Author: Shaheen Chughtai / Content Type: Policy Brief

Author:: Shaheen Chughtai and Scott Paul
Publication Date:: 12-2015
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Abstract:: The Yemen conflict has had a catastrophic effect on its people, with specific impacts on already-vulnerable women and girls. But political talks about Yemen’s future have almost exclusively been conducted by male politicians and combatants. This contrasts with the 2011 uprising, when women helped set Yemen on a path towards political reform. However, the 2011 peace initiative which followed the uprising lacked inclusivity and proved to be unsustainable. The forthcoming talks about Yemen’s future must not repeat these flaws. Ensuring women have a meaningful voice in the peace process increases the likelihood that its outcomes benefit the majority of Yemenis and enjoy their support.
Topic:: Gender Issues, Government, Politics, Political Activism, Reform, and Elections
Political Geography:: Yemen and Arab Countries

Author:: Shaheen Chughtai
Publication Date:: 12-2013
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:: When Typhoon Haiyan made landfall it killed thousands of people and made millions more homeless. It also struck an already poor region, pushing families deeper into poverty and making them even more vulnerable to the next such disaster. Governments and individuals have responded generously. Despite serious challenges, the aid response is expanding – though crucial gaps still need to be urgently addressed. But as the long road to recovery begins, the Philippines authorities and the world must also increase efforts to tackle long term poverty and reduce the growing risk of disasters that the Philippines and other countries face.
Topic:: Humanitarian Aid, Poverty, and Natural Disasters
Political Geography:: Israel and Philippines

Author:: Shaheen Chughtai and Cate Heinrich
Publication Date:: 02-2012
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:: The floods that began in August 2011 resulted in one of the most destructive disasters that Pakistan has experienced. More than five million people have been affected: 1.8 million people were left homeless and more than 2.2 million acres of crops were lost, resulting in agricultural losses of nearly $2 billion.
Topic:: Economics, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty, and Natural Disasters
Political Geography:: Pakistan and South Asia

Author:: Shaheen Chughtai and Helen McElhinney
Publication Date:: 01-2011
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:: Six months after the flood disaster began, this briefing paper evaluates the humanitarian response so far, the continuing crisis, and the challenges that lie ahead. It looks at the immediate reconstruction task, as well as the underlying socio-economic and political issues that need to be tackled by the Government of Pakistan, backed by the international aid community, in order to help vulnerable Pakistanis rebuild stronger, safer communities and a more equitable and self-reliant country.
Topic:: Development, Poverty, and Natural Disasters
Political Geography:: Pakistan, South Asia, and Asia

Author:: Arif Azad and Shaheen Chughtai
Publication Date:: 06-2009
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Oxfam Publishing
Abstract:: It is the world's biggest and fastest human displacement in over a decade. The offensive launched by the Pakistan army against armed militants in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) at the end of April 2009 has resulted in a massive exodus requiring an enormous humanitarian response. Although exact numbers are difficult to verify, at least two million women, men, and children fled their homes in the districts of Swat, Dir and Buner, mostly during May. In late May, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) was registering 126,000 newly displaced people per day.
Topic:: War, Armed Struggle, and Refugee Issues
Political Geography:: Pakistan

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