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Scene from Oxfam Assessment Team surveying the impact of Typhoon Haiyan, just days after it hit in Samar, Philippines. Credit: Jire Carreon/Oxfam

Yolanda on my mind: The odyssey of a humanitarian worker

November 8th, 2018 Conflict, Emergency, Humanitarian

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

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 …

Gatkuoth plumber working in South Sudan. Credit: Oxfam.

If we don’t make sacrifices, who will?

Cecilia Kiden

August 14th, 2018 Conflict, Emergency, Humanitarian

Oxfam emergency team leader Cecilia shares her experiences on the front line in South Sudan. I’ve seen a lot in my job. As an emergency responder, I am usually close …

Families receive around only 4 hours of electricity daily. An 11-year-old in Gaza has never experienced a full day of electricity. Photo: Adeline Guerra/Oxfam.

Pushing for peace in Gaza

Alison Martin

August 6th, 2018 Conflict, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Life-saving aid destined for water, sanitation and health care is being blocked from reaching Gaza. Alison Martin reflects on the impact of new restrictions as explained in our joint agency …

Oxfam and our partners' humanitarian and development work helps around 350,000 people in Gaza impoverished by the Israeli blockade. Credit: Iyad al Baba

Gaza is dying in front of everybody

Tim Holmes

May 23rd, 2018 Conflict, Humanitarian, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

Tim Holmes reports back on his recent visit to Gaza and reflects on the challenges people living there face in their daily lives. A powerful smell hit me as I …

Children play on the rubble of a destroyed house in an IDP camp in Qayyarah subdistrict, which is now home to thousands of people displaced by ISIS. Credit: Tommy Trenchard/Oxfam

Conflicts don’t just end, they are transformed into peace

Fionna Smyth

May 17th, 2018 Conflict, Fragile contexts, Refugees and IDPs

Twenty years on from the Good Friday Agreement Fionna Smyth reflects on the process of conflict resolution and the role of humanitarian organizations. Growing up in Northern Ireland in the …

Women’s rights in South Sudan: how do you empower women in a country in conflict?

Tim Bierley

March 19th, 2018 Conflict, Gender

How do you help empower women in a conflict zone? In South Sudan, Oxfam is pushing to help women make money through agriculture and small businesses, with the aim of …

Afghanistan, Herat, November 8, 2017 20-year-old Sahar became a refugee in Iran when she was 6 months old. Credit: Joel van Houdt

Afghanistan: the tragedy of return

Dr. Jorrit Kamminga

January 31st, 2018 Conflict, Refugees and IDPs

Are the returnees to Afghanistan safe in what is still a conflicted and fragile state? Dr. Jorrit Kamminga introduces a new report which explores this. With headline news carrying stories about …

Credit: Carol Allen-Storey/International Alert

Being a better partner in conflict situations

Mark Goldring and Harriet Lamb

October 31st, 2017 Conflict, Fragile contexts, General, Research

A new report from Oxfam and International Alert looks at how violent conflict impacts local civil society and how international partners respond. Here Harriet Lamb, CEO of International Alert and …

Panyjiar Headquarters community drawing water from a borehole. Credit: Bruno Bierrenbach Feder/Oxfam

Why partnerships are vital to our work in South Sudan

Tim Bierley

October 23rd, 2017 Conflict, General, Humanitarian

From borehole drilling to peacebuilding Oxfam partners in South Sudan are responding to people’s needs in ways that only local organisations could. Tim Bierley reflects on the strengths of Oxfam’s …