Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s vote today in support of a United Nations resolution for an “immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. Oxfam also welcomes Australia’s vote for a resolution defending the work of UNRWA, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees, which is the largest and most well-established agency that […]
Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to vote in favour of a United Nations resolution urging Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories. This shift in Australia’s stance aligns with the UN resolution demanding that “Israel bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible.” […]
Israel is in the late stages of ethnic cleansing of the North Gaza governorate, Oxfam says. For fifty days, Israel has prevented Oxfam, its partners, and other humanitarian agencies from delivering life-saving aid to thousands of starving people in north Gaza. Amitabh Behar, Oxfam Executive Director, said: “Our staff in Gaza have been desperately trying […]
In response to tonight’s announcement of an expected 60-day ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, Oxfam Lebanon’s country director Bachir Ayoub, said: “While news of a ceasefire will bring relief to millions in Lebanon, it is only a fragile pause that will not guarantee an end to the violence. Until then, Israel seems determined to bombard the […]
On October 13, the U.S. Secretaries of State and Defence issued a letter to Israel demanding progress within 30 days on concrete measures to reverse the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza. On the deadline for compliance, today, Tuesday, November 12, eight humanitarian organizations have released a scorecard assessing progress against these measures over the past 30 days, […]
In response to the alert issued last night, by the IPC’s Famine Review Committee, which warned of imminent famine in northern Gaza, Oxfam’s Middle East Director, Sally Abi Khalil, said: “It is a crime against humanity for a country to unleash famine upon a population. For over a year Israel has used starvation as a weapon of […]
In reaction to the Knesset passing bills banning UNRWA from operating in areas under Israel’s control, Sally Abi Khalil, Oxfam Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa said: “Israel has bombed Palestinians to death, maimed them, starved them, and is now ridding them of their biggest lifeline of aid. Piece by piece, Israel […]
Oxfam condemns in the strongest terms the killing of four water engineers and workers in Gaza today from the Khuzaa municipality who were working with our strategic partner the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU). The four men were killed on their way to conduct repairs to water infrastructure in Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis. Despite […]
On World Food Day, hunger has reached an all-time high exposing the flaws in global peacebuilding and conflict recovery efforts Between 7,000 to as many as 21,000 people are likely dying each day from hunger in countries impacted by conflict, according to a new Oxfam report published on World Food Day. The report, Food Wars, […]
The Lebanese authorities, communities and humanitarian agencies are struggling to shelter and provide the necessities of life to over one million people fleeing Israel’s airstrikes and invasion to the south, Oxfam said today. Oxfam is working with local partners in Lebanon and alongside other aid agencies as part of the government’s humanitarian response plan following […]