Oxfam News Team

A UN commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Ruth James, Oxfam's regional humanitarian co-ordinator, reacts to today’s news from Deir al-Balah.

Press Release: Stars shine spotlight on "clothes that can change the world" in Oxfam's London Fashion Week catwalk

Full press release here: oxfam.org.uk/mc/xd9tuu/

Oxfam Ukraine Response Director Nicola Bay said: “No decision about an end to this war can be legitimate without Ukrainian voices at the centre. What Ukrainians need is just and lasting peace. What the world needs is for international laws designed to protect civilians from the devastating impact of war to be upheld without compromise. Without these protections, we risk further eroding the safety of civilians and setting a dangerous precedent wherein powerful states will be emboldened to redraw borders or strip away sovereignty at will. “Oxfam welcomes the agreement for further discussions next week. We caution against any further political dialogue that excludes Ukrainian voices and treats their land as a bargaining chip, as it undermines international laws on sovereignty and territorial integrity, and risks triggering another wave of attacks that will plunge Ukrainians, already enduring over three years of war, into deeper suffering and uncertainty.”

REACTION: Oxfam response to Trump-Putin Alaska summit on Ukraine ceasefire

Full reaction here: oxfam.org.uk/mc/ybyoc3/

Famine on the Gaza Strip: ‘We See Children So Weak and Hungry They Cannot Even Cry’

Oxfam spokesperson details heartbreaking reality of life on the ground in Gaza amid on-going aid distribution scandal

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PRESS RELEASE: Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organisations as starvation deepens

Oxfam and over 100 other organisations call for an end to Israel’s weaponization of aid

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“This is a tremendous victory, not just for the brave young climate defenders from the Pacific Islands who took their fight for justice from a classroom in Vanuatu to the world’s highest court, but for us all. Rich countries like the UK can no longer deny their legal obligations to rapidly and fairly reduce emissions to protect universal human rights such as to life, food, health and a clean environment." Chiara Liguori, Climate Justice Senior Policy Adviser

REACTION: Oxfam response to the ICJ advisory opinion on countries' climate change obligations

Full reaction here: www.oxfam.org.uk/mc/2io7f7/

Exclusive: Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says The Dutch intelligence findings on alleged Russian use of chloropicrin, a banned warfare agent first used by Germany during World War One, have not previously been reported.

🚨REACTION: Oxfam calls for an immediate and independent international investigation into reports of Russia's use of chemical weapons in #Ukraine.

Read our full reaction👉 oxf.am/407hWhb

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Campaigners dressed in red from Christian Aid, Oxfam and War Child, call out the UK government's complicity on the use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. The campaigners are holding a banner that reads "Starving people is a red line" on the 2nd of July 2025 in Westminster, London, United Kingdom. Credit: Guy Bell / Oxfam

DIARY: Oxfam's media calendar with stories & reports for July and August 2025.

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Seville showed that considerable challenges remain to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. But it also paved the way for governments to build more coalitions to tax the super-rich and finance care, and put equality, democracy and sustainability at the core of their efforts. Quote by Hernan Saenz, FFD Global Lead of Oxfam.

REACTION: The #FFD4 showed the challenges remaining to meet the Sustainable Development Goals - but also the power of international cooperation.

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In a tense geopolitical environment, Spain, Brazil and South Africa have taken an important step in forging an alliance here at the UN conference in Sevilla to show political will for taxation of the super-rich. Now other countries must follow their lead and join forces.

REACTION: Oxfam welcomes Brazil, Spain and South Africa’s new coalition to tax the super-rich, launched today at #FFD4.

Tackling extreme inequality is vital to fund development goals.

Now other countries must follow their lead.

👉 oxf.am/tax-rich-ffd

PRESS BRIEFING: Today at 2pm, humanitarian & human rights orgs will brief press on impact of deadly GHF aid scheme which has forced thousands of starving people into militarized zones where they face gunfire while trying to access lifesaving supplies. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

REACTION: Oxfam’s @halimabegum.bsky.social
says the High Court judgement on UK arms to Israel is "deeply disappointing" while the Government continues to prioritise the supply chains of fighter jets over the lives of Palestinians: oxfam.org.uk/mc/vvuq2x/

Books donated to Oxford charity shop fetch £13,000 at auction The 12-book collection by the philosopher Sir Karl Popper were donated to an Oxfam branch in Oxford.

Rare collection of books by renowned philosopher Sir Karl Popper has fetched £13,000 for Oxfam, after being donated to one of the charity's shops

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Scotland missing out on millions in private jet taxes, charity says Oxfam Scotland says an Air Departure Tax, which has been delayed by ministers, could have raised £29m.

