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Oxfams appeals for aid as thousands of lives are still at risk after Cyclone Idai

20 March 2019

Oxfam staff speak of desperation, loss of hope and home, people in treetops - as rains are still falling and waters rising in some areas.
Three civilians killed every day in Yemen despite Stockholm agreements

19 March 2019

In the 11 weeks following the agreements, 231 civilians were killed across the country in airstrikes, shelling, by sniper or landmines.
Cyclone Idai leaves trail of death, destruction and homelessness in southern Africa

18 March 2019

Oxfam will be responding with water, sanitation services, food and other non-food items to people affected by Cyclone Idai that hit Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Oxfam condemns New Zealand terror attack and sends message of support and solidarity

18 March 2019

Our thoughts are with the many Muslim New Zealand families grieving the loss of their loved ones and to people of the Islamic faith – and all faiths – over the world who have been traumatised by this act of mass murder.
Brussels Syria conference: Donors must support without reservation or restriction

14 March 2019

The war is not over: the dozens of people killed in recent airstrikes and shelling are testament to this.
Oxfam and allies blast the EU-Turkey deal on its third anniversary for leading to short-sighted and dangerous migration policies

13 March 2019

The European Union’s deal with Turkey to control migration and return “irregular” migrants has led to policies and practices in Greece that are short-sighted, unsustainable, ineffective and dangerous, say Oxfam and 24 other NGOs in an open letter ahead of the deal’s third anniversary.
EU's tax havens blacklist ‘more like a whitewash'

12 March 2019

EU Finance Ministers have dropped five of the world’s worst tax havens from the EU 'black' and 'grey' list of tax havens published today.
Brussels Syria conference: Syrians don’t need handouts, they need to rebuild their lives

11 March 2019

Oxfam and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) today called on governments and other donors to provide more funding to help Syrians recover from eight years of conflict and rebuild their lives.
New IMF Report should trigger seismic shift in international communities approach to corporate tax abuse

11 March 2019
Notorious tax havens to be let off the hook in EU’s blacklist review

6 March 2019

EU finance ministers look set to whitewash nine of the world’s worst tax havens when they update the EU tax haven blacklist next week, says Oxfam.

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Oxfams appeals for aid as thousands of lives are still at risk after Cyclone Idai

Three civilians killed every day in Yemen despite Stockholm agreements

Cyclone Idai leaves trail of death, destruction and homelessness in southern Africa

Oxfam condemns New Zealand terror attack and sends message of support and solidarity

Brussels Syria conference: Donors must support without reservation or restriction

Oxfam and allies blast the EU-Turkey deal on its third anniversary for leading to short-sighted and dangerous migration policies

EU's tax havens blacklist ‘more like a whitewash'

Brussels Syria conference: Syrians don’t need handouts, they need to rebuild their lives

New IMF Report should trigger seismic shift in international communities approach to corporate tax abuse

Notorious tax havens to be let off the hook in EU’s blacklist review