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War, peace and women’s long journey for justice in Somalia

August 5, 2015

Somalia hasn’t been in the news much in the past couple of years – which is…

Hard choices in South Sudan: food or clean water?

July 24, 2015

An end to the fighting would go a long way toward solving the challenges so many…

Happy Eid – from Yemen

July 16, 2015

Eid is upon us. But it doesn’t feel like Eid. Fighting in Yemen has not ceased…

Oxfam’s view on what’s at stake in Addis

July 7, 2015

The world’s most powerful political leaders will be quietly absent from the UN Financing for Development…

Gaza’s youth using art to overcome the scars of war

July 7, 2015

Last summer, 16 year old Eba'a Hamouda watched terrified as the bombs fell all around her…

Yemen: Women get on their bikes for their rights

July 6, 2015

Amidst bombings and shortages in fuel, food and vital supplies, a group of Yemeni women came…

Teachers and Tampons: why taxes matter for women

June 23, 2015

Today is World Public Service Day. Around the world, governments and citizens are marking the contribution…

In Focus: Syria, World Refugee Day

June 20, 2015

Written by: Adeline Guerra, Regional Campaigns and Communications adviser Children hide behind water tanks while clothes…

Forced from home – Eliza’s journey to safety in South Sudan

June 20, 2015

Written by: Stella Madete, Oxfam Novib (Netherlands), Information Officer, Somalia Eliza is a chef and mother…

Nepal earthquake was ‘single most frightening experience of my life’

May 19, 2015

By Lisa Rutherford (press office, Oxfam Great Britain) The 7.9 magnitude earthquake on 25th April left the…

Celebrating International Day of Families

May 15, 2015

"Our women's rights committees are successful because they incorporate men within the structure. When talking about…

Fostering gender equality in emergencies

May 1, 2015

Written by Sarah Rooney, Oxfam Canada’s intern and 3rd year law student at University of Ottawa.…

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