Policy Papers

This study examines the conditions that enable civil society organizations (CSOs) to influence political parties during election campaigns.

Disasters have a devastating impact on development.

Typhoon Haiyan not only killed thousands across the Philippines and made millions homeless.

Oxfam’s Minimum Standards for Gender in Emergencies have been developed to be used as a tool for humanitarian program practitioners to ensure a consistent approach to promoting gender equality in h

There are an estimated one million refugees from Syria living in Lebanon, with more arriving every day.

Private finance has a vital role to play in the global response to climate change, but it is not a substitute for public finance.

On 1 June 2011, Oxfam launched the GROW campaign to tackle food injustice and build a better food system.

Unaccountable government is a substantial obstacle to development.

Decades of rapid and unequally shared growth in India are adding new dimensions to old disparities along gender, caste, religious and tribal lines.

The horrifying chemical weapons attacks in Damascus in August 2013 led to ill-advised plans for a US military intervention and a flurry of diplomatic activity.