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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.

Lebanon: Oxfam working collaboratively to address the needs of displaced people in North Lebanon. Photo: Rima Nabouls/Oxfam

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Gaza, Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Ghada Alhaddad stands in the Al-Mawasi area, collecting notes and reflections from people on the ground. Photo: Alef Multimedia/Oxfam

August 7, 2024

This is what’s happening in Gaza

As the bombardment of Gaza rages on and food shortages worsen, Oxfam supporters around the world have helped reach 490,118...

Gaza, Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Fidaa Shurrab, Director of Projects at Atfaluna for Deaf Society in Rafah stands in front of a destroyed building in Gaza strip while going to work. Photo: Alef Multimedia/Oxfam

March 7, 2024

What the women of Gaza want you to know this International Women’s Day

This Friday 8 March is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to honour women and their achievements while noting that...

Gaza, Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Displaced People in Rafah in South Gaza to use the newly installed desalination units Oxfam and local partners provided. These units provide clean drinking water for free with no risk of contamination. Photo: Alef Multimedia/ Oxfam

February 14, 2024

The current situation in Gaza

The ongoing conflict in Gaza has now displaced over 1.9 million people — in many cases, more than once. Deprived...

August 2, 2022

Youth voices from 15 years of the Gaza blockade

2022 marks 15 years of the Gaza blockade, which continues to prevent young people from achieving their dreams and living...

Oxfam in Ghana: Helping people change their lives, their communities and their nation. Photo: Nana Kofi, Oxfam OGB

April 22, 2020

Beyond Covid-19: could we create a more sustainable world?

What will the world’s response to the COVID-19 crisis mean for the two defining and interconnected challenges of our age:...

December 17, 2019

Turning your emergency donation into instant aid with Blockchain

New Blockchain technology has the potential to deliver emergency cash transfers in a faster, cheaper and more transparent fashion than...

A family stand outside their home smiling.

August 27, 2019

Dabessa’s Story

Dabessa and his wife Lelisse are members of the Oromo ethnic community in Ethiopia. After nine long years of persecution,...

August 21, 2019

Lucy’s Story

Originally from South Sudan, Lucy has lived in Australia since 1991. She was separated from her three-year-old daughter Susan in...

Photo: Deir ez-Zor, Syria. No photo of Eastern Ghouta available at this time. Photo sourced courtesy of Matthew Hemsley/Oxfam

February 28, 2018

Syria: Civilians in urgent need as violence escalates in Ghouta

"I can hear children crying as they listen to the thunderous shelling and mortars". Moutaz Adham, Oxfam's Country Director, Syria...

January 26, 2018

Rohingya refugee mothers tell their story

More than half of the 626,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are women and girls. There are 120,000 pregnant women and...

December 15, 2017

The latest push for peace in South Sudan: we must end this war.

It's been five years since civil war broke out in South Sudan. Earlier this year, Oxfam International's Executive Director, Winnie...

December 20, 2017

We must not fail the Rohingya again

Oxfam International Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, calls on the international community to plug the funding aid gap, and international leaders...