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Briefings, policy and position papers, discussion papers and related materials issued by Oxfam, later Oxfam UK/I, 1973-1995 and n.d. [c.1981-1995]

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Folder 1: 1973-1992 and n.d. [c.1981], comprising:
  1. 'The Oxfam threshold', by Adrian Moyes, Feb 1973
  2. 'Oxfam and Evaluation: Policy Paper', by Jeff Alderson, Aug 1977
  3. 'Doing and using research' by Adrian Moyes, 14 Jun 1978
  4. 'Sharing North Sea oil revenues' by Adrian Moyes, 14 Jun 1978
  5. 'More good development' by Adrian Moyes, 16 Jun 1978
  6. 'Good servant, Bad master. Technology and the very poor', Mar 1979
  7. 'Third world health hazards linked to British exports', 1979
  8. 'Medicines', 1979
  9. 'The Demands on Field Offices: Reply by Adrian Moyes to Hugh Goyder', Nov 1980
  10. 'Development as Weapon: New Directions in Official Indian Policy in Brazil', n.d. [c.1981]
  11. 'Medicines and the poor in Bangladesh, a working paper', Jul 1982
  12. 'Social and Environmental Issues relating to the Sardar Sarovar Project' and other papers relating to the Narmada development, 1986-1990
  13. 'Oxfam's Response to Need in Conflict Situations', n.d. [c.1986]
  14. 'Relationships with Multilateral Aid Agencies', Jun 1987
  15. 'Oxfam White Paper on Aid', n.d. [c.1987]
  16. 'The Compassionate Agricultural Policy' by Adrian Moyes, 18 Apr 1988
  17. 'How Pol Pot Dominates the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea', by Tony Jackson, Kampuchea Policy Advisor, Oxfam, Sep 1988
  18. 'Oxfam and the Environment' by John Clark, Sep 1988
  19. 'Towards an Oxfam policy on food aid?', by Hugh Goyder, Evaluation Coordinator, Oxfam, Nov 1988
  20. 'A response by Oxfam to the Home Office on the White Paper 'Broadcasting in the "90s: Competition, Choice and Quality"', Feb 1989
  21. 'Third World Debt and Poverty: the U.K. banks' involvement and implications for Oxfam’s communications, fundraising and campaigning policy', Jun 1989
  22. 'Oxfam Briefing. The Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea' by Tony Jackson, Oct 1989
  23. 'Discussion paper for Desks. Internal Servicing Role of Development Policy Unit', Nov 1989
  24. 'Submission to the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee on Management of Third World Debt', Dec 1989
  25. 'The World Bank and I[nternational] M[onetary] F[und], Briefing Paper for Field Offices', 1989
  26. 'EC Aid Briefing', Sep 1990
  27. 'Aid and the 'new' political conditionality' by Francis Rolt, Nov 1990
  28. 'Comments on the World Development Report 1990, A critical framework of actions for Poverty Eradication', Development Policy Unit, Oxfam, Dec 1990
  29. 'Non-funding Support - a discussion paper', Jan 1991
  30. 'The World Bank’s Forest Policy: An Oxfam Response', Apr 1991
  31. 'Famine in Africa, Update No.1', Apr 1991
  32. 'Famine in Africa, Update No.2', Apr 1991
  33. 'Fair's Fair: Democracy, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, and International Synergy, An Oxfam (UK and Ireland) discussion paper for the North South Roundtable on Challenges in Africa in the 1990s, June 17-18 1991, Ottawa, Canada', 1991
  34. 'Africa - Meeting the Challenge: action needed to remove the obstacles to sustainable development', Sep 1991 and Jan 1992
  35. 'Oxfam’s Action Agenda on Poverty and the Environment', Jan 1992
  36. 'Trade and Development: the critical issues for 1992', Apr 1992
  37. 'Oxfam’s Action Agenda for the U.K. Presidency of the European Community', Jun 1992
  38. 'The Common Agricultural Policy: implications of reform for developing countries', Jun 1992
  39. 'Africa 1992, Famine and drought in the horn of Africa, Oxfam briefing', Sep 1992
  40. 'Oxfam Background Paper on Haiti', Sep 1992
  41. 'Structural adjustment and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa' by Kevin Watkins, Sep 1992
  42. 'Oxfam Sudan Briefing Paper', Nov 1992
  43. 'An Oxfam briefing on Mozambique', 1992

