Children’s hopes for the future of Syria take to the skies to mark the third anniversary of the crisis
As the third anniversary of the Syria crisis approaches, it is impossible not to be affected…
Banksy creates a new image of hope to stand #WithSyria
Popular British graffiti artist Banksy has shown his support for the #WithSyria campaign by reworking his…
Behind the Brands: Food companies do care what consumers think
When customers speak, businesses listen. It’s an old adage in business that Oxfam and its supporters…
Turning the way food companies do business upside down
It’s not only Diana Ross who is left singing “upside down you’re turning me…” In the…
When I touch the sensitive subject of security, all I see is discomfort and eyes wandering…
“This resolution should not have been necessary”, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told the 15…
South Sudan: World’s youngest nation in crisis
by Farah Karimi Welcome to the youngest nation in the world, South Sudan. A place burdened…
South Sudan: Signs of hope amongst the violence
“Even if peace would come, we cannot return home. We are not safe.” These words, spoken…
Toward an international movement to tackle inequality
by Winnie Byanyima International agreement on the need to take action against rising and damaging economic…
Division is plunging Central African Republic into food crisis
by Steve Cockburn Moussa – not his real name – stood with his last pile of…
10 reasons to commit to agriculture and smallholder farmers in Africa
by Eric Hazard Over 810,000 people are in need of immediate food aid in northern Mali…
by Shaheen Chughtai, Oxfam Great Britain Nestling between picturesque snow-capped mountains and the shimmering waters of…
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GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire – This is Not a Humanitarian Response
Oxfam, alongside over 170 NGOs, calls for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies. The 400 aid distribution points operating during the temporary ceasefire across Gaza have…
New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over, as Oxfam warns global development “abysmally off track” ahead of crunch talks
Oxfam Condemns “Private Finance Takeover” as Global Wealth Concentration Reaches Historic Levels Oxfam condemns “private finance takeover” of development efforts, as over 3.7 billion people remain in poverty ten years after the Sustainable Development Goals were agreed. New Oxfam analysis unveils “astronomical rise in private wealth”. Between 1995 and 2023, global private wealth grew by…
Global survey finds 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas corporations to pay for climate damages
Ottawa, 19 June – A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal corporations for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the influence on politics of the super-rich and polluting industries. These are the key findings of a global survey, which reflects broad consensus…
Oxfam Reaction to the 2025 G7 Summit
Oxfam is deeply concerned by the outcomes of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. At a time when urgent global crises demand bold and united action, the summit fell short of delivering the leadership the world needs. Oxfam said that nowhere was this more apparent than in how this G7 totally missed its chance to exert…