Policy Papers

We work on the ground with people living in poverty to make a practical difference, we gather evidence and share knowledge to show what works and what needs to change. From world leaders to multi-national corporations, we challenge opinions and change practices, locally and globally, to bring about lasting results.

Here you'll find a wide selection of reports and papers on the programming, advocacy and research that we undertake in order to achieve our aims. You can browse and download publications by topic and/or date.

Latest publications

 

  • Palm oil fruit, PT Adei plantation, Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia (2014). Photo: Des Syafrizal/ Oxfam

    Pathways to deforestation-free food

    6 September 2017
  • Since the end of April 2017, Yemen has been experiencing its worst recorded outbreak of suspected cholera in a single year.

    Yemen: catastrophic cholera crisis

    15 August 2017
  • A computer classroom in Oneputa Combined School, northern Namibia. The Namibian government is committed to reducing inequality and secondary education is free for all students. Photo: John Hogg/World Bank

    The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index

    16 July 2017
  • Margaret Mumbua, 46, a domestic worker, heading to work from her house in the informal settlement of Mukuru kwa Reuben, Nairobi, Kenya. 2016. Photo: Allan Gichigi/Oxfam

    Making Tax Vanish

    13 July 2017
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    A Snapshot of Inequality

    10 July 2017
  • Jeffrey Tubi (49) strolling through his yellowed corn field. Photo: Sven Torfinn/Oxfam Novib

    Oxfam's analysis of the G20 Hamburg communique

    8 July 2017
  • Oxfam's Pink Phones project in Cambodia involves the distribution of mobile phones to women in rural communities. Photo: Simon Rawles/Oxfam

    Missing out on small is beautiful

    3 July 2017
  • In 2015, nearly a million people crossed the Aegean fleeing persecution or seeking a better life. Photo: Oxfam

    Dear family: how European migration policies are keeping families apart

    18 June 2017
  • Mariam*, 5, from Raqqa in Syria, walks with her mother through an informal settlement for Syrian refugees near the town of Baalbek in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, on January 26, 2016. Photo: Sam Tarling/Oxfam

    ‘We’re not there yet...’ Voices of refugees from Syria in Lebanon

    31 May 2017
  • Hwaida, 10, queues to collect water in the camp at Banki.

    On the brink - G7 fairshare funding

    24 May 2017
  • Cocoa farmers in Nigeria

    Inequality in Nigeria: exploring the drivers

    16 May 2017