Tag: humanitarian aid
What’s happening in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon?
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For over 15 months, the people of Gaza have endured a relentless war that has killed almost 50,000 people, left tens of thousands injured or missing, and displaced 90% of the population. On 15 January 2025, a temporary ceasefire was announced, coming into effect on 19 January. Thousands of Oxfam supporters signed our ceasefire petition, […] Read more »
Middle East Crisis: the latest
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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. Israel’s military assault over the past year has killed over 41,600 people and injured more than 96,000, while more than 10,000 people are estimated to […] Read more »
Rohingya refugees: Finding hope among the hopelessness
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Oxfam Australia’s Dylan Quinnell has just returned from three weeks in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh. There are now over a million people trapped in flimsy makeshift shelters, with a monsoon bearing down on them and nowhere to call home. Yet, hope remains strong among the Rohingya people. Read more »
A gift from the heart when tragedy strikes
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When earthquakes devastated Nepal in 2015, thousands of lives were lost. Without the generosity of Oxfam supporters, families like Til’s might still be homeless and drinking contaminated ground water. Read more »
Foreign aid: Australia must match the generosity of those we’re helping
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Australia needs a generous and stable aid program that leaves no one behind, bolsters the capacity and responsibility of countries to provide for all their people, and helps to build resilience in an increasingly risky world. Read more »
How can we go back to a Syria that no longer exists?
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Seven years after the Syria crisis began, women, children and men continue to bear the brunt of a conflict marked by enormous human suffering, relentless destruction and a blatant disregard for human rights. Read more »
Famine looms in South Sudan
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South Sudan’s brutal four-year civil war has left four million people displaced and killed thousands. It has also forced millions into poverty and is pushing people to their absolute limits. Oxfam aid worker Tim Bierley shares some of the horrific stories that have become almost commonplace in the country. Read more »
Syria: Civilians in urgent need as violence escalates in Ghouta
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“I can hear children crying as they listen to the thunderous shelling and mortars”. Moutaz Adham, Oxfam’s Country Director, Syria shares his view of the escalating Syrian crisis from on the ground in Damascus. Read more »
