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Published on July 16, 2026 - 10:24 GMT

Thousands forced to use one water source from Ebola treatment site in Democratic Republic of the Congo

NGO community-based outreach at just 10 per cent due to lack of funding Health facilities overwhelmed as some operating at over 130 per cent capacity Two months into the world’s largest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the …

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Published on July 14, 2026 - 00:10 GMT

Foreign Affairs Council: Reaction to EU Settlement Trade Discussions

Today, EU foreign ministers met to discuss banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements. This follows the European Commission listing options to restrict the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements. In response, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam …

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Published on July 9, 2026 - 03:32 GMT

Rich countries exaggerating “true value” of climate finance by around $100 billion

Rich countries have again inflated the "true value" of the climate finance they provide to low- and middle-income countries, overstating it by around $100 billion in 2024, according to new analysis by Oxfam. This exceeds the $88 billion by which …

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Published on July 7, 2026 - 05:37 GMT

The Leadership That Endures

Four years after the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s humanitarian response continues to be shaped by the people and organizations closest to the communities affected by the war. In this edition of Oxfam’s Ukraine Response Accountability …

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Published on July 3, 2026 - 09:40 GMT

Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda: What You Need to Know

DR Congo is facing one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises, driven by conflict, displacement, and structural vulnerabilities. For years, families in eastern DR Congo have lived under the constant shadow of conflict, forced to flee …

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Published on June 24, 2026 - 15:04 GMT

“Simplification is the EU Commission’s latest euphemism for deregulation” - Oxfam

Today, the European Commission presented its Tax Omnibus proposal to simplify tax rules and reduce bureaucracy across the EU. In response, Oxfam Tax Policy Expert, Julien Desiderio said: “Simplification is the European Commission’s latest euphemism for …

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Published on June 18, 2026 - 22:41 GMT

Remarks Delivered by Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s Global Humanitarian Policy Lead, at the UN Security Council Emergency Session on Gaza

Oxfam’s Global Humanitarian Policy Lead Bushra Khalidi - a Palestinian mother from Jerusalem living in the West Bank - addressed the UN Security Council in New York today, warning that the ceasefire in Gaza is failing and urging member states to uphold …

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Published on June 18, 2026 - 22:18 GMT

Oxfam reaction to the 2026 Bonn climate negotiations

The missing billions: Rich countries sidestep climate finance commitments at Bonn As the 2026 Bonn climate meetings draw to a close, Oxfam Climate Policy Lead Mariana Paoli said: “The UN negotiations have once again been derailed by rich countries’ …

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Published on June 17, 2026 - 23:45 GMT

G7 Summit of omissions: Oxfam

In reaction to the closing of the G7 Summit today, Oxfam International Head of Inequality Policy Max Lawson, said: "Once again, the G7 has put its own interests ahead of the people paying the price for crises that these same powers have too often …

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Published on June 16, 2026 - 08:52 GMT

Queer Liberation is African Liberation: solidarity as sunshine, everybody deserves some

The 3rd Pan African Conference on Family Values recently gained prominence after prominent media houses started reporting on it. Civil society had long petitioned against it, amidst a backdrop of global funding cuts, anti-LGBTQIA+ laws and increasingly …

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Published on June 16, 2026 - 06:10 GMT

Freedom Without Fear, Solidarity Without Exception

Everyone has the right to be safe and free from violence, fear, and coercion. Everyone should be able to make decisions about their bodies. Feminist and queer movements for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual rights are …

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Published on June 16, 2026 - 00:29 GMT

Scale of Ebola virus outbreak likely under-estimated – Oxfam

With only 0.2 doctors per 1000 people and more than 70 health facilities destroyed by conflict, the DRC’s health authorities are struggling to identify new infections fast enough to interrupt transmission. In North Kivu, deaths are being reported in …

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Published on June 15, 2026 - 03:32 GMT

G7 energy billionaires pocket $300 million a day since start of unlawful US and Israel war against Iran

Billionaire wealth has so far surged by nearly $10 trillion amid the fifth global economic crisis since 2020. G7 countries slashed aid to the world’s poorest countries by $48 billion between 2024 and 2025 —a sum G7 billionaires accumulated in just nine …

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Published on June 11, 2026 - 07:58 GMT

Soon-to-be trillionaire Elon Musk's wealth grew by over $1 million per minute in the last year

Oxfam warns Musk's imminent ‘government-backed trillionaire’ status marks "a dark day for democracy." As Elon Musk’s personal fortune is expected to surpass $1 trillion with tomorrow’s SpaceX IPO, making him the world’s first trillionaire, a …

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Published on June 10, 2026 - 22:37 GMT

More Palestinians killed by Israeli military and settlers across occupied West Bank in last 3 years since Gaza hostilities than ...

More Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military and settlers across the occupied West Bank in the last three years than in the previous 17 years combined, analysis from Oxfam has found. The number of children killed over the last three years was …

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Published on June 9, 2026 - 16:13 GMT

Oxfam joint report shows Maersk shipping weapon components to Israel despite earlier claims

Since October 2023, more than 72,700 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, while more than 172,500 have been wounded. At the same time the destruction of civilian infrastructure has been catastrophic: 92 % of assessed commercial and industrial …

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Published on June 5, 2026 - 05:10 GMT

Holding on to Dignity

And then there was Asma. Asma in Yemen had faced life-threatening pregnancy complications, with no access to healthcare and no financial means to reach it. By the time support reached her, the situation was critical. ‘Without this [support], I don’t know …

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Published on June 3, 2026 - 00:49 GMT

Governments falling 90 percent short of climate adaptation finance needs, Oxfam warns ahead of Bonn climate talks

Governments are falling 90 percent short of adaptation finance targets and leaving people in climate-vulnerable communities drastically under-equipped to cope with the devastating impacts of climate change, Oxfam warns ahead of Bonn climate talks (8-18 …

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Published on May 19, 2026 - 22:05 GMT

Aid cuts left DRC exposed to Ebola – Oxfam is mounting a response

Reacting to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo — Dr. Manenji Mangudu, Oxfam …

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Published on May 18, 2026 - 19:24 GMT

Aid cuts left DRC blind to Ebola – Oxfam is mounting a response

Reacting to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo — Dr. Manenji Mangudu, Oxfam …

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