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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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Land: is life
There are many small Pacific island nations that, at their highest point, are just metres above sea level. In 2010,...
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Financing Economic Justice for the World’s Poor
With an increasing disparity between the wealthy and the poor of the world and a growing vulnerability to natural disasters,...
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La Niña in a nutshell
With increased frequency and severity of erratic weather events dominating our news, the weather process known as La Niña is...
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Factors behind sea level rise
How much will waters rise, and what are the factors driving them up?
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How would you stem the rising tide?
Oxfam is currently in Tuvalu to witness the king tide - the name given to the highest tides of the...
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The challenges facing the people of Kiribati
The Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) speaks to the Pacific Calling Partnership about the harsh challenges facing the people of...
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Whose aid is it anyway?
Today Oxfam published a report that looks at a worrying trend we’re seeing in international assistance: the militarization and politicisation...
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Climate change documentaries nominated for Oscars
The Academy Awards may be over a month away still, but the Oscar nominations have just been announced and two...
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Dyeing rivers: Environmental concerns for China’s garment sector
Investigations by environmental NGO Greenpeace East Asia have uncovered serious environmental degradation, including high concentrations of heavy metals, in Chinese...
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Comparing US states to countries
Which earns more: the state of Wisconsin or Finland? This new tool enables you to compare the GDP of US...
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Oxfam’s campaigns – what you thought
In 2010, we asked you what you thought about our campaign work. Here are the results.
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Score the goals comic book
The UN have released a comic book aimed at teaching young people about the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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