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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.

Palestinian Territory, Occupied: Children and their families are returning to their homes or the remains of their homes to check the status of their homes. Photo: Alef Multimedia Company/Oxfam

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July 4, 2012

Dispatch from Dakar: our woman in West Africa

Oxfam Australia’s media coordinator for international projects and emergencies, Chee Chee Leung, has just landed in West Africa, and has...

Food storage structures spotted during the road trip. Photo: Richard Simpson/OxfamAUS

July 3, 2012

On the road in Niger

Oxfam Australia's Richard Simpson visited Niger recently, where he was struck by the innate resilience of the people in the...

June 19, 2012

A day out at Mogadishu beach

While the situation remains very fragile in Mogadishu, residents are beginning to enjoy a taste of normal life - such...

Fatimata Sawadogo working in the gold fields. Photo: Andy Hall/Oxfam

May 24, 2012

Digging for gold — and survival — in Burkina Faso

In desperation, hungry families in Burkina Faso are increasingly resorting to digging for gold. What they find with their rudimentary...

May 16, 2012

“The world must step in to avert South Sudan crisis”

Ongoing conflict in Sudan and South Sudan continues to cause great suffering among refugees who've been forced to flee their...

April 23, 2012

Portraits from Mauritania

Earlier this month, photographer Pablo Tosco visited drought-stricken Mauritania for our Spanish affiliate Intermón Oxfam. Besides taking some unforgettable photos,...

February 24, 2012

Somali voices

In the lead-up to this week’s international conference on the future of Somalia, we asked five ordinary Somalis what they...

February 3, 2012

Hunger calls in Africa’s Sahel region

Late and irregular rainfall, followed by plagues of birds, locusts and other pests have decimated the harvests of poor farmers...

January 23, 2012

East Africa: 6 months on

Thank you In 2011, prolonged drought, poverty and conflict meant that parts of East Africa were facing the worst food...

January 12, 2012

Returning to Haiti: 2 years on

By Caroline Gluck, Oxfam I wasn’t looking forward to returning to Haiti. Two years ago, I was one of the...

January 4, 2012

A simple blanket brings hope to flood evacuees in the Philippines

Keith Bacongco, Oxfam Philippines Flood-affected men and women in the Philippines had something to smile about thanks to Oxfam when...

December 29, 2011

Philippines floods: Why health matters in Sendong shelters

Rodilyn Bolo, Oxfam Phillipines Many of the families who lost their homes to storm Sendong (international name: Washi) have since...