Larissa Crawford: Racial justice is climate justice
” Tackling racism requires us to tackle climate change. The root causes are one in the same.“ When…
Racism and inequality is the first crisis
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Millions of women domestic workers face further slide into poverty
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What is a people’s vaccine?
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Four ways we’ve been battling COVID-19
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A hunger crisis for informal workers
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In Bangladesh, Refugees Help Design Handwashing Stations
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Paris +5: COVID-19 is a wake-up call on the need for gender-responsive climate action
This week marks the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change, a landmark agreement…
Take Auction Against Hunger
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Open Letter to PM Trudeau and Minister Freeland on COVID-19
Oxfam Canada, together with 60 women’s rights and feminist organizations, sent a letter to Prime Minister…
Giving back girls their childhood: It’s time to end child marriage
“Marriage should be for adults, at the proper time, and out of free will.” It seems…
Together, we fight inequality
It has now been six months since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. While many communities…
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25 years on from UN pledge, local women’s rights organisations and peacebuilders get just 0.1% of aid as donors pour billions into arms
The same governments that pledged support in 2000 to the UN’s flagship resolution on “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS) have since spent 25 years paying it lip-service, according to a new Oxfam report today that reviews its progress. The report called “Beyond Rhetoric” shows that while military spending has risen by $1.5 trillion in 84…
Oxfam reaction to Gaza ceasefire deal
Reacting to the announcement of the first stage of a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Oxfam International’s Executive Director Amitabh Behar said: “The announcement of the first stage of a ceasefire deal in Gaza by all parties is a desperately needed step towards ending Israel’s genocide in Gaza. We welcome the release of Israeli hostages and…
Two thirds of climate funding for Global South is loans as rich countries profiteer from escalating climate crisis
New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre, published today, finds developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than they receive- for every 5 dollars they receive they are paying 7 dollars back. 65% of funding is delivered in the form of loans. This form of crisis…
Palestine recognition must come with action: to save lives, States must stop Israel’s crimes and ensure Palestinian agency
Statement by independent groups Most countries recognize Palestinian statehood, yet Israel’s international law violations are accelerating, with near-total impunity, causing mass displacement, widespread death, and an escalating humanitarian crisis throughout the occupied Palestinian territory. For real impact and to avoid complicity, States must turn their expressions of solidarity into concrete, life-saving action, and any plans…