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On 15 January 2025, a temporary ceasefire was announced, coming into effect on 19 January. Here's the latest update on the situation in Gaza and the wider region.

Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Children and their families are returning to their homes or the remains of their homes to check the status of their homes. Photo: Alef Multimedia Company/Oxfam

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March 23, 2015

Cyclone Pam: the ‘perfect’ storm

Cyclone Pam is a tragic reminder that least developed countries – who have contributed almost nothing to the problem of...

March 20, 2015

“We have had to use all of our savings to buy food”

"As our plane descended into Port Vila, I caught glimpses of the islands that make up Vanuatu between perfectly formed...

Cyclone Pam Vanuatu. Photo: Amy Christian/OxfamAUS

March 23, 2015

“My only thought was that ‘this is the end’.”

Lisa was heavily pregnant when Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu. She and her husband decided to leave their home though and...

March 19, 2015

Sendai: why the fight to reduce disaster risk is more important than ever

Just days after the President of Vanuatu almost broke down as he spoke of the devastation that Tropical Cyclone Pam...

Family living at Freswota area in Port Vila. Photo: Phillippe Metois

March 18, 2015

Vanuatu: residents signal for help

As aid begins to reach the hard hit Vanuatu islands of Tanna and Erromango, aerial assessments of other islands show...

March 17, 2015

Vanuatu resilient in the face of Cyclone Pam

Colin Collett van Rooyen, Country Director of Oxfam Vanuatu remarks of the resilience of the people in Vanuatu as they...

March 16, 2015

The aftermath of Cyclone Pam

More Oxfam Humanitarian Emergency responders have flown to Vanuatu this morning as the unconfirmed death toll from Cyclone Pam begins...

Omar*, 13, from Daraa in Syria, flies a kite in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. “Every time I fly my kite, I feel free,” he says. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

February 19, 2016

10 things you should never have to do in a refugee camp

These refugees are living in camps or among local communities in Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt. In total, 12...

March 15, 2015

Eyewitness – Cyclone Pam

"Pam arrived announced by the drum roll of our shutters. Then she roared, she squealed, she hissed. She spat and...

March 14, 2015

Cyclone Pam’s path of destruction

Cyclone Pam, a massive category 5 cyclone has torn a path of destruction through the small Pacific Island nation of...

Cyclone Pam emergency Photo: Ben Bohane/Oxfam

March 13, 2015

Vanuatu prepares for Category 5 Cyclone Pam

A severe Category 5 cyclone is on it's way to Vanuatu. All six provinces and islands are on red alert...

20–25 typhoons will impact The Philippines every year. Photo: Caroline Gluck/Oxfam

February 23, 2015

Disasters are increasing on a global scale

As natural disasters are increasing globally in both frequency and impact, Oxfam’s work in vulnerable countries like The Philippines has...