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Stories, opinions and updates from across Oxfam’s work written by staff, partner organisations and guest authors. Explore reflections on global justice and inequality, insight from campaigns and communities, and ideas on how people can take action for change.

Illustration of someone walking on a tightrope at night starting from the roof of a red brick house. The person is holding the rope out in front of them, stepping on it as they walk.

16 Apr 2026

How Oxfam put trust-based flexible funding into practice
A group of men and women in a hotel function room in Chandrapur, Nepal standing around a white banner promoting the Partners Investment Fund and the Policy Revision Workshop on 30 August 2024.

16 Apr 2026

Why trust-based, flexible funding delivers more effective partnerships
A large group of young women in a rural community in Zambia standing and kneeling outside for a group shot next to the Girls Gone Political banner.

16 Apr 2026

How trust‑based, flexible funding is changing Oxfam’s partnerships
Abeer and her sister are walking along a dusty track carrying empty water containers in a district of Taiz, Yemen.

19 Mar 2026

Water for all should not be a luxury
A graphic of a businessman's man holding a ballotbox

23 Jan 2026

Resisting the rule of the rich – and why it matters
Logo for the Safe Sick Pay campaign that features the name in black text, a pale blue heart with a white medical cross in the corner of the heart..

7 Feb 2025

Sick pay in the UK: why workers need better protection from hardship
Nelson Mandela dressed in black at a podium with the logo 'Make Poverty History' giving a speech in front of a stone structure.

3 Feb 2025

Looking back at Make Poverty History
Demonstrators at the Make Them Pay march with Big Ben, London in the background. There are flags and banners with slogans of "Tax the super rich", "Tax the rich", and "Make polluters pay".

21 Jan 2025

Who wants to be a trillionaire?
Graphic with a pale beige background that depicts 5 men in red silhouette stood around or sat on a large roll of 100 dollar bills. In the background is a black and white graphic of two women, a baby and a young man stood next to a small pile of coins

20 Jan 2025

The new trillionaire class is nearly here
Muhawe Myriam Charmante is smiling and looking at the camera while collecting firewood at the collective gathering site in Sake, DRC

18 Nov 2024

Why UN peacekeeping often falls short and how it can do better
Atsede Bere is sat cradling her young child and smiling at Nurse Bethlehem Feleke who is sat on the opposite side of a desk. The clinic is bright green with posters on the wall and there are promotional healthcare leaflets on the desk.

9 Nov 2024

Why the World Bank must tackle the hidden cost of illness
Hanna is standing with a walking stick outside her home that has been damaged by shelling. It is winter and they are all wearing big coats and hats. Hanna is talking to Anika who is visiting to see the newly installed windows.

19 Sep 2024

How a few powerful nations hijacked global peace