Papers and reports on Humanitarian: conflict and disasters
2008

For a Safer Tomorrow: Protecting civilians in a multipolar world - September 2008

Out of Site: Building better responses to displacement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by helping host families - September 2008

Mission incomplete: why civilians remain at risk in eastern Chad - September 2008

From Emergency to Recovery Rescuing northern Uganda’s transition - September 2008

The Time is Now: how world leaders should respond to the food price crisis - June 2008

Rethinking Food Security in Humanitarian Response - April 2008

Rethinking disasters: why death and destruction is not nature's fault but human failure - April 2008

The Gaza Strip: a humanitarian implosion - March 2008

Community peacebuilding in Afghanistan: the case for a national strategy - February 2008

After the cyclone: lessons from a disaster - February 2008

Afghanistan: development and humanitarian priorities - January 2008

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2007

Breaking the impasse: ending the humanitarian stranglehold on Palestine - November 2007

Oxfam submission to UK government inquiry on Afghanistan - November 2007

Africa's missing billions: International arms flows and the cost of conflict - October 2007

The building blocks of sustainable peace: The views of internally displaced people in Northern Uganda - September 2007

Sink or swim: Why Disaster Risk Reduction is central to surviving floods in South Asia - August 2007

Rising to the humanitarian challenge in Iraq - July 2007

Poverty in Palestine: the human cost of the financial boycott - April 2007

A fair foreign policy: Can the UK do more to protect civilians around the world? - April 2007

The UN Central Emergency Response Fund one year on - March 2007

A Fragile Future: Why scaling down MONUC too soon could spell disaster for the Congo - February 2007

Time to talk: The case for diplomatic solutions on Iran - Joint report by UNISON, Oxford Research Group, Foreign Policy Centre, MedAct, and Oxfam - January 2007

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2006

The Tsunami Two Years On: Land Rights in Aceh - December 2006

Keeping recovery on course: challenges facing the Pakistan earthquake response one year on - October 2006

Arms without borders: why a globalised trade needs global controls - October 2006

India and the Arms Trade Treaty - September 2006

Causing Hunger: an overview of the food crisis in Africa - July 2006

Oxfam’s response to the UK Government Department for International Development 2006 White Paper: Eliminating Poverty - July 2006

The call for tough arms controls: Voices from Afghanistan - June 2006

The AK-47: the world's favourite killing machine - June 2006

Ammunition: the fuel of conflict - June 2006

Making the case: A national drought contingency fund for Kenya - May 2006

Counting the cost: Twenty years of war in northern Uganda - March 2006

UN arms embargoes: an overview of the last ten years - March 2006

Meeting real needs: a major change for donors to the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006 - February 2006

Starting on the road to recovery: saving lives and rebuilding livelihoods after the Pakistan earthquake - January 2006

The call for tough arms controls: Voices from Democratic Republic of Congo | Haiti | Sierra Leone - January 2006

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2005

Back to work: How people are recovering their livelihoods 12 months after the tsunami - December 2005

A place to stay, a place to live: Challenges in providing shelter in India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka after the tsunami - December 2005

A mountain to climb - November 2005

Predictable funding for humanitarian emergencies: a challenge to donors - October 2005

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 2005

Targeting Poor People: Rebuilding lives after the tsunami - June 2005

The G8: global arms exporters - Joint paper with Amnesty International and IANSA - June 2005

Foreign Territory: The Internationalisation of EU Asylum Policy - May 2005 (link to UK Poverty Programme pages)

Making the case for cash: Humanitarian food aid under scrutiny - April 2005

The tsunami’s impact on women - March 2005

The Impact of Guns on Women's Lives - Joint paper with Amnesty International and IANSA - March 2005

Tracking Lethal Tools - Marking and Tracing Arms and Ammunition: a central piece of the arms control puzzle - January 2005

The Asian Tsunami: three weeks on - January 2005

The Asian Tsunami: The challenge after the Jakarta summit - January 2005

Oxfam letter to governments on post-tsunami relief and reconstruction - January 2005

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2004

Guns or Growth? Assessing the impact of arms sales on sustainable development - June 2004

Protecting Civilians: A cornerstone of Middle East peace - May 2004

Lock, Stock and Barrel: How British Arms Components Add up to Deadly Weapons - Oxfam GB/Amnesty International/IANSA report - February 2004

Guns and policing: Standards to prevent misuse - Oxfam/Amnesty International/IANSA report - February 2004

Liberia: critical time to end the violence - briefing note

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2003

Migration and development - Oxfam GB written submission for the UK parliament International Development Committee - November 2003

Shattered Lives: the case for tough international arms control - Oxfam International/Amnesty International report - October 2003

Beyond the Headlines: an agenda for action to protect civilians in neglected conflicts - September 2003

Targeting Small Arms - June 2003

Iraq’s reconstruction and the role of the United Nations - April 2003

Protecting Iraq’s civilians - March 2003

Iraq: Humanitarian-Military Relations - February 2003

Regulating weapons deals: The case for European Controls on arms brokers - February 2003

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2002

Forgotten Villages: Struggling to survive under closure in the West Bank - September 2002

Words to Deeds A New International Agenda for Peace and Security: Oxfam’s 10-point Plan - August 2002

The Key to Peace: unlocking the human potential of Sudan - Interagency paper - Save the Children, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Care, IRC and Tear Fund - June 2002

Crisis in Southern Africa - June 2002

Words to Deeds A New International Agenda for Peace and Security - May 2002

Foundations for Peace: Urgent Steps to Address the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict - April 2002

Response to UK Government's White Paper on immigration, citizenship and asylum: Secure Borders, Safe Haven - March 2002

The Spoils of Peace: How can tighter arms export controls benefit both the poor and British industry? - February 2002

Poverty in the midst of Wealth: The Democratic Republic of Congo - January 2002

Afghanistan's crisis is far from over - January 2002

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2001

Proposed reforms to UK asylum policy Oxfam's response - December 2001

Asylum: The truth behind the headlines - October 2002

Angola's Wealth: Stories of War and Neglect - September 2001

No End in Sight: The human tragedy of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo - August 2001

Conflict's children: the human cost of small arms in Kitgum and Kotido, Uganda - February 2001

Under Fire: the human cost of small arms in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo - February 2001

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2000

Token Gestures - the effects of the voucher scheme on asylum seekers and organisations in the UK - December 2000

An end to forgotten emergencies? - May 2000

1999

Palestinian Refugees and the UN Relief and Works Agency - March 1999

1998

Central America after Hurricane Mitch: Will the Donors Deliver? - December 1998