A member of Oxfam staff interviewing staff from Alawite Islamic Charity Association (AICA) in Lebanon. Photo: Christian Haarb/Oxfam.

A member of Oxfam staff interviewing staff from Alawite Islamic Charity Association (AICA) in Lebanon.

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16 Feb 2026

Africa subject of 80 per cent of UN Security Council resolutions over last decade, despite exclusion from permanent seat

Since 2016, conflicts in Africa have claimed millions of lives, forced nearly 46 million people from their homes – more than four times a decade ago - and pushed 120 million people across 26 African countries into hunger. Yet African representation in critical decisions concerning its security and future is minimal. Last week, The Independent exclusively reported how Oxfam urged African leaders at the 39th African Union summit in Addis Ababa to demand for a meaningful reform within the UN Security Council.

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16 Feb 2026

Oxfam rebuts claims made in Channel 4 interview

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13 Feb 2026

Oxfam warning of ‘disaster upon disaster’ as Mozambique braces for Tropical Storm Gezani

Oxfam is warning that Mozambique could be seriously impacted by Tropical Storm Gezani, which is currently gaining intensity over the Mozambique channel. Even if it doesn’t make landfall, it is likely to cause strong winds and flooding rain across Sofala, Gaza and Inhambane provinces - areas which have already been devastated by months of heavy rainfall and flooding. Local reports say more than a million people could be affected.

9 Feb 2026

Escalation of conflict in South Sudan threatens to push a million into extreme food crisis

Families in South Sudan are once again having to flee for their lives due to escalating conflict at a time when hunger is already at catastrophic levels, Oxfam warned.

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