Folder 2: 1993-1995 and n.d. [c.1993-1995], comprising:
  1. 'The E[uropean] C[ouncil] in early 1993', Jan 1993
  2. 'Arms transfers, relief and development', Mar 1993
  3. 'The United Nations in mid-1993', Apr 1993
  4. 'Debt relief for Africa: an Oxfam call for action at the Group of Seven Tokyo Summit', Jun 1993
  5. 'Structural Adjustment, Proposed Research and Advocacy Programme', Oxfam UKI, Jun 1993
  6. 'The United Nations' Response to Humanitarian Crises', Jul 1993
  7. 'The Impact of a European Community Project on Peasant Families in Uganda', Jul 1993
  8. 'E.C. Target Briefing', Aug 1993, explaining changes within the E.C. and identifying key issues, opportunities and policy trends
  9. 'Africa Make or Break. The Failure of I.M.F. [International Monetary Fund] / World Bank Policies', Sep 1993
  10. 'Unsecured Territories: Insecure Futures, The Demarcation of Indian Lands in Brazil', Tricia Feeney, Oct 1993
  11. 'The Hirakud Dam Project', Nov 1993
  12. 'Oxfam Policy on Anti-personnel Mines', Nov 1993
  13. 'The United Nations' Response to Conflict-related Humanitarian Emergencies', Nov 1993
  14. 'U.N. Target Briefing: Late 1993', Nov 1993, explaining changes within the U.N. and identifying key issues, opportunities and policy trends
  15. 'Improving the U.N.'s response to conflict-related emergencies', Nov 1993
  16. 'Environmental Issues in Urban Areas and Oxfam’s Experiences', Nov 1993
  17. 'Ethiopia: Opportunities for and threats to recovery', 1993
  18. 'Pergau Dam - implications for the British Aid Programme', n.d. [c.1993]
  19. 'Oxfam's Response to the World Bank Report: Resettlement and Development', by Patricia Feeney, Policy Department, n.d. [c.1993]
  20. 'Oxfam statement on U.K. follow up to Rio', Jan 1994
  21. 'U.K. Target Briefing: January 1994', Jan 1994, explaining changes within the U.K. and identifying key issues, opportunities and policy trends
  22. 'The Failure of I.M.F. / World Bank Policies in Africa', Jan 1994
  23. 'Statement by Oxfam UK/Ireland to the First Prep-Com for the World Summit on Social Development, New York, 31 January-11 February 1994', 1994
  24. 'Oxfam submission for World Bank Zimbabwe, Country Economic Memorandum', by Kevin Watkins, Feb 1994
  25. 'Tackling the scourge of anti-personnel mines', Feb 1994
  26. 'Discussion Paper on Basic Rights', Feb 1994, and related papers, Feb 1994-May 1995
  27. 'Briefing for European Elections: Greening the Gatt', by Caroline LeQuesne, Mar 1994
  28. 'Oxfam statement on World Bank report "Adjustment in Africa"', Mar 1994
  29. 'The European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific (A.C.P.) banana-producers', Mar 1994
  30. 'The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programmes on Women', Mar 1994
  31. 'Multilateral debt as an obstacle to recovery: the case of Uganda', Mar 1994
  32. 'The Current Situation in Rwanda, 25.4.94', Apr 1994
  33. 'Genocide in Rwanda: 28.4.94', Apr 1994
  34. 'Genocide in Rwanda: Update 1, 7.5.94', May 1994
  35. 'Briefing Paper on Burundi', Jul 1994
  36. 'Embracing the Future… Avoiding the Challenge of World Poverty. Oxfam's response to the World Bank's 'vision' for the Bretton Woods system', Jul 1994
  37. 'Rwanda: Urgently Needed Action 12.8.94', Aug 1994
  38. 'UK Target Briefing: September 1994', Sep 1994
  39. 'From Polonoroeste to Planafloro - Has the World Bank Learnt its Lesson?', Sep 1994
  40. 'Structural Adjustment and Inequality in Latin America: How I.M.F. and World Bank policies have failed the poor', Sep 1994
  41. 'Development and Democracy in Haiti: Priorities for the Poor', Sep 1994
  42. 'Rwanda: The Time to Act', Nov 1994
  43. 'Development Dialogue Conflict: The Crisis in Developmentalism. Feedback from Birmingham Conflict Workshop', by Chris Roche, Dec 1994
  44. 'United Nations Interventions in Conflict Situations', n.d. [c.1994]
  45. 'Oxfam Development Dialogue. Lessons learned from "The Great Lakes"', Jan 1995
  46. 'The U.N.’s 50th Anniversary: an opportunity to reduce conflicts, Jan 1995
  47. 'Submission to EU on The World Social Summit for Development', Feb 1995
  48. 'The U.K.’s Role in Protecting Civilians from Anti-Personnel Mines', Mar 1995
  49. 'Discussion Document on Latin America and Caribbean Experience of Basic Rights', by Candida Blaker, Mar 1995
  50. 'Rwanda: one year after the genocide', Apr 1995
  51. 'Oxfam UK and Ireland Submission to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development April 1995, Review of States' Compliance with Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration', Apr 1995
  52. 'Basic Rights' briefing, Apr-May 1995
  53. 'Displacement and the Rights of Women', May 1995
  54. 'The Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen 6-12 March 1995', by Patricia Feeney, Jun 1995
  55. 'Briefing paper for the IV World Conference on Women, Beijing - 4th-15th September 1995', Jul 1995
  56. 'Internal briefing paper on employment aspects of a right to a livelihood', Aug 1995
  57. 'Oxfam Briefing on World Bank 1995 World Development Report 'Workers in an Integrating World'', by Ruth Mayne, Aug 1995
  58. 'Former Yugoslavia: the last chance for protection', Aug 1995
  59. 'Oxfam UK/I and Novib Methods of Impact Assessment Research Programme, Resource Pack and Discussion Paper for the Case Studies Phase', by Floria Blankenberg, Sep 1995
  60. 'Protecting civilians from landmines: a chance to act in Vienna', Sep 1995
  61. 'Some thoughts of a devergency worker' by Koos Neefjes, Sep 1995
  62. 'A Proposal for Fair Trade Bananas', by Caroline LeQuesne, Oct 1995
  63. 'Health in Oxfam, A Discussion Paper to Enhance Oxfam's Thinking and Actions on Health' by Dr. Mohga K. Smith, Oct 1995
  64. 'Oxfam Briefing, Foreign Affairs Day of the Queen's Speech Debate', Nov 1995
  65. 'A short note on networking in development' by Koos Neefjes, Dec 1995
  66. 'Great Lakes Policy Update' by Nicola Reindorp, 7 Dec 1995
  67. 'Oxfam, Human Rights and Development', by Suzanne Williams, Oxfam Policy Advisor, n.d. [c.1995]
  68. 'Submission from Oxfam UK/I, Trade and Sustainable Development', n.d. [c.1995]

Dates

  • Creation: 1973-1995 and n.d. [c.1981-1995]

Extent

1 box (2 folders)

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MS. Oxfam PRG/8/5/1/1

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