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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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Nepal’s mountain guides helping Oxfam deliver aid to remote villages
In the last month two large earthquakes and more than 100 aftershocks have devastated Nepal. Thousands of survivors are now...
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Ongoing violence in Yemen pushing country towards economic collapse
With the escalation of conflict in Yemen now in its second month, the country is now in the midst of...
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Making common sense of the Protection of Civilians
In 2012, Oxfam Australia commenced a project with Dr Phoebe Wynn Pope and the Australian Civil-Military Centre to deepen understanding...
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Sharing lessons from Cyclone Pam in Samoa
Just two months ago Vanuatu took a direct hit from Cyclone Pam — one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded...
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Oxfam delivering aid in Nepal
Oxfam has been delivering aid for more than a week, building pit toilets, providing shelter and clean water and distributing...
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2.8 million displaced: Nepal survivors face second disaster
The earthquake in Nepal has razed more than 70,000 homes to the ground and damaged countless others. Thousands of people are...
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Oxfam responds to Nepal earthquake: people of Nepal in dire need.
The heartbreaking aftermath of the Nepal earthquake continues. Oxfam is on the ground already providing clean water, pit toilets and...
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Donations needed in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake
Oxfam teams are now in Kathmandu responding to Nepal’s most powerful earthquake in decades. More than 3.5 million people are estimated to...
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Kathmandu was ever a disaster-in-waiting
Shaheen Chughtai (Oxfam's Deputy Head of Humanitarian Policy and Campaigns) is in Kathmandu. She shares her firsthand experiences The densely...
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One aid worker is courageously telling the world what life is really like in Yemen right now
Nuha is an aid worker in Yemen and speaking out the conflict now affecting millions of ordinary people in her...
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Journey to Ambrym: delivering aid to Vanuatu
It was on Monday 23 March when the first Vanuatu ferry loaded its cargo of much-needed aid for some of...
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Meeting the global climate challenge: What would a fair contribution from Australia look like?
In December, the world will come together to finalise a new global climate agreement. Well before negotiators land in Paris...
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