This study, published by Oxfam and the Beirut-based ABAAD-Resource Centre for Gender Equality, finds that women are bearing the brunt of the refugee crisis with the majority of the women interviewed saying they had resorted to desperate measures to survive. Many women are regularly going hungry so their children and husbands can eat. Around 90 per cent of women interviewed said they regularly skip meals because there is simply not enough food to go round. This report, Shifting Sands, studies the different pressures facing men and women refugees from Syria living in Lebanon and finds that the roles of both women and men refugees have changed.
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NZ retreats from climate battle
New Zealand’s weak climate target fails Pacific communities, writes Barry Coates, ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum which starts tomorrow.
Ending the injustice of hunger
Wherever we turn these days we are bombarded by images of food. Constant adverts, junk food on every corner, marketing to kids, cooking shows and celebrity chefs. We may feel like we have more choice but it’s not making us healthier. We are experiencing a growing problem of obesity and related disease. Last week there were alarm bells over high sugar levels in drinks from an unexpected source – Coca Cola.
Syrian refugee crisis stretching aid effort to limit
Many Syrian refugees living outside camps across countries in the region are losing out on the help they desperately need, according to five international aid agencies today. 80 per cent of refugees are living outside camps in tented settlements or high-cost rented accommodation
[Read more…] about Syrian refugee crisis stretching aid effort to limit
On film: GROW in PNG
To celebrate the launch of the GROW campaign in Papua New Guinea, Oxfam released two new short films that show how local activities in the Highlands are changing lives for the better.
Reema’s poem
A year ago, 12-year-old Reema’s home in Syria was destroyed by a bomb. Her family moved from place to place to escape the fighting, including living underground for three months with no electricity. Now Reema and her family live in an abandoned building in Lebanon.
You’ll never see her face or learn her real name, because Reema is scared – but the video below features a poem she has written about her situation and her longing to return to Syria.
You can help us scale up our response to bring support and hope to families like Reema’s.
