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On September 28, 2018, a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi. More than 2,000 people…
Iffat Tahmid Fatema, 28, is a humanitarian public health worker for Oxfam’s Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh.…
“Who here was married before they were ready?” Every single woman raises her hand. The women tell…
On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal that left nearly 9,000 people dead and…
Right now, millions of families around the world are facing severe food shortages, fleeing their homes in…
A large double-decker truck is quickly making its way towards Garadag from Fadigaab, in the south of…
Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in 50 years. The El Niño weather system, exacerbated by climate…
By Stella MadeteOxfam in South Sudan Monica has not been home in Malakal for almost two years.…
Privthyva was born April 25th – an hour after the earthquake. In rural Dolakha, even in good…
By Lisa Rutherford (press office, Oxfam Great Britain) The 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25th April left the country…
Written by Sarah Rooney, Oxfam Canada’s intern and 3rd year law student at University of Ottawa. As…
1. As of today, many people are still in dire need.The earthquake that struck Nepal on April…
By Shaheen ChughtaiOxfam’s Deputy Head of Humanitarian Policy and CampaignsKathmandu was ever a disaster-in-waiting. The densely populated…
“We feel like leaders”, “I am no longer the same”, “We are together now”, “we know we…
Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENT Rosario’s story The Santa Rosa Community is made up of…
If there is one person on the planet who embodies what Oxfam is all about, it’s Ipaishe.…
Women and Climate Change: Stories of EMPOWERMENTLanggin's storyLanggin is 20 years old and has lived in the…
by Sarah Watson, Oxfam Great Britain On Sunday the 21st of September 2014, just days before world…
by Winnie Byanyima In the five years since global leaders met in Copenhagen to discuss climate change,…
by Winnie Byanyima Two major injustices – inequality and climate change – are threatening to undermine the…
by Stephanie Burgos, Oxfam America As international negotiations on what constitutes responsible agricultural investment are set to…
by Yeb Sano Typhoon Haiyan, the biggest storm to ever make landfall, devastated my homeland. Three days…
by Eric Hazard Over 810,000 people are in need of immediate food aid in northern Mali as…
by Winnie Byanyima Today I led hundreds of people from around the world in a walk out…
This weekend, thousands of people marched at the UN climate talks in Warsaw, to send the message…
You might know that Oxfam is in chilly Warsaw this November, at the UN climate change talks.…
by Al Kinley, Oxfam Great Britain Digital campaigner I’ve just arrived at the annual UN climate change…
by Vanita Suneja The recent flash floods in Uttrakhand have already claimed around 1000 lives and…
Small-scale women farmers are the backbone of Africa’s food system, but, as corporations buy up huge swathes…
Agathe Nougaret, is a French Urban Planner who has lived and worked in Haiti since December 2010.…
This post was originally published by Oxfam InternationalAs UN climate talks continue in Qatar this week, here's…
By Caroline Gluck I wasn’t looking forward to returning to Haiti. Two years ago, I was one…
Check out Oxfam’s news release today for an infuriating story. We added up the cuts to aid…
On Sunday, October 16th World Food Day, community members gathered at the Saskatoon Farmers market to…
We didn’t know how people would respond. It was a challenge, after all, and not everyone…
Rarely do world leaders set their sights on issues that really count for people living in…
Only a few hours after our campaign report was released, a major biofuels lobby group put out…
What image comes to mind when we think about the aid workers desperately trying to get food,…