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We are a global movement of people who fight inequality to end poverty and injustice.
International humanitarian organisations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory warn that Israel’s recent registration measures threaten to halt their work.
www.oxfamireland.org/press/oxfam-...
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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.
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/oxfam-and-52-international-ngos-warn-israels-recent-registration-measures-will-impede
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Some good questions asked by Michael McDowell
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Michael McDowell: Should the super rich get to opt out of paying taxes in the country that enriched them?
He has his critics, but unlike many others among Ireland’s immensely wealthy, Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has always intended to remain tax resident here
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/12/24/should-the-super-rich-get-to-opt-out-of-paying-taxes-in-the-country-that-enriched-them/
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www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
. Alice Kachere writes of Oxfam and Irish Aid supported programmes.
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Irish funding has made space for women in Malawi
We cannot allow conflict and cutbacks to reverse 20 years of fighting gender-based violence and discrimination for women, writes Alice Kachere
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41762504.html#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20the%20Oxfam%20and,and%20pigs%2C%20improving%20their%20livelihoods
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Oxfam Ireland
Oxfam International Media Team
17 days ago
🚨New
@reuters.com
poll on most neglected crises of 2025 - Oxfam highlighted South Sudan, which is being impacted by conflict in neighbouring Sudan, climate change and aid cuts. Over half the population is facing crisis levels of hunger:
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
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🔴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
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✍️‼️Irish politicians will soon review new asylum legislation – a decision that could either strip away protections for people seeking safety or uphold a fair system grounded in human rights. You can email your TD now to tell them to protect basic human rights
www.oxfamireland.org/blog/take-ac...
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TAKE ACTION: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum is coming to Ireland
The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum will completely change how people apply for international protection in Ireland. There are serious risks to human rights and fair process in the published outlines....
https://www.oxfamireland.org/blog/take-action-the-eu-pact-on-migration-and-asylum-is-coming-to-ireland
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Almost 6 million people in South Sudan are experiencing acute hunger, with little access to clean water or sanitation as funding cuts have stripped away vital humanitarian support just as it is needed the most, Oxfam warns.
www.oxfamireland.org/press/millio...
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Millions stranded as conflict and aid cuts in South Sudan drive surge in suffering - Oxfam
Donors provided lowest aid funding ever in 2025, since country created in 2011.
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/millions-stranded-as-conflict-and-aid-cuts-in-south-sudan-drive-surge-in-suffering-oxfam
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📣 JOIN US FOR THE NATIONAL CLIMATE DEMO THIS SATURDAY ✊ Bring Climate signs, banners, energy and noise! 🚌We do have some spaces available on buses coming from Cork and Galway email
[email protected]
for more information.
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"A lot of the communities in its path were devastated with massive flooding, most of the houses were destroyed and livelihoods as well." Rhoda Avila, Humanitarian Manager at OxfamPilipinas
@oxfam.org.ph
, spoke of the impact of Super Typhoon Uwan on
@rteradio1.bsky.social
News At One.
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This morning we were out spreading the word about the National Climate Demonstration happening Saturday 15 November in Dublin 📣🌍‼️ Let’s get the message out there!!! It has never been more crucial to take action on climate change to stop all out climate chaos.
about 2 months ago
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Oxfam Ireland
Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
about 2 months ago
🚨 The European Parliament is about to start debating a law that would harm millions across Europe. With 250+ groups we call on EU lawmakers to reject it.
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Read the Oxfam reaction to the publication of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports on Sudan and South Sudan. 👉https://oxfamireland.org/press/reaction-to-the-publication-of-the-integrated-food-security-phase-classification-ipc-reports
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"An Independent Panel on Inequality is an excellent proposal and long overdue." Read more on the Oxfam reaction to the Stiglitz
#G20
Extraordinary Committee Report on Inequality.
www.oxfamireland.org/press/oxfam-...
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Oxfam reaction to Stiglitz Extraordinary Committee on Inequality Report for South African G20
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/oxfam-reaction-to-stiglitz-extraordinary-committee-on-inequality-report-for-south-african-g20
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For Mercy, life in the mines was all she knew, until a mobile school opened in her community. Through Oxfam’s From Mines to School project, funded by the European Union, Mercy seized the chance to return to class and continue her education. Read Mercy’s story:
www.oxfamireland.org/impact/a-jou...
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A journey from the mines to school in Karamoja, Uganda
At 16, Mercy’s days were spent at the gold mines. She sifted heaps of soil searching for tiny glimmers of gold, earning barely enough to buy food. With a mobile school in her community and increased c...
https://www.oxfamireland.org/impact/a-journey-from-the-mines-to-school-in-karamoja-uganda
about 2 months ago
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European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)
2 months ago
🚨 NEW joint statement It's time: the EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line. Ahead of the
#Omnibus
I vote, 140+ EU & non-EU CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects workers, communities & our planet, not corporate interests.
corporatejustice.org/publications...
