Statement: Mass Displacement and Civilian Suffering Demand Urgent Ceasefire, says Oxfam

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Phnom Penh, December 25, 2025_Oxfam urgently calls for an immediate ceasefire and the full protection of civilians affected by the escalating hostilities along the Cambodia-Thailand border. The violence is causing unacceptable harm, driving mass displacement and cutting off access to food, health care, education, and livelihoods.

More than 630,000 people, many of them women and children, are living in fear in displacement safe centers amid airstrikes, bombardments, toxic smoke and surveillance drones. Oxfam extends its deepest condolences to all who have lost family members and loved ones.

The conflict has decimated civilian lives and livelihoods, destroying homes, schools, health centres, markets, bridges, infrastructure, and cultural and religious site. The conflict during the agricultural harvest season are wiping out crops, threatening food security and incomes, and disrupting humanitarian operations, limiting safe access of aid workers to those in urgent need.

Oxfam calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent a worsening humanitarian crisis on both sides of the border. All parties must de-escalate tensions, uphold international humanitarian law, and take effective steps to end hostilities through the implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration.

Oxfam stands in solidarity with affected communities and local partners. A lasting ceasefire must restore rights, rebuild lives, and open space for dialogue grounded in human dignity, accountability, and peace.