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The Power of People

Our Annual Report 2023/24 is here!

Learn about our impact, with a spotlight on Oxfam's and our partners’ efforts to protect civic space from shrinking further across the countries where we work.

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Our work

Brutal Barriers: Pushbacks, violence and the violation of human rights on the Poland-Belarus border

In the forest at the Poland-Belarus border, thousands of people on the move are caught in a dire situation, facing violence from authorities on both sides in an area marked by a human rights crisis.

A woman standing in the middle of a forest, in cold temperatures.

Water-Driven Hunger: How the Climate Crisis Fuels Africa’s Food Emergency

This briefing paper examines the interconnected water and food crises in Eastern and Southern Africa, focusing on eight of the continent’s most water-insecure countries.

A woman collects water from an Oxfam-constructed water tank in Beledweyne, Somalia.

Personal to Powerful: Holding the line for gender justice in the face of growing anti-rights movements

Thirty years on from the commitments enshrined in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, this briefing reveals a picture of broken promises and unfulfilled ambition by States.

Hunger skyrockets by nearly 80 percent in Eastern and Southern Africa over past five years amidst worsening water crisis

A new Oxfam report found extreme hunger has surged in eight of the world's worst water crises - all in Africa.

Cholera and Mpox cases increasing dangerously in DRC as aid cuts push health systems to near-collapse

Preventable diseases are sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Oxfam reaction to Israel’s attack on Gaza despite ceasefire

"It is indefensible that Israel has breached the ceasefire agreement by carrying out airstrikes across the Gaza Strip."

The future is equal

Oxfam is a global movement of people, working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together, we save, protect and rebuild lives when disaster strikes. We help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. we take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

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