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JOINT STATEMENT Call for European Parliament to deliver a credible and ambitious approach on Omnibus I - ECCJ
https://corporatejustice.org/publications/joint-statement-call-for-european-parliament-to-deliver-a-credible-and-ambitious-approach-on-omnibus-i/
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Why should you join the National Climate Demonstration on 15 November? Hear from Oxfam Ireland Youth Ambassador, Aimée Kielt, on why she is joining us to demand climate action NOW. Read the full blog
www.oxfamireland.org/blog/why-sho...
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Why should you join the National Climate Demonstration?
Excitement is building for the upcoming National Climate Demonstration, which takes place on Saturday, 15 November starting at the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin at 1pm.
https://www.oxfamireland.org/blog/why-should-you-join-the-national-climate-demonstration
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Someone in Ireland’s richest 1% emits 14 times more carbon than someone in the bottom 50%. Oxfam Ireland calls for urgent action to tackle carbon inequality ahead of COP30. Read more from Oxfam Ireland's new report:
www.oxfamireland.org/press/someon...
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Someone in Ireland’s richest 1% emits 14 times more carbon than someone in the bottom 50% of earners
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/someone-in-irelands-richest-1-emits-14-times-more-carbon-than-someone-in-the-bottom-50-of
2 months ago
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reposted by
Oxfam Ireland
Darren J. Prior
2 months ago
@nearfm.ie
@oxfamireland.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo2R...
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Oxfam teams up with An Post for doorstep donation bags scheme - Near FM (2025)
YouTube video by Darren J. Prior
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo2RtH3czu4
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"Humanitarian access remains severely restricted. Oxfam continues to advocate for access." Salah Skaik, our colleague in
#Gaza
spoke on
@wlrfm.bsky.social
this morning. "On the ground Oxfam is restoring access to clean water and sanitation, providing hygiene kits and emergency food assistance."
2 months ago
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Listen back to our CEO, Jim Clarken, speaking about PostBack on
@rteradio1.bsky.social
Morning Ireland today. 📻https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22553916/
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"This is nationwide, it's very simple, very easy, free to use and makes a big difference." Our CEO, Jim Clarken, speaking about our PostBack initiative with An Post on
@rteradio1.bsky.social
Morning Ireland.
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Everyone has the right to seek safety. Under the new
#EUMigrationPact
people seeking protection could be detained at Irish borders. Read more 👉
tinyurl.com/3duaz9p3
#PactCheck
2 months ago
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Oxfam Ireland
Oxfam EU
3 months ago
Europe: A bystander to realpolitik, or a broker of principled peace? Read Oxfam's statement ahead of EU foreign affairs ministers on Monday. 🔗https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/europe-bystander-realpolitik-or-broker-principled-peace
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"The situation in Gaza today is the direct result of siege, deprivation and collective punishment by Israel" - Bushra Khalidi, Policy Lead for
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
the Occupied Palestinian Territory, on Israel's aid blocks in
#Gaza
.
@rteradio1.bsky.social
@news.rte.ie
@rteone.rte.ie
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"Humanitarian aid can not be used as a bargaining chip" - Oxfam Policy Lead
Bushra Khalidi, Policy Lead for Oxfam in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, outlines the difficulties facing organisations hoping to distribute aid in Gaza.
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22552042/
3 months ago
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We will be outside Leinster House on Tuesday 23 September at 11am. Don’t take away protections for climate and workers. We are joining with people all around Europe to say protect the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and stop deregulation. ➡️Read more
oxfamireland.org/blog/dont-ta...
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Don’t take away protections for climate and workers
In 2024 the European Union (EU) passed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), before the law can even come into effect, the European Commission is pushing changes that effective...
https://oxfamireland.org/blog/dont-take-away-protections-for-climate-and-workers
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"Last March, Oxfam said around 29,000 Palestinians work in Israeli settlements – a small percentage of the roughly 3 million Palestinians believed to live in the West Bank" -
@sallyhayd.bsky.social
in
@irishtimes.com
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‘This land is wonderful for wine’: Israeli settlers strengthen grip on West Bank
From wineries to Airbnbs, settlers are expanding their footprint in the occupied territories as Palestinians face deepening restrictions
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2025/09/09/this-land-is-wonderful-for-wine-israeli-settlers-strengthen-grip-on-west-bank/
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"This is genocide unfolding in real time. International refusal to hold Israel accountable has allowed this shocking situation to continue to deteriorate unabated, resulting in unthinkable human suffering in Gaza" - Jim Clarken, CEO of Oxfam Ireland.
