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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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Seven year old Mungo is busking for the Philippines
Last week we received news of an amazing seven year old boy, Mungo. After he saw the devastation of Typhoon...
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Hope in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan
I saw the signs before I saw the damage. As we drove northward on the Filipino island of Cebu to...
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Brisbane on the trail to ending poverty
In just a few short years, Oxfam Trailwalker Brisbane has become one of Queensland's premier outdoor events, raising in excess...
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Unprecedented walk-out: Oxfam joins hundreds to protest poor climate change action
It’s a sad fact. Climate change will hit the world’s poorest the hardest. Due to a lack of progress and...
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A Message in a Giant Bottle
“What are you doing with that 2 meter tall bottle of Pepsi?” asked the conductor at Sydney’s Central Station this...
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Opposing perspectives on hydropower
Robin Narciso, an Oxfam volunteer in Phnom Penh, shares his experiences at the Water, Food and Energy forum in Hanoi:...
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Gender and hydropower at the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) forum
Talking about gender is never easy and it’s even harder when you’re talking about it in relation to hydropower infrastructure....
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The scene in Tacloban
There are still body bags beside the road, and as the clean up continues the bodies are still being discovered....
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Your support is making a difference – now and into the future
It was heartening to see a further distribution of much needed aid in the Daanbantayan area yesterday and to have...
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Resilient communities amongst the destruction
As we came closer to the area where the typhoon had made its impact, things began to change. There were...
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The aid is starting to flow
I have just finished my first day in Cebu, spending it with the Oxfam team on the ground. We need...
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Typhoon Haiyan: the first critical weeks
Whilst the full response to this Typhoon will take some time, the initial phase lasting approximately six weeks will be...
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