You Spoke. Coca-Cola listened.
A month ago, Oxfam launched the second action of our Behind the Brands campaign asking three…
Closing the Gap on Gender: Is India up for the challenge?
By Julie Thekkudan, Gender Justice – Lead Specialist, Oxfam India India is a land of many…
Bringing Positive Change to Women in Ethiopia
Women in the small mountain town of Amaro Kelle in Ethiopia have a lot to celebrate.…
Infographic: Visualizing the global land rush
Explaining the links that connect the sugar in your Coke or Pepsi to the global scandal…
World Food Day and Behind the Brands: Connecting the dots
Yesterday was World Food Day. It was also an exciting day for the Behind the Brands…
Brazil: Sugar rush destroys indigenous communities’ way of life
Village chief Ezequiel Joâo Kaiowá leads me to a forest clearing located on his tribe’s ancestral…
Josefina’s Story: Food security and resilience for evicted women farmers in South Africa
Josefina Mabetha has something that many farm workers in South Africa don't – a small plot…
From Sugar Cane Fields to Organic Seeds
The Cuban town of Jesus Menendez bursts with color and life. Palm trees line the streets.…
How difficult is it to say “we do not tolerate abuse”?
How hard do you think it is for a company to say “We don’t tolerate human…
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Associated British Foods (ABF) have had varied reactions to Oxfam’s new report, Sugar…
The truth behind sugar: Anything but sweet
Edilza Duarte, 24, is a Guaraní-Kaiowá mother of two, living in Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do…
Education is life – it changes everything
The Maasai are semi-nomadic pastoralist peoples that live in North Eastern Tanzania. From birth, Maasai girls…
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Oxfam reaction to the Rio de Janeiro G20 Ministerial Declaration on International Tax Cooperation: “this is serious global progress”
Responding to the Rio de Janeiro G20 Ministerial Declaration on International Tax Cooperation published today, Oxfam International’s Tax Policy Lead Susana Ruiz, said: “This is serious global progress —for the first time in history, the world’s largest economies have agreed to cooperate to tax the ultra-rich. Finally, the richest people are being told they can’t…
Top 1 percent bags over $40 trillion in new wealth during past decade as taxes on the rich reach historic lows
The richest 1 percent have amassed $42 trillion in new wealth over the past decade, nearly 34 times more than the entire bottom 50 percent of the world’s population, according to new analysis by Oxfam today ahead of the third meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The…
Oxfam Calls for Immediate Action to Safeguard Human Rights and Freedom of Speech Amid Quota Reform Protests in Bangladesh
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the affected families of the violence which took place during the Quota Reform Protests, which has resulted in tragic deaths and injuries. The protests highlight significant human rights violations. In these challenging times, prioritizing human rights, justice, and equality is essential. Oxfam calls for immediate action to protect the…
OXFAM REACTION TO THE UN STATE OF FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION REPORT 2024
In reaction to the UN’s 2024 edition of “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World” (SOFI) report, which showed that one out of 11 people in the world, and one out of every five in Africa, may have faced hunger in 2023, Eric Munoz, Oxfam’s food policy expert, said: “Global hunger remains stuck…