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Horizonte Azul: A Brighter Future for Impoverished Youth in Maputo
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Mapping the money: Unpacking the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2013
by Carsten Völz, Oxfam International Humanitarian Director The Global Humanitarian Assistance report is eagerly anticipated by…
Liqaa’ is a friend of mine
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Behind the Brands: Will your favourite brand make it to the top of the scorecard?
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Palm oil: The real problem is crystal clear through the haze
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What do the Uttrakhand floods tell us about India’s development model?
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The Power of People Against Poverty
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by Victoria Marzilli Two months. That is all it took for chocolate lovers and social…
Verdict on the G8 Summit, 2013
by Adam Musgrave, Oxfam International I sat in Enniskillen Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon, having…
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100 days into ceasefire Gaza still deliberately deprived of water as aid groups forced to scavenge under illegal blockade
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
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
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…
Oxfam Reaction to IPC Report on Gaza
Responding to today’s Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) report, Oxfam’s Marta Valdes García, Humanitarian Director, said: “There remains appalling and preventable levels of hunger in Gaza. Israel is allowing far too little aid to enter even as it continues to actively block aid requests from dozens of well-established humanitarian agencies. Oxfam alone has $2.5m worth…