Somali campaigners call for Barclays back-pedal
I was on my bike very early this morning to join a group of Somali campaigners who are calling on Barclays to keep open the cash lifeline to Somalia.
View ArticleMadiba: not the end
Associate Country Director for Oxfam in South Africa and former ANC activist, Pooven Moodley shares his thoughts on the passing of Nelson Mandela, remembering his encounters with the great man and...
View ArticleGaza: the situation on the ground
Arwa Mhanna, Oxfam Communications Officer in Gaza, shares how the conflict there is affecting everyday life.
View ArticleFishing under fire in Gaza
Arwa Mhanna, Oxfam Communications Officer in Gaza, shares how the conflict there is affecting everyday life.
View ArticleMark Goldring is the Undercover Boss
Oxfam CEO Mark Goldring posed as a volunteer in the UK and in the Philippines as part of Channel 4's Undercover Boss which is on TV on Tuesday at 9pm. Mark tells us a little more about his experiences...
View ArticleOxfam in Gaza: "the most difficult work I have ever done"
Waseem is Oxfam Food Security and Livelihoods Officer in Gaza, where more than 200,000 people have fled their homes with nowhere safe to go. Oxfam is there providing vital water and sanitation, and...
View ArticleOxfam in Gaza: the crisis in 26 numbers, and how Oxfam is helping
Alun McDonald, Media and Communications Coordinator for Oxfam OPTI, sends us a picture of the situation in Gaza by the numbers, and how Oxfam and our partners are working to help.
View ArticleGaza entrepreneurs go online and around the blockade
As the conflict in Gaza escalates, and the blockade continues, many people are struggling to cope. The IT sector represents a creative way that entrepreneurs in Gaza can get around the blockade,...
View ArticleDelivering safe water despite the danger
The bombing of the past six weeks has caused massive damage to Gaza's water supplies. Hundreds of thousands of people are still without running water, as wells and pipelines have been destroyed. The...
View Article"A bomb flattened our brand new home"
A report released today, A Fairer Deal for Syrians, details how the $7.7 billion humanitarian appeals which have been made since the conflict in Syria began are less than half funded, while a...
View ArticleThe UK's unique opportunity to change millions of lives
On 12th September UK MPs have the chance to make a binding legal commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on overseas aid. Here Oxfam's Chief Executive, Mark Goldring, explains what such a...
View ArticleThousands of Syrian refugees battle a winter storm with limited means
Syrian refugees living in flimsy tents and temporary shelters are among the hardest hit by the storm that is sweeping the Middle East.
View ArticleEbola update: a long shadow over affected countries
In recent weeks there has been less and less information in the media about Ebola, so is no news good news? Cat Meredith looks at the situation in West Africa.
View Article0.7% - we did it: It’s finally law
Inspired, proud, downright ecstatic - we're experiencing the whole lot right now. Because today, after decades of tireless campaigning, parliament passed a law guaranteeing the UK will spend 0.7% of...
View ArticleMark Goldring: A thought provoking trip to Syria and Lebanon
Mark Goldring, CEO of Oxfam GB, has just returned from a short visit to Syria and Lebanon where he helped negotiate extending the charity's work in Syria and spoke out in the media about the mass...
View ArticleOxfam welcomes greater regulation of the fundraising sector
You may have seen an announcement by the government that new legislation will be introduced to clamp down on practices of rogue fundraisers. Oxfam welcomes this and will work with regulators and other...
View ArticleWhat can the Ebola crisis teach us about responding to Zika?
As concern grows about the link between the mosquito-borne Zika virus and an increase in babies born with abnormally small heads Nigel Timmins, Oxfam's Humanitarian Director, reflects on what Ebola...
View ArticleSyria five years on: hope in the darkness
OPINION: Five years into the Syria conflict, good news has been a rare commodity for millions of people affected by that catastrophic war. Is there any hope? Shaheen Chughtai weighs up the gravity of...
View ArticleToday is a victory for tax openness and fair play
Each year the poorest countries in the world lose out on $100 billion of vital funds because companies use tax havens to avoid paying their fair share. We believe it's a scandal and a form of...
View ArticleA Recipe to End World Hunger
On Saturday 15th June, the Oxfam Manchester group attended 'Feeding the 5000'. This miniature festival aims to draw an awareness to the British public about food wastage by offering them a free meal....
View ArticleTell @G20: Fix the cracks in tax
The path to global economic recovery is a tough one and on 5-6 September, Oxfam will be in St Petersburg to remind world leaders that the people who have it hardest are those trapped in poverty. 1.3...
View Article'The UK Gold' in Manchester
The UK Gold is being screened across the country- and it will be shown in Manchester on the opening day of the Conservative Party Conference. Find out more here:
View ArticleMarching With women around the world: my experience at the women's march in...
Photo: Rosy and her friend Esther at the Manchester event. Credit: Rosy Candlin. By Rosy Candlin Organised just a week in advance by local woman Jen Langton, the Women's March on Manchester, one of...
View ArticleSafe at last - a children's tale
Adnan had to leave his home in Syria in 2015. He arrived in the UK in November 2015, and was granted leave to remain in Glasgow in June 2016.Three months later, his wife, son (5) and daughter (7) were...
View ArticleThe Heist We're Talking About And What The UK Government Should Do To Help...
400 million people worldwide don't have access to essential healthcare services1. For Cecilia who lives in Zambia, the impact of this has been all too real. Her friend - and her friend's unborn child...
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