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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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Rising inequality hits home for Australia
Next year the richest 1% of people in the world will have more wealth than the other 99% of people....
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The end of UNFCCC COP20 in Peru: What will it take for governments to act?
After two weeks of splitting hairs over key elements of a new climate treaty at the UN climate talks here...
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Climate change is not just about the climate, it is about our lives
As representatives from more than 195 governments around the world come together in Lima, Peru this week to work on...
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Crucial climate negotiations in Lima
Last weekend activists unveiled a banner at Huaca Pucllana, the site of an ancient pyramid in Lima, Peru ahead of...
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Gender, arms and security in the Pacific
Today marks 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The new report "Arms, Security and Gender in the Pacific" by...
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Hundreds of hours spent researching finance links
Over the course of a year, Oxfam has spent hundreds of hours researching and documenting links between Australia’s big banks...
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Community voice largely absent in resettlement
Despite claims of community engagement, opportunities for communities to meaningfully participate in decision-making processes that impact on their land and...
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The politics of poverty and the new consensus for equality
In the lead up the G20 Leaders’ Summit in November, Oxfam Australia CEO Dr Helen Szoke spoke at The Bob...
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Support for women farmers could help us beat hunger
By Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International. Across South Asia and Southeast Asia, millions of small family farms are the...
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Know your rights: free, prior and informed consent.
By Robin Narciso, Communications and Information Officer Phnom Penh & Worawan Sukraroek, Regional Policy Advisor. Free, prior and informed consent...
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75 years to achieve equal pay is too long
Women can expect to wait another 75 years before they receive the same amount of pay as their male counterparts....
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What does it feel like to be a refugee?
What does it feel like to be a refugee, forced to flee to an unfamiliar country and dependent on humanitarian...
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