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Ebola cases in Eastern Congo reach 300 as mistrust and insecurity hamper response

5 November 2018

In the last month alone, the number of Ebola cases has increased by almost 80 percent.
Renewal of MINURSO mandate represents a hope for the Sahrawi people

2 November 2018
Deeply concerning that Rohingya refugees to be sent back to face same persecution they fled

31 October 2018
Hundreds of thousands of Congolese forced to flee Angola in need of aid

31 October 2018

Oxfam warned today of an emerging humanitarian crisis in the Southern Kasaï region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Oxfam condemns human rights abuse and violations committed against Central American migrants

30 October 2018

Oxfam strongly condemns the intimidation and increasingly severe human rights abuses and violations committed by Guatemalan and Mexican police against people who have been forced to migrate from Central America toward the United States.
Honduran court excludes victims’ legal team from Berta Cáceres Case, Oxfam calls for fair and impartial trial

30 October 2018

Oxfam expresses its concern about the decision to exclude the victims’ attorneys in the trial for the assassination of Honduran human rights defender and environmental activist Berta Cáceres.
One civilian dying every three hours in Yemen fighting

25 October 2018
Oxfam supports migrant caravan stranded in Guatemala with humanitarian aid

24 October 2018

At least 2,500 migrants, including families with babies and elderly adults, are stranded at the Guatemala-Mexico border. They are exhausted, suffering precarious conditions, and exposed to many dangers. Oxfam and its partner organizations are currently deployed in the area.
EU budget a hostage to contradictory approach of Parliament

24 October 2018

Following a vote in the European Parliament on the EU budget for 2019, Oxfam is concerned that the EU continues to prioritize migration management at the expense of humanitarian action and sustainable development.
Oxfam publishes second progress report for “Ten-point action plan” to improve safeguarding

22 October 2018

Oxfam is finalizing and will soon be rolling out improved, uniform safeguarding systems and policies and new safeguarding staff across its global confederation, detailed in its second progress report published today.

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Ebola cases in Eastern Congo reach 300 as mistrust and insecurity hamper response

Renewal of MINURSO mandate represents a hope for the Sahrawi people

Deeply concerning that Rohingya refugees to be sent back to face same persecution they fled

Hundreds of thousands of Congolese forced to flee Angola in need of aid

Oxfam condemns human rights abuse and violations committed against Central American migrants

Honduran court excludes victims’ legal team from Berta Cáceres Case, Oxfam calls for fair and impartial trial

One civilian dying every three hours in Yemen fighting

Oxfam supports migrant caravan stranded in Guatemala with humanitarian aid

EU budget a hostage to contradictory approach of Parliament

Oxfam publishes second progress report for “Ten-point action plan” to improve safeguarding