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When you support Oxfam, you help create a world without the inequality that fuels poverty. Here’s what that looks like for the communities we work with.
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What’s happening in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon?
On 15 January 2025, a temporary ceasefire was announced, coming into effect on 19 January. Here's the latest update on the situation in Gaza and the wider region.
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Beyond safeguards: why advocacy is critical
Systems and safeguards are critical measures to prevent abuse and protect the rights of women and girls. But sexual misconduct,...
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Clean water washes away a mother’s pain
Dirty water, poor sanitation and unsafe hygiene practices have made life incredibly hard for generations of women like Nola. But...
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Sammy J in PNG
Oxfam Ambassador and all-round good guy, Sammy J, recently traveled to Papua New Guinea with us to see our work...
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Women helping women survive and thrive in Bangladesh refugee camps
Rajiah was a health worker in her home country of Myanmar. Now, as a refugee in Bangladesh, she is making...
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Gorman take a step forward on transparency
After years of campaigning from Oxfam supporters, Gorman and Factory X have published the names and locations of their factories....
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A proud, straight-talking woman
For too long, the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have been unheard in Australia’s political landscape. But...
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How can we go back to a Syria that no longer exists?
Seven years after the Syria crisis began, women, children and men continue to bear the brunt of a conflict marked...
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In their own words: Three inspiring young women tell us why we must #CloseTheGap
National Close the Gap Day is only a few days away on 15 March 2018. With International Women’s Day still...
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Famine looms in South Sudan
South Sudan's brutal four-year civil war has left four million people displaced and killed thousands. It has also forced millions...
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Working with our First Peoples – a history
In this edited extract from the book Practical Visionaries, Susan Blackburn explains how Oxfam’s predecessor, Community Aid Abroad (CAA), began...
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Syria: Civilians in urgent need as violence escalates in Ghouta
"I can hear children crying as they listen to the thunderous shelling and mortars". Moutaz Adham, Oxfam's Country Director, Syria...
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Now and into the future: strengthening systems to safeguard and tackle abuse
Recent events have shed light on a sector-wide issue that has violated the values at the core of our identity...
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