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Oxfam condemns latest attack on MSF hospital in Yemen
Oxfam and 5 other aid agencies have condemned the latest Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a hospital supported by MSF and have called for an investigation.
Closure of Yemen’s main airport puts millions of people at risk
Oxfam and eleven other aid agencies have called on the Saudi-led coalition to lift restrictions on Yemeni airspace in order to allow for the reopening of the country’s main airport, Sana’a International, and to allow humanitarian flights to resume.
Empower young people in their fight for equality, says new Oxfam report
Despite there being more young people in the world today than ever before, they are excluded from decision-making and are the most vulnerable to economic crises, says a new Oxfam report.
Saudi Arabia and allies must face responsibility for the killing of children in Yemen
Oxfam calls for the Saudi-led Coalition to be put back on the UN’s list of parties responsible for grave violations against children in Yemen.
Violence fuels South Sudan's humanitarian crisis
Warring parties, international community and UN peacekeeping force must do more to protect civilians and aid agencies.
Nearly 400,000 civilians cut off from aid in Syrian cities of Aleppo and Manbij
More than 300,000 civilians in Aleppo and an estimated 60,000 in the Manbij area, Syria, are cut off from aid despite promises made to open full access to aid across the country six months ago.
Six richest countries host less than 9% of refugees
The six wealthiest nations host less than nine percent of the world’s refugees while poorer countries shoulder most of the responsibility.
South Sudan's fragile peace: After five years of independence, urgent reform is needed
Five years after the birth of South Sudan, Oxfam warned today that without commitment from all signatories to the country's 2015 peace agreement, the country will falter. According to Oxfa
Growing humanitarian crisis in Niger as more civilians displaced by Boko Haram attacks
With at least 40,000 civlians displaced by two major Boko Haram attacks in the last 6 weeks, this situation in the Diffa region of Niger is becoming a growing humanitarian crisis - a total of 280,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since the conflict began two years ago.
Just five food commodities produce more greenhouse gases than any country except emissions giants China and the US
Rice, soy beans, corn, wheat and palm oil together lead to more greenhouse gas emissions than any country’s individual footprint, apart from China and the United States, according to new Oxfam research into the food industry and climate change.
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