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Palestine Recognition Must Come With Action: To Save Lives, States Must Stop Israel’s Crimes & Ensure Palestinian Agency
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 2:44 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
Statehood recognition is an important, welcome step in the realization of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. It cannot remain symbolic or be treated as a reward. More >>
Oxfam Reacts To NZ Government’s Decision Not To Recognise Palestinian Statehood
Monday, 29 September 2025, 1:10 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
Oxfam insists that concrete steps must be taken toward an immediate and permanent ceasefire so that aid can freely flow into Gaza and to ensure the release of the hostages and illegally detained Palestinian prisoners. More >>
Israeli Attacks Kill Oxfam Partner Colleague, Destroy Clinics In Gaza
Sunday, 28 September 2025, 8:27 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
Several Oxfam partners have been attacked by Israel since the beginning of the war, killing partner colleagues or destroying critical humanitarian infrastructure. More >>
70% Of Minerals For Renewables Lies In Global South But The Majority Of Profits Are Captured By The World’s Richest
Sunday, 28 September 2025, 7:53 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
The Oxfam report describes the "plunder" of minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earths, land grabs for bioenergy, carbon removal projects, and seizure of large-scale resources for hydropower, wind and solar. More >>
Leaders Of Major Aid Groups Call On World Leaders To Intervene Following UN Genocide Conclusion
Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 1:59 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
"What we are witnessing in Gaza is not only an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, but what the UN Commission of Inquiry has now concluded is a genocide." More >>
Oxfam Reaction To SOFI 2025 Report
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 11:26 am | Oxfam Aotearoa
"As top donors, including the G7, push through a historic 28% cut to aid by 2026, 2.6 billion people -over a third of humanity -still cannot afford a healthy diet. These are not just statistics. These are lives unravelling and futures stolen," Emily ... More >>
International Court Of Justice Climate Ruling A Powerful Tool For Holding Countries To Account
Thursday, 24 July 2025, 8:34 am | Oxfam Aotearoa
This ruling elevates national climate commitments everywhere by confirming that countries must reduce emissions enough to protect the universal rights to life, food, health and a clean environment. More >>
Global Survey Finds 8 Out Of 10 People Support Taxing Oil And Gas Corporations To Pay For Climate Damages
Friday, 20 June 2025, 12:08 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
Oxfam’s research finds that 585 of the world’s largest and most polluting fossil fuel companies made $583 billion in profits in 2024, a 68% increase since 2019. Their emissions in just one year are enough to cause 2.7 million heat-related deaths over ... More >>
Oxfam Delivers Lifesaving Aid To Women And Girls In Gaza Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
Friday, 30 May 2025, 5:33 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
Despite the ongoing aid obstruction, constant bombardment and movement restrictions, Oxfam, together with local partners Juzoor and Aisha, distributed 5,000 dignity kits in Northern Gaza and additional 2,100 in Southern Lebanon. More >>
Budget Cuts Funding Promised To Pacific Communities On Frontlines Of Climate Crisis
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 3:09 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
"New Zealand's climate finance currently supports some of the poorest communities in the Pacific and around the world to maintain their basic needs in a changing climate - things like fresh water, suitable crops, and a safe place to live. More >>
Myanmar Earthquake: Risk Of Waterborne Disease Outbreak Amidst Devastation Compounded By Weekend Heavy Rains
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 11:04 am | Oxfam Aotearoa
The destruction of roads and bridges, together with the disruption in telecommunications have already slowed rescue and relief operations over the past week. Millions of people in hardest-hit areas remain with limited access to electricity, clean water ... More >>
Oxfam: Humanitarian Operations In Gaza Severely Hampered; Famine Risks Increasing
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 1:03 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
Oxfam is calling for a renewed ceasefire and for Israel to lift its 23-day siege which is again blocking aid supplies and increasing famine risks for desperate civilians. Israel imposed a complete blockade 23 days ago and cut off electricity to Gaza a ... More >>
Less Than Seven Percent Of Pre-conflict Water Levels Available To Rafah And North Gaza, Worsening A Health Catastrophe
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 2:37 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
In the North Gaza governorate, almost all water wells have been destroyed by the Israeli military. Over 700,000 people have returned to find entire neighbourhoods wiped out. For the few whose homes remain standing, water is non-existent due to ... More >>
Oxfam Aotearoa Responds To New Zealand’s Climate Target
Friday, 31 January 2025, 4:33 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
We are at a critical point for the Pacific as global heating creeps closer to 1.5 degrees. Our Government should be standing with the communities most affected and leading global efforts to stop the climate crisis getting worse. More >>
Richest 1% Burn Through Their Entire Annual Carbon Limit In Just 10 Days
Friday, 10 January 2025, 2:09 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
The richest 1 percent are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution than the poorest half of humanity, with devastating consequences for vulnerable communities and efforts to tackle the climate emergency. More >>
Oxfam Says COP29 Deal Is A "Global Ponzi Scheme"
Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:44 am | Oxfam Aotearoa
Oxfam Aotearoa’s Climate Justice Lead Nick Henry said: "The failure to meet the global need for climate finance is a failure of empathy from the leaders of rich countries." More >>
Risk Of Disease Outbreak Rises As Bangladesh Floods Devastate Sanitation Infrastructure
Monday, 30 September 2024, 10:32 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
The Bangladesh floods are the worst in recent history, have affected around 5.8 million people. With sanitation facilities, infrastructures, homes, and agricultural lands extensively damaged, communities need immediate and sustained support. More >>
Oxfam Responds To Lebanon Crisis
Sunday, 29 September 2024, 5:36 am | Oxfam Aotearoa
Oxfam and our partners are supporting internally displaced people in shelters in Beirut, Mount Lebanon and North Lebanon with clean water and sanitation, emergency cash, food, and hygiene and menstrual hygiene kits. More >>
New Reports Highlight New Zealand’s Opportunity To Boost Climate Finance
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 1:48 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
Humanitarian agencies World Vision New Zealand and Oxfam Aotearoa, alongside the New Zealand Climate Action Network (NZCAN), have released two important climate finance reports today. More >>
"Least Cost" Means "More Damage" In Government’s Emissions Plan
Wednesday, 17 July 2024, 1:37 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
The gap is growing between our domestic policies and our international commitments. This will cost New Zealand billions of dollars by 2030 if we rely on buying offsets from other countries. The lack of ambition in today’s plan will increase that cost ... More >>
