World Humanitarian Day: Why humanitarian action matters when people are forced to flee
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Summer 2026: Compounding Climate Disasters
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It’s Time to End All Israeli Hostilities in Lebanon
Photo Credit: Christian Harb Despite a ceasefire being in place since early March, the Israeli military…
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Hamida and Samina Begum measure out rice at food bank–supported by Oxfam partner SKS–in a flood-prone…
Make Rich Polluters Pay
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When Water Returns, Communities Begin to Recover
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Philippines’ plan to relocate thousands of Haiyan survivors will fail unless government focuses on jobs too
Haiyan – known as Yolanda in the Philippines – was the strongest cyclone ever recorded at landfall. It killed 8,000 people and left four million people homeless. A new report today by worldwide aid agency Oxfam, The Right Move? Ensuring durable relocation after typhoon Haiyan, says that earning an income is the top priority for…
Strong new agricultural investment rules needed to protect small-holder farmers, says Oxfam
Big agricultural companies need a “gold standard” set of global rules to guide their investments after a new Oxfam report shows that even supposedly “responsible” deals can hurt poor local farmers. Oxfam’s Smallholders at Risk report is aimed at the UN’s Committee on World Food Security that will meet next month in Rome to begin…
South Sudan warning: Respond to humanitarian crisis now or face a larger catastrophe later
The safety of seven million people in South Sudan is rapidly deteriorating. Oxfam says the Government of South Sudan and parties to the conflict must immediately agree to a ceasefire. The international community needs to step up efforts to help stop the conflict and saves lives with a massive injection of emergency aid. Oxfam has…
First meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation: Southern Players step up, will Northern Donors follow?
The High Level Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation Meeting in Mexico to strengthen efforts to fight poverty has ended with renewed commitments to improve aid and cooperation—but it has also highlighted the slow start of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation. “The High Level Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation Meeting in Mexico City was…