrutiny - April
The tsunami’s impact on women - March
The Impact of Guns on Women's Lives - March
The Asian Tsunami: three weeks on - January
The Asian Tsunami: The challenge after the Jakarta summit - January
Oxfam letter to governments on post-tsunami relief and reconstruction - January
2004
Guns or Growth? Assessing the impact of arms sales on sustainable development - June
Protecting Civilians: A cornerstone of Middle East peace - May
Lock, Stock and Barrel: How British Arms Components Add up to Deadly Weapons - February
Guns and policing: Standards to prevent misuse - February
2003
Migration and development - Oxfam GB written submission for the UK parliament International Development Committee - November
Shattered
Lives: the case for tough international arms control - October
Beyond
the Headlines: an agenda for action to protect civilians in neglected
conflicts - September
Targeting
Small Arms - June
Iraq’s
reconstruction and the role of the United Nations - April
Protecting
Iraq’s civilians - March
Iraq:
Humanitarian-Military Relations - February
Regulating
weapons deals: The case for European Controls on arms brokers - February
2002
Forgotten
Villages: Struggling to survive under closure in the West Bank -
September
Words
to Deeds A New International Agenda for Peace and Security: Oxfam’s
10-point Plan - August
The
Key to Peace: unlocking the human potential of Sudan - Interagency
paper - Save the Children, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Care, IRC and Tear Fund
- June
Crisis
in Southern Africa - June
Words
to Deeds A New International Agenda for Peace and Security - May
Foundations
for Peace: Urgent Steps to Address the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict -
April
Response
to UK Government's White Paper on immigration, citizenship and asylum:
Secure Borders, Safe Haven - March
The
Spoils of Peace: How can tighter arms export controls benefit both the
poor and British industry? - February
Poverty
in the midst of Wealth: The Democratic Republic of Congo - January
Afghanistan's crisis is far from over - January
2001
Proposed
reforms to UK asylum policy Oxfam's response - December
Asylum:
The truth behind the headlines - October
Angola's
Wealth: Stories of War and Neglect - September
No
End in Sight: The human tragedy of the conflict in the Democratic Republic
of Congo - August
Conflict's
children: the human cost of small arms in Kitgum and Kotido, Uganda -
February
Under
Fire: the human cost of small arms in north-east Democratic Republic
of the Congo - February
2000
Token
Gestures - the effects of the voucher scheme on asylum seekers and organisations
in the UK - December
An
end to forgotten emergencies? - May
1998
Central America after Hurricane Mitch: Will the Donors Deliver? - December
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