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Oxfam Reactive on the publication of the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Somalia
Reacting to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today for Somalia which shows that over 6 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), including nearly 1.9 million in emergency levels (IPC Phase 4), Oxfam’s Somalia Humanitarian lead, Sameer Kariya said: “Somalia is once again sliding dangerously close to catastrophe. More than 6 million…
Reactive statement on the publication of the Acute Food Insecurity Analysis on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
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Top CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025
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