Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – In depth
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe five-year war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which involved the armies of five other countries, officially ended in 2003 and democratic...
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Afghanistan at a Crossroads
Recommendations for the UN Security Council on the 2014 UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate Author: Steph Cousins, Humanitarian Advocacy Lead, Oxfam Australia, and co-Chair of the...
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Oxfam raises new alarm over humanitarian access as it pulls team out of Malakal
Today Oxfam withdraws four aid workers who have been trapped by fighting in Malakal while raising a further alarm over a lack of humanitarian access across the country.JUBA (23 Feb) – Today Oxfam...
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As the anniversary of Syria crisis approaches, refugees surveyed say they...
More than 65 per cent of refugees surveyed by Oxfam fear they may not be able to go back to Syria despite desperately wanting to return. There is an urgent need for Geneva peace process to be...
View ArticleUN Security Council resolution for a new peacekeeping mission in CAR a...
Oxfam reaction to UN Security Council resolution for a new peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, in thread more
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Courage in South Sudan: Ayak and Majak
When fighting broke out in South Sudan, Ayak Chuol chose to stay with her elderly brother instead of fleeing to safety. And when push came to shove, they were saved by a brave young stranger.While we...
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We No Longer Share the Land
Agricultural change, land, and violence in Darfur Author: Abdal Monium K. Osman, Marc J. Cohen Most analyses of violence in Darfur ignore the local dimension of the crisis, focusing instead on the...
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Heroes of South Sudan: David De Dau
Crisis in South SudanWhen he was threatened at gunpoint two days after fighting broke out in South Sudan, David de Dau refused to play along. Instead, he has been using his privilege to save the lives...
View ArticleOxfam reaction to start of talks between South Sudan's President Salva Kiir...
As talks are underway between South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar in Addis Ababa today, Oxfam's Head of Liaison Office with the African Union, Desire Assogbavi said:read more
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Above & Beyond: Voices of Hope from South Sudan
Jubilation and hope filled the hearts of many in July 2011. South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, was born after decades of fighting, despair and...
View ArticleOxfam reaction to resignation of UN Special Envoy for Syria
In response to UN-Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi's briefing of the Security Council today, Andy Baker, who heads up Oxfam’s response to the Syria Crisis, said:read more
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Massive and rapid global surge in aid effort needed to avoid catastrophic...
International agency Oxfam called today for a massive and rapid global surge in the aid effort to help millions of people at acute risk of hunger and disease in South Sudan saying that the crisis has...
View ArticleProviding aid amongst insecurity in the Central African Republic
26 international NGOs express their deep concern over violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), condemn recent attacks against humanitarians and reaffirm their commitment to helping civilians in...
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South Sudan: From the other side of the war
The conflict that broke out in South Sudan on 15 December 2013 has left thousands dead and displaced more than one million people.The current conflict in South Sudan has left thousands dead and...
View ArticleAfrican leaders demand immediate end to South Sudan violence
In response to the Letter from African Leadersread more
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