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Palestinian refugees from Syria: A story of perpetual displacement

September 9, 2014

Bright peeled paint covers humidity stains on the walls. An old bed has been pushed into…

Syrian refugees in Jordan: ‘A bomb flattened our brand new home’

September 9, 2014

“To reach the Jordanian border, we walked for more than an hour at night. I was…

Video: Delivering safe water in Gaza

September 5, 2014

Despite the ceasefire, there remain enormous humanitarian needs in Gaza. The bombing of the past seven…

Delivering safe water despite the danger

August 25, 2014

In Gaza, delivering safe water is filled with danger. “I’ve heard the sound of explosions while…

Ebola: How Oxfam is responding in Liberia

August 22, 2014

By Cathy Stephen I am the Technical Advisor for the Liberia WASH Consortium, a group of…

Gaza tech startup incubator devastated by shelling

August 20, 2014

When people think of Gaza, they rarely think of a hub of technological innovation. But for…

Controlled arms: Oxfam’s hope for the next World Humanitarian Day

August 19, 2014

by Martin Butcher Around 1,500 people a day are killed in conflicts and armed violence across…

Getting water to Zaatari during drought season

August 19, 2014

Could you cope with just 35 litres of water, the equivalent of one 5 minute shower, a…

What does it mean to be a humanitarian?

August 19, 2014

“Rather than being a human, be a humanitarian” ― Kowtham Kumar K Today, August 19th, is…

South Sudan, one of the most challenging places to be a humanitarian

August 19, 2014

On World Humanitarian Day Pieter Struijf, Oxfam’s Program Manager for Jonglei, writes about the challenges of…

Kellogg Steps Up to Tackle Climate Change

August 13, 2014

Kellogg has announced it is stepping up to address climate change in a very big way.…

Six year olds in Gaza live through their third war

August 12, 2014

Salama Shamali is just six years old, yet he has already lived through three wars. I…

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Billionaire wealth globally jumped to highest peak ever in 2025, sparking dangerous levels of inequality says Oxfam

January 19, 2026

Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $25.4 trillion — its highest level in history, according to a new Oxfam report released today at the World Economic Forum in Davos.  …

100 days into ceasefire Gaza still deliberately deprived of water as aid groups forced to scavenge under illegal blockade

January 14, 2026

Oxfam and partners restore limited water access for 156,000 amid near-total water and sanitation infrastructure collapse. 100 days into the ceasefire announcement, in a week that has seen more severe weather hitting Gaza, needs remain desperate. Oxfam and dozens of other INGOs working in Gaza have had to further adapt their operations to keep life-saving…

Richest 1% have blown through their fair share of carbon emissions for 2026 in just 10 days, says Oxfam

January 10, 2026

The richest 1% have exhausted their annual carbon budget – the amount of CO2 that can be emitted while staying within 1.5 degrees of warming – only ten days into the year, according to new analysis from Oxfam. The richest 0.1% already used up their carbon limit on the 3rd January. This day – named…

53 International NGOs warn Israel’s recent registration measures will impede critical humanitarian action

January 2, 2026

International humanitarian organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory warn that Israel’s recent registration measures threaten to halt INGO operations at a time when civilians face acute and widespread humanitarian need, despite the ceasefire in Gaza. On 30 December, 37 INGOs received official notification that their registrations would expire on 31 December 2025. This triggers…

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