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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

As the globe tackles Coronavirus, this blog is highlighting the challenges of those affected and the systemic changes needed.

What does the UN Security Council Resolution on COVID-19 mean?

Pauline Chetcuti

July 20th, 2020 Conflict, Humanitarian

On July 1st, the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres’ March 23rd call for a global ceasefire amid the coronavirus pandemic. Resolution 2532 (2020) was finally …

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How can the UK government justify arms sales that fuel the war in Yemen?

Laura Gyte

April 25th, 2019 Conflict, Food security, Humanitarian, In the news, Protection

Laura Gyte describes why Oxfam intervened in a court case brought against the UK government over arms sales. UPDATE: on 20 June the Court of Appeal ruled that UK arms …

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Ahmed’s family along with other families had to flee their homes due to recent conflict in Hodaidah, walking for nearly 10 hours, and walking through a sand storm. Credit: Ameen Al-Ghaberi/Gabreeze Yemen

Yemen: civilians are not a target

Alexandros Yiannopoulos

August 16th, 2018 Conflict, Humanitarian

This World Humanitarian Day, following a recent airstrike on a school bus, Alexandros Yiannopoulos explains why Oxfam is calling for a ceasefire to protect civilians in Yemen. In Northern Yemen …

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Building local humanitarian capacity in Yemen

Bassim Assuqair

October 16th, 2017 Humanitarian

Working with local partners in emergencies enables Oxfam to respond to the needs of more vulnerable people in a timely and sensitive way. Here Bassim Assuqair shares a success story …

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GWQ-Oxfam partnership: working hard to build when everything is collapsing in Yemen

Laila Alfaqeeh

October 2nd, 2017 Humanitarian

As part of Oxfam GB’s 75th anniversary, we’re showcasing the work of our partners. Here, Generations Without Qat, share the challenges they face in the escalating crisis in Yemen.  More than …

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Podcast: Protecting civilians in conflict

Rachel Hastie and Fionna Smyth

August 16th, 2017 Conflict, Humanitarian, Protection

As a result of conflict, the world today is faced with huge challenges in protecting civilians. In Yemen, Syria and South Sudan, infrastructures have been destroyed and thousands of people …

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A man cares for his goats in Abs district, in Hajjah governorate, Yemen.

Revisiting Yemen in the midst of conflict

Jonathan Puddifoot

March 24th, 2017 Conflict, Food & livelihoods, Humanitarian

The people of Yemen are experiencing one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises. The conflict between a Saudi-led coalition of Gulf countries and the Government of Yemen against the Ansar-Allah …

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A teacher writes on a classroom board, Taiz city, Yemen

From the ground up: How Yemen’s women and girls survive

Soman Moodley

October 27th, 2016 Conflict, Gender, Humanitarian, Protection, Women's Economic Empowerment

This blog introduces a study carried out by Oxfam, CARE and GenCap, to better understand how women, men, girls and boys survive in Yemen, a country torn apart by conflict. s …

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