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Abel Veiga Esperon was not afraid of hurricanes until Paloma hit, a day forever etched in…
by Sarah Watson, Oxfam Great Britain On Sunday the 21st of September 2014, just days before…
Almost 3,000 people have died and there are more than 5,000 other suspected and confirmed Ebola…
by Winnie Byanyima In the five years since global leaders met in Copenhagen to discuss climate…
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“To reach the Jordanian border, we walked for more than an hour at night. I was…
Despite the ceasefire, there remain enormous humanitarian needs in Gaza. The bombing of the past seven…
In Gaza, delivering safe water is filled with danger. “I’ve heard the sound of explosions while…
By Cathy Stephen I am the Technical Advisor for the Liberia WASH Consortium, a group of…
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Millions of people across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia facing drought crisis, as cost of water increases by 2000% in worst hit areas – Oxfam
Failed October–December rains have pushed nearly 26 million people into extreme hunger in East Africa. 58 million people do not have access to clean drinking water. Millions of livestock are at risk as drought devastate grazing lands and water sources, threatening pastoralist livelihoods. Failure of the last rainy season across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia is…
Statement by the Regional Directors of the INGOs in the Middle East Region
We, the Regional Directors of 14 INGOs, express our profound concern at the accelerating military escalation across the Middle East and the wider region. What we are witnessing is a dangerous expansion of violence with devastating consequences for civilians. There must be an immediate end to this spiral of military violence, to the use of…
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…