Category: Emergencies
When crisis strikes we respond quickly with life-saving support and help people to rebuild their livelihoods.
Myanmar: COVID-19, conflict, and a whole year of internet blackout
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One whole year since hundreds of thousands of people across Myanmar have been without internet as they face both conflict and a global pandemic. Read more »
Australia must contribute its fair share to the UN COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan
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In fragile states, war zones and in poor countries, the human and economic costs of COVID-19 threaten to kill millions and push billions more into poverty. Read more »
On the frontline of the pandemic
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Oxfam Australia’s Programs Director, Anthea Spinks, highlights the threat of coronavirus to people in vulnerable communities including refugee camps. Read more »
Turning your emergency donation into instant aid with Blockchain
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New Blockchain technology has the potential to deliver emergency cash transfers in a faster, cheaper and more transparent fashion than ever before. Read more »
Time for honesty about climate damages and the scale of Australia’s responsibilities
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Recent extreme weather events, in Australia and globally, are demonstrating that we are already living in the climate crisis. Read more »
A shaky arrival in Nepal
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Lives were lost, homes reduced to rubble, and livelihoods shattered — but Muna survived. And amid the chaos, she welcomed her second son into the world. Read more »
Living, loving, laughing proof of human resilience
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With five grandchildren in her care, Zivei survived the worst of Zimbabwe’s drought with her spirit and humour intact. Read more »
How can we go back to a Syria that no longer exists?
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Seven years after the Syria crisis began, women, children and men continue to bear the brunt of a conflict marked by enormous human suffering, relentless destruction and a blatant disregard for human rights. Read more »
Famine looms in South Sudan
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South Sudan’s brutal four-year civil war has left four million people displaced and killed thousands. It has also forced millions into poverty and is pushing people to their absolute limits. Oxfam aid worker Tim Bierley shares some of the horrific stories that have become almost commonplace in the country. Read more »
Syria: Civilians in urgent need as violence escalates in Ghouta
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“I can hear children crying as they listen to the thunderous shelling and mortars”. Moutaz Adham, Oxfam’s Country Director, Syria shares his view of the escalating Syrian crisis from on the ground in Damascus. Read more »
