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On International Volunteer Day Google search reveals truth about volunteers When you Google “volunteers” you automatically…
16 Days Stories – Oxfam Partners In Action
Worldwide violence against women and girls is a widespread human rights violation. Oxfam is part of…
Verdict on the G20 Summit in Brisbane
Oxfam verdict on the G20 summit Steve Price-Thomas It’s been hot in Brisbane today, with temperatures of…
Agnes Nyantie: Fighting Ebola door-to-door
Agnes Nyantie’s unassuming manner hides a spirit that will be key in overcoming Liberia’s Ebola…
“I love my people and I do not want them to die”
Alima Jamboria is a Community Health Worker and Chairperson of the Community. I'm a Community Health…
Ebola – the Invisible Foe
Ebola is with us – here and now. It is an invisible foe. It is transmitted…
Gap between rich and poor widening – and it’s not just us saying it
Blog by Christine McCartney, Oxfam Ireland Inequality is rising – to the detriment of us all.…
First she kept her own family together. Then she became a spokesperson for family farmers around the world.
First she kept her own family together. Then she became a spokesperson for family farmers around…
Ending Hunger, One Step at a Time
“I see the climate is changing a lot. Before it wasn’t like this.” Climate change is…
7 big questions about Ebola, answered
Blog originaly published by Oxfam America As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to claim…
Support for Women Farmers Could Help us Beat Hunger
Blog post by Winnie Byanyima – Oxfam International’s Executive Director Across South Asia and Southeast Asia,…
(This article was originaly published in straight.com on Oct 10, 2014 at 11:07am) At the end of…
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Oxfam Canada’s reaction to the Government of Canada’s advisory to highlight risks associated with Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
Last week Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service issued an advisory to Canadian businesses, highlighting the risk of complicity in engaging in economic and financial activities with Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which are illegal under international law. Settlement activity – including the rise in state-backed settler violence – violates human rights, international humanitarian law,…
Oxfam launches Nepal flood response in worst-hit Rasuwa and Nuwakot, as destroyed roads and swept-away bridges block relief efforts
Oxfam is launching an emergency response in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, the districts worst affected by Wednesday’s flash flood, as roads and bridges swept away by the surge have left entire communities almost impossible to reach. On Wednesday 26 August, a landslide and glacial event around 20km north of the Rasuwagadhi checkpoint blocked the Lhende Khola,…
REACTION: Nepal flash floods
“Oxfam in Nepal is closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with relevant government and humanitarian organisations. Of the three districts currently impacted, Oxfam has an ongoing operational footprint in Dhading and an established mandate to work in Nuwakot and Rasuwa. Oxfam is in contact with partners and other humanitarian organisations to support the emerging needs…
Rohingya Crisis Enters Tenth Year as Funding Cuts Put Lifesaving Services at Risk: Oxfam
DHAKA, 25 August 2026 – As the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh enters its tenth year, Oxfam is warning that shrinking humanitarian resources risk undoing years of progress and placing already stretched essential services in Cox’s Bazar under even greater pressure. Mallika, 36, has lived with her family in Camp 19 in Cox’s Bazar since arriving…