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When you support Oxfam, you help create a world without the inequality that fuels poverty. Here’s what that looks like for the communities we work with.
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What’s happening in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon?
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.
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Keeping 1.5°C alive in the lead up to COP26
In August we saw the release of the report from the International Panel on Climate Change. It provides the latest...
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Leading the way along the Salween River
How one local woman is mobilising villages to show their love for the free-flowing river, and defying those who wish...
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Women champions conserving the environment for the next generation
Honkeo has a big vision: to empower Indigenous communities and to help them conserve their natural resources for the next...
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Oxfam brings Mekong communities’ perspectives to the stage
Local communities can be resettled as a result of the building of dams -- and it effects men and women...
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Her voice is strong: Nang Shining works to save 40,000 homes
In southern Myanmar, a dam is being built which will flood an area the size of Singapore and impact more...
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Two rivers, two women, one dream
Women are becoming frontline activists in the battle against the dams that threaten their communities: “We all have one dream....
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The Lower Sesan 2 Dam will soon flood several Cambodian Communities
Chhea's community is threatened by the construction of a large hydropower dam. She shares her concerns and hopes for the...
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Our gender champions: a story of Sary and Polin
The Mekong river is a vital resource for poor and vulnerable people in the lower Mekong region, including essential water...
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Women’s Voice for Change: Empowering young women to influence decision makers
Nari is 24 and participates in a local Cambodian program called "Women Talk on Air" -- a program that aims...
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The Inclusion Project kicked off in the Mekong Region
In the Mekong Region, civil society is growing. NGOs and local communities are working together to build up a network...
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Improving transboundary water governance in the Mekong
On 29 and 30 April 2013, Oxfam Australia hosted a roundtable dialogue on water and resource governance in the Mekong...
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