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Middle East Crisis: the latest

It has been over a year since the conflict in Gaza escalated — a year of families living without their homes, their loved ones or the basic supplies they need to survive.

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September 29, 2023

5 Essential Features Of Sustainable Cities And Eco-Cities

What is a sustainable city? It is estimated that 50% of the world’s population now live in cities. With this...

Lavenia, Zedi and Usaia (L-R) address parliamentarians at an event in the Parliament house. Photo: Oxfam Aus.

September 28, 2023

Safe Climate, Equal Future Tour 2023

Three cities, fifteen meetings with politicians, seven impactful events, and national news interviews – all for our planet. Oxfam’s inspirational...

July 25, 2023

When calamity equals major profit: why a windfall tax is the fairest way to ensure everybody benefits when big business booms

Over the past couple of years, 722 of the world’s biggest corporations have raked in more than $1 trillion in...

Pakistan: Samjho gets a hand pump in her village. Photo: Tooba Niazi/Oxfam

July 18, 2023

Oxfam’s 2022 Pakistan Flood Relief

In August 2022, the Government of Pakistan declared a ‘national emergency’ as torrential monsoon rains inundated the country. The flooding...

Turkiye: Mother and her two children are sitting in their tent. Photo: Delizia Flaccavento/Oxfam.

July 18, 2023

Oxfam’s Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Response: 6 Months On

After two powerful earthquakes devastated large parts of southern Türkiye (Turkey) and northern Syria in February, millions have been left homeless. ...

Textile workers are working inside a garment factory in Bangladesh. Photo: Fabeha Monir/Oxfam

July 10, 2023

Statement of solidarity: Oxfam condemns the killing of union leader, Shahidul Islam

Oxfam stands in solidarity with the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation (BGIWF), trade union leaders and all human rights...

Turkiye: The Oguz family from Gaziantep don’t know if they have a house to return to. They have lost everything. Photo: Tineke D'haese/Oxfam

May 10, 2023

Türkiye-Syria Earthquake: 3 Months On

It’s been just 3 months since the devastating earthquake that affected over 18 million people across Türkiye and Syria. The...

Hera, Timor-Leste: (L-R) Domingas Pereira, Milena Sarmento, Zenito Sarmento and .Julio da Silva Sarmento.from Youth Empowerment for Future (YEFF), who are advocating for a more diversified economy and specific budgetary support for agriculture in Timor-Leste, at their farm in Hera, outside Dili. Hadalan is Oxfams core influencing program in Timor-Leste that seeks to push for a more diversified economy, influence national debates, budgets and policy and bring youth, women, persons with disabilities, farmers and people in the municipalities to the table.

April 26, 2023

Oxfam’s Budget platform

Bringing equality and compassion to the heart of the budget We all want a fair economy that works for people....

After Safaia Osman’s cattle died in the drought, she became a participant in Oxfam’s Cash Transfer Programme and Water Sanitation and Hygiene Non Food Item in Badana, Kenya. Now she has the clean water and food she needs to survive the drought. Credit: Loliwe Phiri/Oxfam

April 26, 2023

Help Fight Famine

Right now, the world is experiencing multiple crises, where the impacts of COVID-19, conflict, growing inequality and climate change are...

Turkiye: Matiya Women's Cooperative member Amal peels potatoes. Photo: Yalcin Ciftci/Oxfam KEDV

April 5, 2023

50 days on from the Turkiye-Syria Earthquake: Oxfam’s response

On February 6, a powerful earthquake hit southern Turkiye and northern Syria, causing widespread destruction and leaving many families struggling...

March 28, 2023

Charity Gift Cards for a Good Cause

An Easter Egg-stravaganza! Easter is a time of joy and celebration. It’s a time to reflect on the values of...

Katerina, a 34-year-old Ukrainian refugee from Odessa, together with her son Miron*, 2 and her daughter Daria*, 8, in the backyard of the Bronx People Association, August 3rd, 2022. *Name changed to protect identity

January 25, 2023

The Partner-led response: How Oxfam is supporting Ukrainian refugees in Romania through local communities

Since the outbreak of the Ukrainian crisis in 2022, more than six million refugees have been recorded across Europe. In...