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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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How supporters like you helped Shamsun feed her family
Late last year, people like you generously donated to provide Rohingya women with safe access to the clean water they...
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This is what’s happening in Gaza
As the bombardment of Gaza rages on and food shortages worsen, Oxfam supporters around the world have helped reach 490,118...
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What the women of Gaza want you to know this International Women’s Day
This Friday 8 March is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to honour women and their achievements while noting that...
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The current situation in Gaza
The ongoing conflict in Gaza has now displaced over 1.9 million people — in many cases, more than once. Deprived...
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Youth voices from 15 years of the Gaza blockade
2022 marks 15 years of the Gaza blockade, which continues to prevent young people from achieving their dreams and living...
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Beyond Covid-19: could we create a more sustainable world?
What will the world’s response to the COVID-19 crisis mean for the two defining and interconnected challenges of our age:...
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Turning your emergency donation into instant aid with Blockchain
New Blockchain technology has the potential to deliver emergency cash transfers in a faster, cheaper and more transparent fashion than...
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Dabessa’s Story
Dabessa and his wife Lelisse are members of the Oromo ethnic community in Ethiopia. After nine long years of persecution,...
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Lucy’s Story
Originally from South Sudan, Lucy has lived in Australia since 1991. She was separated from her three-year-old daughter Susan in...
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Syria: Civilians in urgent need as violence escalates in Ghouta
"I can hear children crying as they listen to the thunderous shelling and mortars". Moutaz Adham, Oxfam's Country Director, Syria...
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Rohingya refugee mothers tell their story
More than half of the 626,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are women and girls. There are 120,000 pregnant women and...
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The latest push for peace in South Sudan: we must end this war.
It's been five years since civil war broke out in South Sudan. Earlier this year, Oxfam International's Executive Director, Winnie...
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