5 hotspots where COVID-19 is making people hungry
by | Replace this with image credit information Unlike COVID-19, hunger is not new. Millions…
Hearts have broken many times over Beirut but never like this
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‘There is no focus on domestic workers’: The invisible workforce in Bangladesh during COVID-19
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A water engineer tries to work miracles in Burkina Faso in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis
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The world is suffering through a pandemic unlike any other. It has been shutting down households,…
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Gender justice and women’s rights
Every day, in every country in the world, women are confronted by discrimination and inequality. They…
COVID-19 may be borderless, but privilege isn’t
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5 ways Oxfam’s Feminist Leadership is in Action
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Cancel the debt so doctors and nurses can keep saving lives
This open letter is a call for urgent action from doctors and nurses on the front…
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53 International NGOs warn Israel’s recent registration measures will impede critical humanitarian action
International humanitarian organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory warn that Israel’s recent registration measures threaten to halt INGO operations at a time when civilians face acute and widespread humanitarian need, despite the ceasefire in Gaza. On 30 December, 37 INGOs received official notification that their registrations would expire on 31 December 2025. This triggers…
Oxfam Reaction to IPC Report on Gaza
Responding to today’s Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) report, Oxfam’s Marta Valdes García, Humanitarian Director, said: “There remains appalling and preventable levels of hunger in Gaza. Israel is allowing far too little aid to enter even as it continues to actively block aid requests from dozens of well-established humanitarian agencies. Oxfam alone has $2.5m worth…
REACTION: STORM BYRON FLOODING IN GAZA
Responding to Storm Byron, which has caused widespread flooding in Gaza, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam Occupied Palestinian Territory Policy lead said: “Civilians are now wading through sewage, mud and debris, with no proper shelter. This is not a failure of preparedness or capacity; it’s the direct result of the systematic obstruction of aid. “The Israeli authorities…
Canadian Civil Society Calls on Prime Minister Carney to Uphold Canada’s Global Leadership on Gender Equality and Human Rights
Ottawa, ON — More than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign policy commitments at a time of escalating global instability and mounting attacks on human rights. In a letter delivered today, signatories warn that recent shifts…