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South Sudan

Oxfam’s Pledge on Meaningful Refugee Participation

The Global Compact on Refugees, signed by the international community in December 2018, provided that a Global Refugee Forum should be convened every four years. In December 2019, the first ever Global Refugee Forum took place in Geneva, Switzerland. During the Forum, states and other actors...

Stop the bloodshed in El Geneina and Port Sudan: Tens of IDPs and civilians killed in an inter-communal conflict in West and East Sudan

Darfur, 7th January 2020 - Oxfam in Sudan is deeply concerned by the escalating violence in West Darfur and Port Sudan on the Red Sea.

In West Darfur, a violent conflict that erupted on 29th December 2019, resulted in deadly attacks on internally displaced persons (IDPs)...

Somalia

Eastern Somaliland Gender and Protection Briefing Note

The intense and persistent drought which began in 2016 has devastated Somaliland and wiped out millions of livestock, the key to rural livelihoods. Erratic rains and abnormally hot and dry conditions in the first half of 2019 further exacerbated the drought crisis, and over 594,000 people have been...

Rwanda

Silent No More

This booklet was made possible by the tireless effort of RICH and by the generous support of the government of Scotland through OXFAM in Rwanda. In bringing SGBV victims together in support groups, they are able to draw strength from one another. The entrepreneurship training is supporting girls...

They matter: Time to care and unlock refugee women’s potential

This blog argues that supporting feminist voices, particularly women refugees’ leaders is a critical step towards harnessing their enormous potential and capacity to be part of the solution. Their inclusion in positions of power and influence helps foster collective resilience.

Two Oxfam workers prepare concrete to build a platform to host a water tank in Fizi territory. Alexis Huguet/Oxfam Novib

Water beats poverty: Oxfam's longest pipeline in DR Congo

A year ago, Oxfam started constructing the longest water pipeline in its history in DR Congo. Once it's done, over 100,000 people will no longer have to rely on dirty sources for water.

Somalia

Young poets lead social change

Surrounded by beautiful mountains and eye-catching scenery, Borama, a town on the Ethiopian border, is a center of learning and the home of Amoud University, the first opened in Somaliland. Presidents, politicians, business-people, and poets have graduated...

Ethiopia

Making pottery pay

Traditionally, Ethiopian pottery is made by women – a home-based craft producing utility items that are sold and used locally. The craft isn’t much valued and potter communities are deemed of low rank and often live in extreme...