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Oxfam: Palestinians pushed into deeper crisis with Israeli displacement order on entire Gaza City
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/oxfam-palestinians-pushed-into-deeper-crisis-with-israeli-displacement-order-on-entire-gaza
4 months ago
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"Award-winning Irish comedian, writer, and actor Aisling Bea has been unveiled as the lead ambassador for Oxfam Ireland’s Second Hand September 2025 campaign."
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Aisling Bea announced as face of Oxfam Ireland’s Second Hand September 2025
The comedian and actress is encouraging people across Ireland to join her in saying no to new clothes and yes to second hand to support the planet and a circular economy
https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/irish-news/aisling-bea-announced-face-oxfam-35820772
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As the face of Oxfam Ireland’s Second-Hand September, comedian
#AislingBea
wants us all to buy vintage. She tells Suzanne Harrington why it’s time we all embraced pre-loved fashion for
@irishexaminer.bsky.social
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Aisling Bea: 'It gives me joy to find a bargain — I wear pieces on telly that I found for three quid'
As the face of Oxfam Ireland’s Second-Hand September, comedian Aisling Bea wants us all to buy vintage. She tells Suzanne Harrington why it’s time we all embraced pre-loved fashion
https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41695517.html
4 months ago
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"It's an abomination that people are starving in this way, we must make it end." Our CEO, Jim Clarken, on
@news.rte.ie
tonight on the famine in
#Gaza
"The time for talking about this is over, the world's leaders must say, "no more, this must stop now."
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Oxfam Ireland CEO Jim Clarken reacts to
@theipcinfo.bsky.social
declaration of famine in Gaza governate: "This has to be the moment for every government and every citizen to loudly say ‘no more’."
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Oxfam Ireland reacts to IPC findings of famine in Gaza Governate
The Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) report published today has confirmed a famine in Gaza Governorate, which is predicted to expand to Deir Al Balah and Khan Younis by the end of Septemb...
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/oxfam-ireland-reacts-to-ipc-findings-of-famine-in-gaza-governate
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@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
's Chris McIntosh spoke to Morning Ireland on
@rteradio1.bsky.social
from Gaza City today on the continuing starvation campaign, and fears for people living there as Israel increases its illegal military attack.
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What life is like in Gaza City as its under siege
Oxfam's Chris McIntosh talks to us from Gaza City on the continuing hardship, and fears for people living there as Israel increases it military response.
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22538755/
5 months ago
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Today is World Humanitarian Day. We celebrate and honour those who continue to provide humanitarian assistance to people who need it most. Last year, 377 humanitarian workers were killed in conflict situations across 20 countries. That is a record high.
#WorldHumanitarianDay
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"In a March 2025 briefing paper,
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
said approximately 29,000 Palestinians were working in Israeli settlements. This included more than 6,500 Palestinian women, primarily employed in agriculture and manufacturing."
@sallyhayd.bsky.social
@irishtimes.com
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‘We have no choice’: Palestinian women reveal exploitation working in Israeli settlements
Workers describe harsh conditions and sexual harassment but say economic collapse leaves them with few options
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2025/08/19/we-have-no-choice-palestinian-women-reveal-exploitation-working-in-israeli-settlements/
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Chris McIntosh, Humanitarian Response Adviser for
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
in Gaza, discusses the battle to get aid trucks into the besieged enclave on
@rteradio1.bsky.social
last Friday.
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"Fundamentally, there isn't enough food to make it into the Strip and sustain life"
Chris McIntosh, Humanitarian Response Adviser for Oxfam in Gaza, discusses the battle to get aid trucks into the enclave.
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22537706/
5 months ago
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"Whatever on earth can be done to stop the horror being perpetrated on
#Gaza
and the West Bank, whatever action to end Israel’s daily massacres and strategic starvation of Palestinians, has to happen."
@unamullally.bsky.social
@irishtimes.com
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Una Mullally: Ireland will be rememberd as a beacon in dark times if we pass the Occupied Territories Bill
Whatever can be done to end Israel’s daily massacres and strategic starvation of Palestinians has to happen
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/08/04/ireland-will-be-rememberd-as-a-beacon-in-dark-times-if-we-pass-the-occupied-territories-bill/
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Irish tech journalist
@elaineburke.bsky.social
spoke to Riham Al Faqih from MIFTAH - a civil society organisation based in Palestine - about digital rights violations committed against Palestinians 🎙️@fortechssakepod.bsky.social
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Palestine: A testing ground for digital rights oppression | For Tech’s Sake
https://shows.acast.com/for-techs-sake/episodes/palestine-a-testing-ground-for-digital-rights-oppression
5 months ago
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Today,
@theipcinfo.bsky.social
has issued an alert saying that the worst-case scenario of famine is already unfolding. Israel’s genocide has thrown Gaza into the final chaotic stages of a full-blown human catastrophe.
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Gaza famine alert demands international action against Israel to stop mass death
The Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) has today issued an alert saying that the worst-case scenario of famine in Gaza is already unfolding.
