Division is plunging Central African Republic into food crisis
by Steve Cockburn Moussa – not his real name – stood with his last pile of…
10 reasons to commit to agriculture and smallholder farmers in Africa
by Eric Hazard Over 810,000 people are in need of immediate food aid in northern Mali…
by Shaheen Chughtai, Oxfam Great Britain Nestling between picturesque snow-capped mountains and the shimmering waters of…
8 inspiring selfies from the Philippines
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America Oxfam invited typhoon survivors to share their self-portraits. The results aren’t…
The art of saying “Thank you”
by Jane Beesley We might feel aggrieved when we’ve gone out of our way to do…
Taking stock of GROW, Oxfam’s food campaign
On 1 June 2011, Oxfam launched the GROW campaign to tackle the injustice of 900 million…
Why did Oxfam target the billionaires at Davos?
by Nick Galasso, Oxfam America research and policy advisor It’s time they pay their taxes,…
Geneva II peace talks: Syrian women and civil society must be heard
There is something almost surreal about the setting for the Syrian peace talks. Montreux is breathtakingly…
Syria peace talks: A time for hope
Things are heating up in Montreux, on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where Oxfam campaigners are amongst…
In South Sudan, escalating violence again ensnares citizens
by Grace Cahill Not yet three years old and only beginning to know what peace feels…
by Lina Holguin Today, mining companies and civil society organizations came together to ask the Government…
Human rights in crisis in 2013: Oxfam was there
We witnessed a continuing barrage of natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes and cyclones. And conflicts…
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Oxfam responds to mass forced displacement in Lebanon and ready to respond to wider regional crisis
Oxfam and partners are responding to the immediate needs of people who have been forcibly displaced by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon, as the conflict across the region enters a dramatically new and dangerous phase. Oxfam in Lebanon is scaling up its emergency response by supporting thousands of people across shelters in Mount…
Millions of people across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia facing drought crisis, as cost of water increases by 2000% in worst hit areas – Oxfam
Failed October–December rains have pushed nearly 26 million people into extreme hunger in East Africa. 58 million people do not have access to clean drinking water. Millions of livestock are at risk as drought devastate grazing lands and water sources, threatening pastoralist livelihoods. Failure of the last rainy season across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia is…
Statement by the Regional Directors of the INGOs in the Middle East Region
We, the Regional Directors of 14 INGOs, express our profound concern at the accelerating military escalation across the Middle East and the wider region. What we are witnessing is a dangerous expansion of violence with devastating consequences for civilians. There must be an immediate end to this spiral of military violence, to the use of…
REACTION: Israeli High Court grants urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations providing aid into Gaza
The Israeli High Court has ruled in favour of an urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, for an interim order which would prevent the cessation of all activities until a final ruling is reached. In response, Oxfam’s Policy Lead, Bushra Khalidi, said: “We are grateful that our request for an interim order has been…