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Takers Not Makers: How Billionaires Profit While Billions Struggle
As the world’s elites descend on the luxury Swiss mountain resort of Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Oxfam’s...
READ MORE![Bangladesh: Jannat with her family. Jannat lives in Nayapara, in the Cox's Bazar area which hosts over 1.7 million Rohingya refugees. Her community was severely impacted by water scarcity until Oxfam partner organisation NGO Forum installed a Mini Piped Water Distribution Network, enabling community members to access safe, clean water whenever they need. Photo: Fabeha Monir/Oxfam Bangladesh: Jannat with her family. Jannat lives in Nayapara, in the Cox's Bazar area which hosts over 1.7 million Rohingya refugees. Her community was severely impacted by water scarcity until Oxfam partner organisation NGO Forum installed a Mini Piped Water Distribution Network, enabling community members to access safe, clean water whenever they need. Photo: Fabeha Monir/Oxfam](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Oxfam-InuruID-370262-Bangladesh-2024-04-27.jpg)
What is the Rohingya crisis?
Who are the Rohingya people? The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority group from Myanmar, where they have faced decades...
READ MORE![Lebanon: Oxfam working collaboratively to address the needs of displaced people in North Lebanon. Photo: Rima Nabouls/Oxfam Lebanon: Oxfam working collaboratively to address the needs of displaced people in North Lebanon. Photo: Rima Nabouls/Oxfam](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Oxfam-InuruID-375344-Lebanon-2024-10-02-e1731286917999.jpg)
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,...
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Lorna Jane pays a living wage
Lorna Jane is the first brand on the What She Makes Company Tracker to pay a living wage. In massive...
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Carbon Inequality Kills report
Why curbing the excessive emissions of an elite few can create a sustainable planet for all The climate crisis is...
READ MORE![Canberra, Australia: Tanya Afu, Grace Ann Enriquez, Eduardo Maher and Peter Griffiths-Sebastian at Parliament House. Photo: Heidi Demond/Oxfam Canberra, Australia: Tanya Afu, Grace Ann Enriquez, Eduardo Maher and Peter Griffiths-Sebastian at Parliament House. Photo: Heidi Demond/Oxfam](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MKG07342-scaled.jpg)
Safe Climate Equal Future Speakers Tour
Three cities, eleven meetings with politicians, five impactful events, speeches at a national climate conference, and TV and radio national...
READ MORE![Mekko, Indonesia: Said (33) stands in front of his fishing boat. He now struggles to catch enough fish for his family's daily needs, due to climate change and the fish moving further and further out to sea. Oxfam acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). Photo: Vikram Sombu/Oxfam](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Oxfam-InuruID-357400-Loss-and-Damage-Mekko-Said-with-his-fishing-boat.jpg)
This is how your support is helping people facing the climate crisis
Earlier this year, we introduced you to Said, from the Bajo community in Indonesia. The Bajo is a traditional fishing...
READ MORE![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 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](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Oxfam-InuruID-369599-Palestinian-Territory-Occupied-2024-05-02-1-1-e1722991349419.jpg)
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...
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What is loss and damage?
Loss and damage (L&D) is the term used for climate impacts which cannot be or have not been mitigated or...
READ MORE![Cambodia: Siphon is a community activist who was trained and coached by 3SPN to advocate for community issues with the local authorities. She is a leader in her community and a part of the local fisheries network. Photo: Patrick Moran/Oxfam Cambodia: Siphon is a community activist who was trained and coached by 3SPN to advocate for community issues with the local authorities. She is a leader in her community and a part of the local fisheries network. Photo: Patrick Moran/Oxfam](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oxfam-InuruID-366440-Siphon-Community-Activist-1.jpg)
Siphon’s story
Siphon’s community relies on Boeng Santhow Lake for fishing, watering their crops and general use. But a private banana company...
READ MORE![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 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](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RS368139_Fidaa-Shurrab-Atfaluna-for-Deaf-Society-Rafah_lpr-1.jpg)
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...
READ MORE![Balaka district, Malawi: Angela writes her name on the classroom blackboard at a primary school in Balaka district, Malawi. Photo credit: Veronica Mwale/Oxfam in Southern Africa Balaka district, Malawi: Angela writes her name on the classroom blackboard at a primary school in Balaka district, Malawi. Photo credit: Veronica Mwale/Oxfam in Southern Africa](https://www.oxfam.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Education-support-BLK-160523-40-scaled.jpg)
Transforming education, transforming lives in Southern Africa
Every child deserves to go to school. But right now, too many girls across Malawi and Zimbabwe are facing barriers...
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