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Just twelve trucks distribute food and water in North Gaza Governorate in 2.5 months — Oxfam
Of the meagre 34 trucks of food and water given permission to enter the North Gaza Governorate over the last 2.5 months, deliberate delays and systematic obstructions by the Israeli military meant ...
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Defining and Assessing Transformational Climate Change Adaptation: A framework for application to agri-food projects
This discussion paper proposes a framework of four indicators of transformational adaptation – the breadth and depth of change, the intention to achieve transformation, scale and sustainability - and ...
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Israel’s forced displacement orders in Lebanon may constitute grave breaches of International Humanitarian Law, say aid agencies.
The 136 forced displacement orders Israel imposed on 25 per cent of Lebanon during its 62-day war were woefully inadequate, unnecessarily dangerous and likely illegal, aid agencies said today. These ...
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New national climate plan ‘falls far short of the U.S.’s fair share’: Oxfam
Regarding the announcement of the new U.S. climate plan under the Paris Agreement, called the nationally determined contribution (NDC), Ashfaq Khalfan, Oxfam America’s Climate Justice Director, said: ...
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Lebanese family recounts flight from home
Horrific violence in Lebanon forced families to collective shelters where Oxfam and partners provided crucial aid. For Siham, it’s difficult to escape the horror of the airstrike that drove her and ...
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Oxfam America International Women’s Day Advocacy Conference
Together, we will raise our voices against policies that aim to divide. We will stand united against an agenda that threatens ...
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Sahena's story
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Building independence for women in Ethiopia
Wizeru Mesfin says that membership in the self-help group and access to financing “gives me hope that I never had before." Photo: Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam A network of women's groups is helping women ...
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US undercuts climate action at International Court of Justice
In response to the United States’ statement on countries' climate change obligations at the International Court of Justice, Ashfaq Khalfan, Oxfam America’s Climate Justice Director said: “It is absurd ...
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Changing people’s minds one event at a time
Fifty years after its launch, the Oxfam Hunger Banquet® program shows no signs of slowing down. On the Thursday before Thanksgiving in 1974, more than 250,000 people nationwide took a pledge to skip a ...
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Baby Bonds: Reducing Economic, Racial, and Gender Inequality
Oxfam America recognizes the human right to an adequate standard of living and calls on policymakers to support proposals for baby bonds, which can ensure that all young adults have the resources they ...