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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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In northern Ethiopia, weather insurance protects against drought
In Adi Ha, northern Ethiopia, a growing number of farmers now have a means of managing some of the region's...
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Dadaab: a crack in the sky
Nicole Johnston from Oxfam Great Britain is unexpectantly buoyed by the incredible energy that is generated by the half a...
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All hands to the pump
It's a race against time to get water equipment constructed before refugees arrive in a new camp near Dolo Ad,...
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Habibo’s story
As famine creeps across southern Somalia, the Bay region is the latest area to be affected. Habibo, a widowed mother...
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Cleaning to a new beat
A whole lot of shaking going on: in her latest dispatch from East Africa, Oxfam Australia's Chee Chee Leung describes...
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Praying for paradise
Heralding the end of Ramadan, the Eid Al Fitr holiday is usually a time of celebration for Muslims. For those...
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Our woman in East Africa
Chee Chee Leung, Oxfam’s media coordinator for international projects and emergencies, is currently in East Africa, visiting the Dadaab refugee...
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With drought and famine weakening Somalia, community care improves childrens’ health
Launched with a local Somali partner in 2009, Oxfam's innovative community care program to address malnutrition in Mogadishu has reached...
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A photo story from Turkana
Five years without decent rain has left the northern Kenyan region of Turkana parched and in desperate need of aid....
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Smiling in Dadaab
Amid the challenges and frustrations of life at Dadaab refugee camp, there are also some good reasons to smile, as...
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World Humanitarian Day 2011
Most of us will be fortunate enough to never know disaster. Our lives will not be torn apart by flooding,...
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Destination: Mogadishu
The first of three Oxfam aid shipments to Mogadishu was dispatched on Saturday, containing 47 tons of water and hygiene...
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