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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.

Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Children and their families are returning to their homes or the remains of their homes to check the status of their homes. Photo: Alef Multimedia Company/Oxfam

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Photos from along the road in Northern Cebu. Photo: Vincent Malasador/Oxfam

November 13, 2013

Typhoon Haiyan: the first critical weeks

Whilst the full response to this Typhoon will take some time, the initial phase lasting approximately six weeks will be...

A survivor walks among the debris of houses destroyed by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban in the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on November 11, 2013.

November 12, 2013

Race against time for Typhoon Haiyan survivors

New reports from Oxfam’s rapid assessment team in Tacloban, one of the hardest hit provinces of Leyte, confirm 100 per...

October 28, 2013

Moment of truth for Syria

It’s rare to see a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East but in the last few weeks, we’ve had some...

October 15, 2013

Cyclone leaves destruction and homelessness in India, Oxfam will provide relief to 60,000 people affected

Oxfam will provide water, sanitation and shelter to 60,000 people affected by Cyclone Phailin. The storm, one of the country’s...

October 14, 2013

Our response to Cyclone Phailin

Roads are blocked by fallen trees, communication and power lines are down. Damage on building is widespread so is the...

August 22, 2013

Oxfam: Helping over 200,000 Syrian Refugees

Almost 1.8 million people have already fled Syria due to ongoing violence. Za’atari, the largest refugee camp in the region,...

June 20, 2013

On World Refugee Day, Syria reminds us of the human cost of conflict

June 20th is World Refugee Day. It’s a time to remember the millions of men, women and children worldwide who...

Photo: Oxfam's office in Mugunga camp, DRC. Photo: Colin Delfosse/Oxfam

November 27, 2012

Letter from the DRC

This heart-breaking dispatch from Oxfam's Eddy Mbuyi in DRC provides a whole new perspective on the conflict currently ravaging Goma.

Seng now feels better prepared to cope with natural disasters. Photo: Louise Mooney/OxfamAUS

October 12, 2012

Living with disasters – preparedness and response in Laos

By Louise Mooney, East Asia Humanitarian Program Coordinator, May 2012 In June last year the remote, mountainous district of Met...

October 11, 2012

International Day for Disaster Reduction: 13 October 2012

International Day for Disaster Reduction is an opportunity to celebrate how communities are reducing their risk to disasters, and to...

Natasha Stott Despoja with Awa in one of her fields. Photo: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

October 2, 2012

Making a difference in Burkina Faso

In a video blog she recorded while in Burkina Faso for Oxfam recently, former Democrats leader Natasha Stott Despoja describes...

Fara, a widowed mother of nine, who Louise met in Niamey. Photo: Louise Mooney/OxfamAUS

September 20, 2012

Rain and hope in Niger

On her second day in Niger, Oxfam's Louise Mooney wakes up to much-needed rain, and meets one of Oxfam's beneficiaries,...