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/gaza-famine-alert-demands-international-action-against-israel-to-stop-mass-death
5 months ago
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Oxfam Ireland quoted in
@independent.ie
on
#Gaza
: "There’s a shortage of fuel for cooking and transport. Without electricity the desalination plants don’t work, and without fuel we can’t send water trucks to the areas that need water."
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Barry O’Halloran: As Bob Geldof appeals to Israelis over starving Palestinians, far-right minister refers to goal of ‘wiping out’ Gaza
There is overwhelming evidence that malnutrition and starvation are stalking Gaza. And just as disturbing, the recently established US-Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) food distributi...
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/barry-ohalloran-as-bob-geldof-appeals-to-israelis-over-starving-palestinians-far-right-minister-refers-to-goal-of-wiping-out-gaza/a604200513.html?errorCode=0
5 months ago
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Disease is ripping through Gaza as Israel continues to deliberately block aid. There must be an immediate and permanent ceasefire. All required aid must be able to enter via all crossings into Gaza. 👉
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5 months ago
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"Why are children dying of starvation an hour and a half away from me? What dystopia am I living in, where children are starving to death?" Bushra Khalidi, Policy Lead, Oxfam in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel speaking about the dire conditions in
#Gaza
on Prime Time
@rteone.rte.ie
5 months ago
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"Children are telling their parents, they want to go to heaven, because at least heaven has food." Jim Clarken, Oxfam Ireland CEO, speaking on The Last Word on Today FM Ireland.
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Disease is ripping through Gaza as Israel continues to deliberately block aid. Water-borne diseases have increased by almost 150% inside Gaza over the past three months.
www.oxfamireland.org/press/diseas...
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Disease ripping through Gaza as Israel continues to deliberately block aid
Water-borne diseases that are both preventable and readily treatable have increased by almost 150% inside Gaza over the past three months as Israel continues to deliberately block aid.
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/disease-ripping-through-gaza-as-israel-continues-to-deliberately-block-aid
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"Children are telling their parents they want to go to heaven because at least heaven has food." Our CEO, Jim Clarken describes the catastrophic conditions in
#Gaza
on The Last Word on
@todayfm.bsky.social
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin called for a "massive surge" in humanitarian aid into
#Gaza
, adding that he is "very disturbed by the undermining of the UN and the relief organisations".
@news.rte.ie
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Taoiseach says 'humanity shocked' by situation in Gaza
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said humanity is "shocked by what is happening in Gaza" as more than 100 aid organisations have warned that "mass starvation" was spreading in the Palestinian territory.
https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2025/0723/1524858-israel-gaza/
5 months ago
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With supplies now totally depleted in Gaza, humanitarian organisations like
@oxfaminternational.bsky.social
are witnessing their colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes. 100+ INGOs are urging governments to act.
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As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away
Exactly two months since the Israeli government-controlled scheme, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, began operating, 109 organisations are sounding the alarm, urging governments to act.
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/as-mass-starvation-spreads-across-gaza-our-colleagues-and-those-we-serve-are-wasting-away
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Rich Ensoll and Johan Hoving are canoeing around the entire country to fundraise for Oxfam Ireland - and have met some lovely locals along the way. Visit
canoeingroundireland.com
to donate! 🚣
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https://www.donegallive.ie/news/local-news/1853167/adventurers-from-the-uk-canoeing-around-ireland-met-a-new-friend-in-donegal.html
6 months ago
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Intentional internet shutdowns are a common occurrence in
#Gaza
- a move which has been condemned by the UN as a violation of international human rights law.
@thejournal.ie
@elaineburke.bsky.social
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Internet outages and a 2G mobile network keep Gazans offline and silenced
Tech journalist Elaine Burke speaks to Palestinian NGO Miftah about communications – and the lack of them.
https://www.thejournal.ie/internet-outages-gaza-mobile-6745647-Jul2025/
6 months ago
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Oxfam Ireland
The Journal
6 months ago
Even before October 2023, people living in Gaza had access to only 2G mobile internet services. Tech journalist Elaine Burke speaks to Palestinian NGO Miftah about communications limits in Gaza and the West Bank.
http://jrnl.ie/6745647
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Internet outages and a 2G mobile network keep Gazans offline and silenced
Tech journalist Elaine Burke speaks to Palestinian NGO Miftah about communications – and the lack of them.
http://jrnl.ie/6745647
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The EU’s foreign affairs ministers met today to discuss the list of options for political action against Israel. Read our reaction 👉
www.oxfamireland.org/press/enough...
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Enough of passing the buck, enough of the delay, enough of the bloodshed
https://www.oxfamireland.org/press/enough-of-passing-the-buck-enough-of-the-delay-enough-of-the-bloodshed
6 months ago
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