“This resolution should not have been necessary”, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon told the 15…
by Farah Karimi Welcome to the youngest nation in the world, South Sudan. A place burdened…
“Even if peace would come, we cannot return home. We are not safe.” These words, spoken…
by Winnie Byanyima International agreement on the need to take action against rising and damaging economic…
by Steve Cockburn Moussa – not his real name – stood with his last pile of…
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…
by Anna Kramer, Oxfam America Oxfam invited typhoon survivors to share their self-portraits. The results aren’t…
by Jane Beesley We might feel aggrieved when we’ve gone out of our way to do…
On 1 June 2011, Oxfam launched the GROW campaign to tackle the injustice of 900 million…
by Nick Galasso, Oxfam America research and policy advisor It’s time they pay their taxes,…
There is something almost surreal about the setting for the Syrian peace talks. Montreux is breathtakingly…
Live Search
Latest News
Death by aid cuts: Oxfam reaction to OECD preliminary data on aid spending in 2025
In response to the publication today of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) preliminary data on Official Development Assistance (ODA) for 2025, Oxfam’s Development Finance Lead Didier Jacobs said: “Wealthy governments are turning their backs on the lives of millions of women, men and children in the Global South with these severe aid…
Humanitarian Scorecard: Six Months In, Gaza Ceasefire is Failing
Scorecard from humanitarian organizations assessing core civilian protection, humanitarian access provisions of ceasefire plan reveals failure NEW YORK, April 9, 2026—The Trump administration’s Gaza ceasefire plan – as endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803 – is failing, according to a progress scorecard released today by five humanitarian organizations. The scorecard, led by Danish Refugee…
REACTION: Peace talks only successful if ceasefire encompasses the region, as Israel launches deadliest strikes yet on Lebanon
Reacting to news today of a two-week ceasefire between US/Israel and Iran, Oxfam International Executive Director Amitabh Behar said: “We share in the widespread relief that the world has avoided the atrocities President Trump threatened yesterday and that the war between the US and Iran has paused while diplomatic talks commence. The ceasefire comes after…
Untaxed wealth hidden offshore by richest 0.1% surpasses entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity
The amount of untaxed wealth hidden offshore by the richest 0.1 percent exceeds the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people), reveals new Oxfam analysis published today ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Panama Papers. The findings show that, a decade later, the super-rich continue to exploit offshore systems to…