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Housing is essential to the wellbeing and development of most societies. It is a complex asset, with links to livelihoods, health, education, security and social and family stability. Housing is...
The Code of Conduct lays out grand concepts and principles, but what about the people on the frontline, who are actually doing the work? It is self-evident that to do a good job you need good...
The emergency responses to Mitch were strong in some areas, and weak in others. The British evaluation assessed that improvements were required in housing reconstruction, rehabilitation of the...
The provision of reproductive health (RH) services by humanitarian agencies to displaced populations is relatively new. Until recently, the needs of displaced people in emergency settings were...
There is now substantive cumulative evidence that trade embargoes cause severe civilian hardship and profound social and economic dislocation. Their impact goes beyond humanitarian crisis to...
This paper attempts to redefine the rehabilitation task in situations of post-conflict transition, drawing on examples from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Uganda. It argues that the direct effects of...
These guidelines cover health and safety concerns found in the sorts of construction (and operation) work that Oxfam most commonly undertakes in emergency water and sanitation service provision....
Preventing displacement is obviously a worthwhile objective. Being displaced puts people at a higher risk of being both impoverished and unable to enjoy their human rights. Such a situation is...
Conclusions and Recommendations from the Evaluation Meeting.
More than 400 professionals from 48 countries met at this meeting to identify lessons learned with regard to the preparedness for...
This publication summarizes the more comprehensive guidelines, emphasizing who should use them, when and why. It includes recommendations on how to promote their use among national authorities,...