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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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Survival and triplets in the midst of famine
In the midst of famine, Somali children survive with the help of Oxfam partner SAACID, whose community therapeutic care centres...
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Clean water saves lives: Oeun’s story (part two)
Earlier this month we introduced you to Oeun, the face of our Clean water saves lives appeal. This week, in...
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Tracking climate action with Australia’s political leaders
Clancy Moore is blogging from the UN negotiations in Durban as part of Oxfam Australia’s UN Climate Tracker project.
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Climate Change Flash Mob – don’t let our world turn to Cactus
Oxfam is creating a Flash Mob surrounding the Global Day of Action to stop climate change on Saturday 3rd of...
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Nine hectares of hope: irrigation in Ethiopia
New agricultural know-how and a sense of community have turned Ethiopian widow Balcha's life around. Despair has been replaced by...
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Validity of environmental report questioned
A report commissioned by the Lao Government to evaluate the Xayaburi Dam’s compliance with the Meekong River Commissions requirements has...
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Talking to our Laos country director
Ever wondered what it’d be like working for Oxfam in the field? This interview with our Laos country director provides...
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CHOGM potential not quite reached
CHOGM has come and CHOGM has gone with much talk about the lack of any tangible results that warrant the...
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Clean Energy Future Legislation just the starting point for Australia’s climate catch-up
The passage of the Clean Energy Future legislation in Parliament today is a positive first step in catching up to...
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Small steps for G20, giant leap for Robin Hood
It’s amazing how developments unfold little by little at the G20 Summit. Here, it’s all about details. Oxfam's Victoria Marzilli...
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G20: the verdict
Our friends at the Robin Hood Tax campaign provide us with a wrap-up of the G20 meeting in France.
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Providing free health care in Mogadishu
21-year-old Maryana, a nurse for one of Oxfam’s Somali partners, works at an emergency therapeutic centre in Mogadishu. Here she...
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