Africa: 2.7 Billion People Have Had No Social Protection to Cope With Covid-19 Economic Crisis

New Oxfam research shows that over a third of the world's population has had no public money to cope with the effects of the pandemic. Read more »

Africa: Climate-Fuelled La Niña in East Africa Will Drive Millions Into Hunger

Over 50 million people are in need of immediate food assistance in the Horn East and Central Africa, with numbers expected to rise significantly as the region braces for harsh,… Read more »

Morocco: Trump's Western Sahara Declaration Undermines Ongoing UN Peace Process - Oxfam

Today’s proclamation by President Donald Trump asserting the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara undermines ongoing UN led peace processes and denies the right to… Read more »

Africa: Campaigners Warn That 9 Out of 10 People in Poor Countries Are Set to Miss Out On Covid-19 Vaccine Next Year

Nearly 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in ten people against COVID-19 next year unless urgent action is taken by governments and the pharmaceutical industry to… Read more »

Africa: New Oxfam Executive Director Launches 10-Year Strategy to Transform Oxfam and Its Fight Against Inequality

New Oxfam International Executive Director Gabriela Bucher's first public announcement today launches the organization's new 10-year strategy to fight inequality to end poverty and… Read more »

Africa: OECD Report Confirms Far Too Much Climate Finance Given As Loans That Force Poorer Nations Into Debt

Responding to today's report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on flows of climate finance from developed countries to developing countries,… Read more »

Western Sahara: Oxfam's Reaction to Minurso Renewal

In reaction to the UN Security Council's renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSU) today, Oxfam in Algeria Country… Read more »

Africa: Poor Countries Denied $5.7 Trillion in Aid Because of Rich Countries' 50-Year Failure to Deliver On Aid Promises

Poor countries have lost out on $5.7 trillion in aid over the last 50 years - equivalent to $114 billion a year - because rich countries have reneged on their "solemn promise" to… Read more »

Africa: Oxfam Reaction to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting

Jaime Atienza, Oxfam International's Debt Policy Lead, said: Read more »

Africa: IMF Paves Way for New Era of Austerity Post-Covid-19

84 percent of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) COVID-19 loans encourage, and in some cases require, poor countries hard hit by the economic fallout from the pandemic to… Read more »

Africa: Over 21,000 People Killed Since UN Global Ceasefire Resolution

At least 21,347 people have been killed in conflict, including more than 5,800 civilian adults and children who were directly targeted [i], despite the adoption of a UN Security… Read more »

Africa: Rich Nations Bought Over Half of Potential Covid-19 Vaccines - Oxfam

Wealthy nations representing just 13 percent of the world's population have already cornered more than half (51 percent) of the promised doses of leading COVID-19 vaccine… Read more »

Africa: Pandemic Profits for Companies Soar By Billions More As Poorest Pay Price

Some corporations are cashing in on Covid-19 on behalf of the wealthiest Read more »

North Africa: MENA Billionaires' Wealth Increased By $10 Billion, Enough to Pay Beirut Blast Repair Bill

The 21 billionaires in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), all of them men, saw their wealth increase by nearly $10 billion since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, almost… Read more »

Kenya: Organisations Call on Govt to Ensure Access to Asylum Seekers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Nairobi, 22nd June 2020 – A coalition of international, national, and refugee-led organizations in the Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA) have today called on governments… Read more »

Mozambique: Tens of thousands of people are still suffering one year on from Cyclone Idai

Tens of thousands of people across Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique are still suffering 12 months after Cyclone Idai battered Southern Africa, warned Oxfam today. Cyclone Idai,… Read more »

Africa: World's Billionaires Have More Wealth Than 4.6 Billion People

The world's 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet's population, reveals a new report from Oxfam today ahead of the… Read more »

Africa: More than 52 million People Across Africa Going Hungry as Weather Extremes Hit the Continent

Millions displaced; women, girls hit hardest; crises compounded by conflicts, poverty, and inequality; $700m average climate-related losses; urgent action needed now Read more »

Africa: Death of Mother and Child in Greek Refugee Camp Direct Consequence of EU Migration Policies, Says Oxfam

According to the UNHCR, a mother and a child have died in a fire in the EU-supported Moria refugee 'hotspot' in Lesvos, Greece. Read more »

Africa: Poorest People Get Less Than One Cent Per Day to Protect Themselves From Impacts of Climate Crisis

People living in the poorest countries receive around $3 per year - less than one cent per day - to protect themselves from the devastating impacts of the climate crisis, Oxfam… Read more »

Africa: Poor Children 7 Times Less Likely to Finish School Than Rich Children - New Oxfam Report

Across the developing world, a child from a poor family is seven times less likely to finish secondary school than a child from a rich family, according to a new report published… Read more »

Africa: Global Leaders Call for Urgent Action On Climate Adaptation

Following the publication of a major new report by the Global Commission on Adaptation today, Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam and a member of the Commission said: Read more »

Africa: 3 Richest Men in Africa Have More Wealth Than Poorest 650 Million People

Three African billionaires today have more wealth than the poorest 50% - or 650 million people across the continent, reveals a new Oxfam report today. Read more »

Africa: France Fails to Sign Up G7 Leaders to Fight Against Inequality - NGO

In response to the G7 Summit outcomes today, Oxfam said: Read more »

West Africa: Oxfam Reaction On New Sahel Partnership

In reaction to today's announcement at the G7 in Biarritz of a new partnership on the Sahel region led by France and Germany, Oxfam's spokesperson, Robin Guittard, made the… Read more »