No matter a person's age, gender, nationality, ethnicity or culture - giving birth affects us all. For some it is a distant awareness of a mysterious and sometimes terrifying biological process, for others like Cecilia Addah, the Ghanaian midwife who stars in Oxfam's film about maternal health, it's part of the reality of daily life.  Here in the UK we take our maternal health rights for granted. Pregnant mums are secure...

Like many people in the UK, I am fortunate enough to have lived a sheltered childhood and to have had a loving family who have always been there to support me.  I grew up thinking that that was normal and that every child was the same.     But I was shocked and appalled when I first heard that some children around the world are forced to grow up in a society plagued by conflict and gun violence - a society that forces...

Oxfam's work is supported by thousands of passionate people who lobby our MPs for change, sort donations in our shops or raise valuable funds through sponsorship. We want our supporters to have a confident voice for Oxfam issues within their community, so we're launching Voices - a media training programme. ...

Amongst wiggling babies and between sips of tea a group of mums came together to share their stories of pregnancy. A few days before, Shirley Gain, the mama of Sunflower Mama mums and babies yoga group, came across Oxfam's Birth Right's exhibition, hosted by a local café in Worthing. The exhibition follows two women's journeys through pregnancy and childbirth in Ghana. 'As a mother of two,' Shirley comments,...

Oxfam are looking for some people passionate about global justice to volunteer at the London Mela. One of London's biggest parties, the Mela will host stars such as Jaz Dhami and live band, DJs from the Asian Network and a BBC introducing stage curated by DJ Bobby Friction ...

See Banky's original image Pictures released as negotiations for a new Arms Trade Treaty unfold in New York Iconic artwork by graffiti artist Banksy has come to life to support an Oxfam campaign to regulate the weapons trade which kills one person every minute. News photographer Nick Stern, who has seen first-hand the devastating effect of armed violence, has recreated two of the artists' famous works using...

With Oxfam's UK Poverty Program warning of a 'perfect storm' of welfare cuts and spiralling living costs and Oxfam campaigners taking to the streets to explain why one in seven people worldwide are going hungry, we desperately need some food solutions. I asked Rosa Fletcher from the UK charity FoodCycle how they are tackling the broken food system right on our doorstep. ...

My name is Miriam Quinn I am a pupil at Sir John Lawes School, Harpenden. I, like many people, have become aware over the past few weeks of the desperate situation in the Sahel region, West Africa, where more than 19 million people are facing serious food shortages. I was shocked and appalled by the scenes depicting communities clearly desperately in need of food. These people clearly need our help in the here and now, and I find it heart-warming...