Last week, British actor Bonnie Wright, best known for her role in the Harry Potter films, travelled to Senegal with Oxfam to draw attention to the growing humanitarian crisis in the country and to the wider food crisis across the Sahel region of West Africa.
A military offensive in northern Mali would have serious humanitarian consequences and requires serious safeguards to be put in place warns a coalition of ten non-governmental organizations today.
One year on from the historic United Nations summit for refugees and migrants, the international community has failed to make meaningful progress towards meeting the goals of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants.
Oxfam envisions a positive digital future: a vibrant, creative, dynamic, and innovative ecosystem that is safe, secure, and built on a foundation of trust and human rights.
Ebola is spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, putting already vulnerable communities at greater risk. Here’s what you need to know about the situation and why aid cuts matter. Oxfam’s Ebola response focuses on providing clear health information and working with local partners leading prevention efforts to stop the virus from spreading, but the response remains critically limited and urgently needs more funding to save lives.
Oleksandra, 22, is a community social worker on gender-based violence. She is a part of the dynamic team of Rokada, a Ukrainian charitable foundation that works with internally displaced people (IDPs) and other vulnerable communities whose lives have been strongly affected by the war.
Every day, governments around the world give authorization for the export and transfer of weapons. These decisions affect the lives of millions of people.