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UN-brokered system for Gaza reconstruction after 2014 conflict failing
The system designed to reconstruct Gaza after the 2014 conflict is failing to meet the needs of 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza, as an already dire water and sanitation crisis escalates dangerously, Oxfam warned today in a new report.
One month after South Sudan famine announced, it’s a race against the rains to save lives
One month since famine was declared in two areas of South Sudan, it is a race against the forthcoming rains to save lives Oxfam warned today.
EU-Turkey deal makes seeking refuge in Europe “mission impossible” for most vulnerable
One year after the EU-Turkey deal was struck, Greece has become the testing ground for the EU's migration policies. Oxfam, IRC and NRC have analysed the situation in a joint report which documents the immense human suffering as well as the erosion of basic human rights and the right to asylum.
No escape for Syrians seeking safety six years after first protests
Those who have fled Syria are seeing doors slammed in their faces as rich countries across the world enact policies hostile towards refugees.
Oxfam demands justice for the victims of the Virgen de Asunción Home for girls and adolescents in Guatemala
Oxfam expresses its solidarity with the families of the 35 girls and adolescents who lost their lives, as well as those still hospitalized.
Israel threatens imminent demolition of entire Palestinian community
A Palestinian Bedouin community is at imminent risk of forcible transfer, a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Let us be proud of Europe: more than 170 NGOs call on EU to lead by values, not fear, in migration response
EU leaders must live up to their commitments to European values in responding to migration and stop copying xenophobic populist recipes, more than 170 NGOs said today in a joint statement.
Oxfam stands in solidarity with global strike on International Women’s Day
"Women and girls are today bravely taking a stand and Oxfam stands with them in solidarity," said Winnie Byanyima, Oxfam International Executive Director and women’s rights leader, this International Women’s Day.
Fight against poverty at risk by threats to women’s rights
Women across the globe are facing new threats which risk dismantling decades of hard-won rights and derailing the effort to end extreme poverty, Oxfam warns today.
Threat of four famines in 2017 “a catastrophic betrayal of our common humanity”
Oxfam is calling for immediate humanitarian and political action as the world stands on the brink of an unprecedented four famines.
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