Climate disasters are costing the Pacific eight times more than they did a decade ago The number of people impacted by climate disasters in the Pacific increased 700% on average in the last decade, compared to the previous decade, according to new analysis by Oxfam Australia released as COP29 climate negotiations begin today in Baku. […]
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 […]
Oxfam has congratulated Lorna Jane for being the first brand in the history of its What She Makes campaign to pay a living wage to all garment workers at their one apparel factory. The human rights organisation has been actively engaging with Lorna Jane for over two years, urging the brand to increase transparency and […]
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 […]
One hour of emissions from Australian billionaires’ super yachts and private jets equals what an average Australian emits in an entire year, a new Oxfam report reveals today. Globally, fifty of the world’s richest billionaires on average produce more carbon in just 90 minutes than the average person does in their entire lifetime. The first-of-its-kind […]
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 […]
Israeli explosive weapons hit civilian infrastructure in Gaza – including schools, hospitals and aid distribution points – once every three hours More women and children have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli military over the past year than the equivalent period of any other conflict over the past two decades, new Oxfam analysis has […]
Oxfam is responding to the escalating crisis in Lebanon, providing essential support to the hundreds of thousands of people who have been forced to flee as Israeli airstrikes bombard their homes and communities. The influx of internally displaced people, primarily from southern Lebanon, will quickly create disastrous conditions for local communities, beyond the ability of […]