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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.
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Oxfam and Coldplay join forces to support people’s Right to Refuge
This December Coldplay has invited Oxfam on the road for their five Australian tour dates to raise awareness of the...
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I hear you: Hollywood actors read powerful stories of refugees
Amidst the largest refugee crisis since WW2, Oxfam has partnered with some of the best storytellers in the world to...
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As violence worsens in Aleppo, Oxfam is working to keep Syrians healthy and safe
The situation in Syria continues to deteriorate after a failed ceasefire, and Oxfam is working to restore safe water and...
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What should our PM say about refugees? Here are 9 ideas…
In a few days, the global community will meet in New York to talk refugees — and Prime Minister Turnbull...
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New assessment confirms major drop in remittances to Somalia
Hundreds of thousands of Somalis depend on financial support from family working abroad — but a new assessment shows problems...
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A lifeline for Somali families is hanging by a thread
The money sent home to loved ones by Somalis living abroad makes up a huge proportion of the country’s economy...
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Interactive map; our work on extractive industries
The sheer scale and intensity of mining, oil and gas exploration and extraction today is unprecedented.Each year more than 50...
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End violence against women in Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), violence against women is part of everyday life. A shocking 50% of women have experienced...
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Early warnings need early action in Somalia
In July 2011, Somalia claimed the first famine of the 21st century. Although there were clear warning signs many months...
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Research for protection
Since 2012 Oxfam Australia has been working with Dr Phoebe Wynn-Pope from the Humanitarian Advisory Group and the Australian Civil-Military...
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Arms trade treaty may point a way forward for the U.N.
For years governments told us in meetings that an Arms Trade Treaty was a fanciful idea – merely a twinkle...
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Arms Trade Treaty a victory for victims of armed violence
Today at the United Nations in New York, we have been part of making history. 155 governments including Australia have...
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