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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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Doha climate reality check
Every UN climate conference has stories of powerful voices cutting through the noise and reminding delegates of the raw realities...
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Mohamed Nasheed: abuses of power in the Maldives
Some of you were lucky enough to attend our screening of The Island President at this year’s Human Rights Arts...
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Australia signs on to Kyoto2
Oxfam Australia has welcomed the Government’s intention to join a second phase of the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol, whose...
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A Twitter storm to support Kyoto 2
From the food crisis in West Africa to drought in the US, from receding Arctic ice to a dying Great...
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Will your local MP support Kyoto 2?
From receding Arctic ice to a dying Great Barrier Reef, from drought in the US, to the food crisis in...
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Seat or no seat, Australia has Security Council status
The countries of the world will sit down to vote overnight on who will become the newest non-permanent members of...
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The Arctic is melting – time for Kyoto 2
The results are in. The Arctic summer melt record has not merely been broken. It’s been smashed – confounding experts...
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Everything you wanted to know about the Bangkok climate talks but were afraid to ask
Negotiators are in Bangkok for another round of UN climate talks (30 Aug – 5 Sep). This is an “intersessional”...
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Australia supporting Kyoto2
Remember how you felt in 2007 when we belatedly ratified the Kyoto Protocol? The broad community support for our signing...
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Climate change is threatening your coffee
What happens when climate change impacts on source products that are part of a global supply chain? Oxfam posed this...
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What is the state of our climate?
by Oxfam intern Kim Ho The annual State of the Climate report has been released, revealing that both natural and...
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The first steps in tackling climate change
After putting my 4 month year old son to bed on Saturday night, my head hits the pillow. I’m fast...
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