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Aid groups say Palestinians face ‘irreparable harm’ from ban Oxfam, Norwegian Refugee Council and other groups petition court to delay Israeli suspension of their work

"The organisations, which include Oxfam and the Norwegian Refugee Council, said on Tuesday they had petitioned Israel’s high court to suspend government measures requiring them to cease operations by the end of February."

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JOINT STATEMENT: Humanitarian organisations petition Israeli High Court as closure deadline approaches.

The clock is ticking on a large part of the humanitarian response sustaining civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory.

“The war reshaped not only our lives, but how we had to work and how decisions now had to be made,” - Svitlana Tarabanova, WCU Network.

Four years since the full-scale invasion, Ukrainians continue adapting through harsh winters and blackouts.

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Getting updates from South Sudan is becoming harder every day. More than 2 million people have been displaced, and the situation is worsening.

Our colleague Kamba sent this voicenote to share what he’s witnessing on the ground.

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“This is the dismantling of humanitarian infrastructure [in Gaza],” said Bushra Khalidi.

“It sidelines principled humanitarian actors and replaces them with entities that lack clear humanitarian mandates – including privatised military contractors.”

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For most of us, $100 could go towards groceries, housing, healthcare, childcare and more. For Elon Musk, it wouldn’t even be worth him picking up a dropped $100 bill….

One way we push back on this extreme inequality: properly tax the rich.

"An artillery shell hit my house, killing my nursing infant." Amid the conflict in #Sudan, Aluel fled to #SouthSudan seeking safety. Now, in the Renk transit centre, survival grows harder as life‑saving aid remains suspended ➡ africa.oxfam.org/latest/press...

The massive surge in billionaire wealth has led to the 1% having an outsized influence over our politicians, economies, and media. As families struggle to afford groceries, housing, childcare, and healthcare, govt's need to listen to the needs of the people, not just the super-rich.

🎲 CSOs continue to add their names to the #Democracy4Transition open letter asking the @ec.europa.eu to PLAY FAIR when it comes to revising the Better Regulation agenda.

📨 Dear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, Ilze Juhansone and @marossefcovic.bsky.social, take note.

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Our policy lead, Bushra Khalidi, puts some perspective and context to the reopening of Rafah: “This is not freedom of movement”

Thanks to @abcaustralia.bsky.social for the clip.

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#SouthSudan 🚨 Renewed fighting, which has spread across Jonglei, 100 kilometres from #Juba, is deepening an already dire situation, cutting families off from food, clean water & urgent humanitarian support. ➡ africa.oxfam.org/latest/press...

The reopening of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza is desperately needed for people who have been trapped without options for months, but reopening alone is not enough.

People, goods and humanitarian assistance must be able to move safely and unhindered. The violence must stop.

Gaza Crossing to Egypt Reopens in Step Forward for Fragile Cease-Fire

We welcome the reopening of Rafah between Egypt and Gaza, which is desperately needed and long overdue.

Unfettered access–people, goods and sufficient humanitarian assistance–must be able to move safely, unhindered and at scale-in line w/international law.

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Joint Letter to the Ministers of Economy and Finance on the Own Resources of the EU The EU’s budget must evolve and increase in order to meet the scale of today’s unprecedented threats - and future opportunities. Whilst imperfect, the Commission’s proposal sets out a pathway for a…

EU finance ministers are meeting today💰

When global trade is used to blackmail Europe, a strong single market protecting consumers, environment & fair competition is vital. Dismantling social, taxation & environmental rules is not helping on that.

⬇️Our joint letter on EU's new own resources⬇️

Across multiple media interviews at #WEF26, Oxfam’s Executive Director Amitabh Behar is driving the point home: inequality is the result of choices — and different choices are possible.

That message is cutting through.

#RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich

🎯Nearly 80 percent of millionaires think super-rich buy political influence via @patrioticmillionaires.org

Let us resist the #RuleofTheRich and #TaxTheSuperRich.

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It's time to tax the super rich, and end their disproportionate influence on politics and the media – and their outsized pollution

‼️ Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality.

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#RuleOfTheRich #FightInequality #TaxTheSuperRich
#WEF26

“The report shows that really we are not just talking about some money that buys luxury goods of consumption, but it's really money that buys politics, elections, that buys judges, that influence politics,“ Chiara Putaturo from Oxfam told EUobserver.

PRESS RELEASE: Despite months of severely restricted aid inflows, power disruptions, access shutdowns and repeated rejection of essential materials, Oxfam and its partners have restored vital wells for over 156,000 people www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...

Top 1% have blown their 2026 carbon budget. Do we need a wealth tax? Governments are being pressured to ban carbon-intensive luxury items and tax fossil fuel profits to meet climate targets.

“Time and time again, the research shows that governments have a very clear and simple route to drastically slash carbon emissions and tackle inequality: by targeting the richest polluters,” Dabi adds.

#PollutocratDay

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By cracking down on the gross carbon recklessness of the super-rich, global leaders have an opportunity to put the world back on track for climate targets and unlock net benefits for people and the planet,” said Oxfam’s Climate Policy Lead Nafkote Dabi.

PRESS RELEASE: Richest 1% have blown through their fair share of carbon emissions for 2026 in just 10 days.

10th January is #PollutocratDay❗

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US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.

President Trump’s withdrawal of the US from 66 int'l orgs is a reckless decision that undermines international cooperation & lifesaving work that supports families, addresses inequalities, & helps communities withstand climate impacts-putting millions of people at risk. apnews.com/article/unit...

Oxfam’s Policy Lead in Palestine, Bushra, tells @ajenglish.bsky.social that plans to deregister NGOs in Gaza would further harm Palestinians amid an already acute humanitarian crisis.

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Oxfam and 52 international NGOs warn Israel’s recent registration measures will impede critical humanitarian action On 30 December, 37 INGOs received official notification that their registrations would expire on 31 December 2025.

International humanitarian organisations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory warn that Israel’s recent registration measures threaten to halt their work.

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🗣️ At today’s European Parliament hearing on taxing the ultra-rich, we say: enough loopholes, enough excuses. Ordinary people contribute 8 in 10 euros of EU tax revenue while billionaires add €405B to their wealth. It’s time for an EU roadmap to tax extreme wealth. ✊💶
#TaxTheSuperRich

🔴Our Humanitarian Response Adviser explains how severe storms sweeping across Gaza are making an already desperate situation even worse for Palestinians. The Israeli authorities continue to obstruct aid and are preventing us from bringing in life-saving equipment. #GazaCeasefire

66 CSOs from across Europe have signed an open statement expressing their concern about the direction that discussions on the Return Regulation proposal are taking in the Council of the EU.

Read it here: bit.ly/3MmjQGv