Halima Begum PhD
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CEO @OxfamGB. Migrating to Bluesky @ https://t.co/PxVT1vYPbD and Threads @ ThatHalimaBegum
London, England
Joined May 2011
Devastating flash floods have killed more than 300 people across Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Climate change is driving the rise in extreme and dangerous weather events. My thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy.
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The majority of deaths were recorded in Pakistan's mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area.
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100 organisations are calling for an end to Israel’s weaponisation of aid. Oxfam alone has over $2.5 million worth of food, water and hygiene supplies rejected from entering Gaza, while communities face famine and preventable diseases. The UK must use every lever at its
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RT @oxfamgb: “If we could ban F-35 components, it would be giving the signal that the UK government does not stand by atrocities.”. LISTEN:….
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A joy to visit @OxfamSteyning to meet the team at our local store and record BBC Any Questions. Hoping to return again soon Pictured here with our brilliant team Tracy Shulver, Tamsin, Jason and colleagues. @oxfamgb
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Three months after the UK hosted a Peace Conference, Sudan is spiralling. 640,000 children face cholera, famine has taken hold, families are eating animal feed to survive. Cuts to UK aid are costing lives. This is the world’s worst crisis and the UK must act. It has now been
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RT @oxfamgbpress: REACTION: UK government supporting humanitarian aid air drops into #Gaza . READ HERE: 👉 https://t….
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Deliberate starvation of civilians is a war crime under international humanitarian law. Air drops are not what's needed . The equivalent to at least 6,000 trucks of aid are already sat at the border ready to enter Gaza. A faster, safer way to get food and aid into the area -.
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Another week of protest outside Parliament this morning as @oxfamgb and other organisations ask the UK Government: where is your Red Line on Gaza? Is it targeting children, or shooting hungry people getting aid, or killing healthcare workers - enough is enough. #RedLineonGaza
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Our reaction to this week's High Court judgement on UK arms to Israel.
REACTION: Oxfam’s @Halima_Begum 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:
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RT @oxfam_harpenden: It's your weekly reminder that we're open on Sundays at #Oxfam #Books & #Music #Harpenden! Why not come down for a bro….
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I took a quiet walk in front of the Pyramid Stage before the crowds. Some examples of our campaign work at #Glastonbury2025 this week.
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Oxfam is immensely proud to have been supporting hashtag#Glastonbury since 1992, when Michael and Jean first came to our Bristol shop to ask if we might help with the stewarding . This year, 33 years later, @oxfamgb took 2,000+ volunteers along to help look after 200,000+.
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In a moving protest outside the Houses of Parliament this morning, precisely 247 balloons were held: of the thousands of children killed in Gaza, that is number who’d be celebrating their birthdays this week if they had been spared. We are asking the UK Government where is your
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Previous detainees of #EvinPrison, bombed by Israel today, include #NobelPeacePrize winner #ShirinEbadi and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
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