Scotland missing out on millions in private jet taxes. New research from @oxfamscotland.bsky.social
"Oxfam says that if an Air Departure Tax had been in place, and applied at the highest possible rate, that would have generated an extra £29m in tax revenue" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports Real-terms gains of $33.9tn for world’s richest 1% ‘enough to end annual global poverty 22 times over’, charity says

Billionaires’ wealth surged $6.5tn over past decade, Oxfam reports in @theguardian.com today: www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...

PRESS RELEASE: New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over. Meanwhile wealthy governments are making the largest cuts to life-saving development aid since records began.
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Natalie Shortall, Oxfam GB Climate Justice Policy Advisor, said:  “While some progress has been made, this report shows the Government must do more to ensure climate policies are fair and bring practical improvements to people’s lives. “With climate impacts escalating – hitting those least responsible for the crisis the hardest – Government policy must go beyond technological fixes and ensure everyone reaps the benefits from the transition to a low-carbon economy.

REACTION: Oxfam response to the Climate Change Committee's Progress Report 2025

Full reaction 👉: oxfam.org.uk/mc/upryb2/

Flight tax could raise €100bn to tackle climate crisis, study finds Environmental group says adding levies to airline tickets would help ease financial burden on poor countries

“Fairer taxes on polluting industries around the world could help avoid more deaths - providing immediate and significant support to climate-vulnerable countries and finally incentivise investment in a fast, fair transition to renewables.” Chiara Liguori, Oxfam GB www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Chiara Liguori, Oxfam GB Climate Justice Senior Policy Adviser, said: “Rich polluters are continuing to cash in on climate devastation and their profiteering is destroying the lives of millions of people who have done the least to cause the escalating climate crisis. This survey shows the overwhelming public support – at home and abroad – to hold fossil fuel companies to account for their damages. Governments including the UK must start listening.

PRESS RELEASE: Global survey from Oxfam and Greenpeace finds 81% of people support polluter taxes on fossil fuel companies

👉https://oxfam.org.uk/mc/d9ohgb/

Katie, Volunteer at Putney shop. Credit: Amber Ahmad / Oxfam

DIARY: Oxfam's media calendar with stories & reports for June and July 2025.

Please get in touch with the relevant contact if you’d like more information or contact the duty press officer on:☎️+44 7748 761 999 (calls, no texts) /📷media.unit@oxfam.org.uk

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Halima Begum, Chief Executive, Oxfam GB: "While Oxfam welcomes some of the measures announced to help deliver key services, this Spending Review cannot disguise the fact the Government is falling short on its responsibilities at home, to our most vulnerable and impoverished communities, and abroad where those living through conflict and climate disaster are seeing their suffering compounded by swingeing aid cuts."

REACTION: Oxfam response to the Government's Spending Review

Full reaction here: www.oxfam.org.uk/mc/sw7yvw/

PRESS RELEASE: Biggest-ever aid cut by G7 countries a death sentence for millions of people - Oxfam

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'We fell in love volunteering at our Tamworth Oxfam' Susan and James Boyles met at the charity's Tamworth store and got engaged in the shop's back room.

'We fell in love volunteering at our local Oxfam' #VolunteersWeek

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The volunteering team at Oxfam Putney CREDIT: Amber Ahmad + Oxfam

PRESS RELEASE: New survey finds nearly half of Gen Z are lonely, as Oxfam encourages people to volunteer #VolunteersWeek

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📽️ WATCH: This map visualizes #Gaza’s systematic erasure.

Since breaking the ceasefire, Israel issued nearly one displacement order every two days, strangling people into isolated areas covering less than 20 percent of the Gaza Strip.

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How the controversial US-Israeli backed Gaza aid plan turned to chaos Touted as a vital lifeline for Gazans facing starvation, the first week of the new plan has been beset by chaos.

"Humanitarian aid is not just a food box that you slap humanitarian on and you call it humanitarian aid," said Oxfam's Bushra Khalidi.

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Rare guitars donated to Witney charity shop fetch £12,000 at auction Among the guitars donated to the Oxfam shop in Witney last year was a favourite of Elvis Presley.

Charity shop donated guitars fetch £12,000 at auction

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Generous donation of famous guitars from mysterious donor to Oxfam Witney shop sells for more than £12k at auction Mystery donor gives instruments to store in your area

"Generous donation of famous guitars from mysterious donor to Oxfam Witney shop sells for more than £12k at auction"

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The Martin D-28 1937 Aged acoustic guitar, which sold at Ewbanks auction this week. CREDIT: Ewbanks

PRESS RELEASE: Generous donation of famous guitars from mysterious donor to Oxfam shop sells for over £12k at auction

In full here ➡️ www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-...

Only strong action on emissions can restore economic stability, UN climate chief says Simon Stiell says investors ‘ready to hit the go button’ if they have the right signals from governments

A group of more than 80 civil society organisations, including Oxfam, has written to the prime minister to point out that taxing fossil fuel interests could pay for current climate finance pledges many times over, via @theguardian.com

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