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In Focus: Syria, World Refugee Day
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REACTION: Israeli High Court grants urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations providing aid into Gaza
The Israeli High Court has ruled in favour of an urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, for an interim order which would prevent the cessation of all activities until a final ruling is reached. In response, Oxfam’s Policy Lead, Bushra Khalidi, said: “We are grateful that our request for an interim order has been…
Humanitarian organisations petition Israeli High Court as closure deadline approaches
The clock is ticking on a large part of the humanitarian response sustaining civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory. Thirty-seven international aid organisations have been ordered by Israeli authorities to cease operations in the occupied Palestinian territory by the end of February under revised Israeli registration rules. With efforts to force closures imminent, a group…
Oxfam warning of ‘disaster upon disaster’ as Mozambique braces for Tropical Storm Gezani
Oxfam is warning that Mozambique could be seriously impacted by Tropical Storm Gezani, which is currently gaining intensity over the Mozambique channel. Even if it doesn’t make landfall, it is likely to cause strong winds and flooding rain across Sofala, Gaza and Inhambane provinces – areas which have already been devastated by months of heavy…
Escalation of conflict in South Sudan threatens to push a million into extreme food crisis
Families in South Sudan are once again having to flee for their lives due to escalating conflict at a time when hunger is already at catastrophic levels, Oxfam warned. Renewed fighting, which has spread across Jonglei and into the neighbouring area of Walgak, 100 kilometres from the capital Juba, is deepening an already dire situation,…