Palestinian refugees from Syria: A story of perpetual displacement
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’
“To reach the Jordanian border, we walked for more than an hour at night. I was…
Video: Delivering safe water in Gaza
Despite the ceasefire, there remain enormous humanitarian needs in Gaza. The bombing of the past seven…
Delivering safe water despite the danger
In Gaza, delivering safe water is filled with danger. “I’ve heard the sound of explosions while…
Ebola: How Oxfam is responding in Liberia
By Cathy Stephen I am the Technical Advisor for the Liberia WASH Consortium, a group of…
Gaza tech startup incubator devastated by shelling
When people think of Gaza, they rarely think of a hub of technological innovation. But for…
by Martin Butcher Around 1,500 people a day are killed in conflicts and armed violence across…
Getting water to Zaatari during drought season
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?
“Rather than being a human, be a humanitarian” ― Kowtham Kumar K Today, August 19th, is…
On World Humanitarian Day Pieter Struijf, Oxfam’s Program Manager for Jonglei, writes about the challenges of…
Kellogg Steps Up to Tackle Climate Change
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
Salama Shamali is just six years old, yet he has already lived through three wars. I…
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REACTION: Israeli large-scale military operation and mass displacement in Hebron
Responding to the large-scale Israeli military operation and mass displacement in Hebron in recent days, Oxfam’s Response Lead in the West Bank, Mustafa Tamaizeh, said: “This is not only a humanitarian crisis but a deliberate assault on the economic foundations of Palestinian life, as families lose their homes and livelihoods. The destruction of factories, workshops,…
Humanitarian funding to El Niño critically insufficient, says Oxfam
Global funding for the preparation and response to El Niño and the harms it will bring to millions of people is critically insufficient, Oxfam warned today. The weather phenomenon is already having a catastrophic impact across much of the world, with wildfires, crop failures and growing severe food and water insecurity. El Niño’s intensity is…
Joint Letter to Prime Minister Carney on the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Re: United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Dear Prime Minister Carney, We are writing to you on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day that reminds us that ending poverty is inseparable from protecting human rights, dignity, and social inclusion, and that commitments to eradicate poverty must be matched…
Countries locked into IMF austerity programs are also around twice as vulnerable to economic fallout from war against Iran
Countries locked into IMF austerity programs are also around twice as vulnerable to economic fallout from war against Iran Countries locked into International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity programs are also, on average, around twice as vulnerable to the economic fallout from the US and Israel’s war against Iran and the escalating climate crisis, reveals new…