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October 08
Africa: OECD Tax Deal Is a Mockery of Fairness - Oxfam
In response to the OECD's tax deal announced today, Oxfam's Tax Policy Lead Susana Ruiz said: "Today's tax deal was meant to end tax havens for good. Instead it was written by… Read more »
October 07
Africa: OECD Tax Deal On Track to Become Rich Country Stitch-Up - Oxfam
On the eve of technical talks to thrash out the final details of the OECD tax deal ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting next week, Oxfam is calling for world leaders to bring… Read more »
October 03
Africa: Pandora Papers Highlight Call to End Tax Havens
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) published a new report today exposing the wealthy individuals and multinational corporations using tax havens to… Read more »
July 22
Ethiopia: Catastrophic Hunger in Tigray Amid Fears of Worse to Come
In response to the new report by the IPC Famine Review Committee, Oxfam's Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods Advisor, Emily Farr said: Read more »
July 19
Africa: Billionaires Blast Into Space As Billions Suffer On Planet Earth
In response to Jeff Bezos' space flight scheduled for Tuesday, Deepak Xavier, Oxfam International's Global Head of Inequality Campaign, said: Read more »
June 16
Africa: Alleged Pushbacks At Greek Border Are Persistent and Systematic
Since 2017, there has been an increase in reported pushbacks ranging in the hundreds to the thousands. Despite increased international pressure and outrage, alleged pushbacks… Read more »
June 07
Africa: G7 Economies Could Lose 8.5% Per Year By 2050 Without More Ambitious Climate Action - Oxfam
Human and economic impact on low-income nations will be much worse Read more »
May 21
Western Sahara: Oxfam Statement On the Two-Year Vacancy in UN Personal Envoy Post for Western Sahara
Today marks two years since the former UN personal Envoy for Western Sahara Horst Koehler resigned, leading to a stagnation in global peace efforts to end the 45-year conflict. Read more »
May 03
Ethiopia: Over 5 Million People Face Extreme Hunger As the Tigray Conflict Surges Past Six Months - Oxfam
Planting season comes to a halt as thousands of farmers lost tools, seeds, and livestock Read more »
April 29
Africa: Covid-19 Cost Women Globally Over $800 Billion in Lost Income in One Year
Women's lost income in 2020 totaled the combined wealth of 98 countries Read more »
April 19
West Africa: EU Sahel Strategy - a Patchwork Policy?
In reaction to the release of the EU-Sahel Strategy, Evelien van Roemburg, head of Oxfam EU office, said: Read more »
March 17
Africa: After Five Years of Failed Asylum Policies, It Is Time for the EU to Do Better
Five years ago, today, European leaders announced the EU-Turkey deal. Every single day since then, families have been trapped in 'hotspots' on the Greek islands, their lives put on… Read more »
February 05
Africa: Monopolies Causing 'Artificial Rationing' in Covid-19 Crisis As 3 Biggest Global Vaccine Giants Sit On Sidelines
The supply of safe and effective vaccines for all is being artificially rationed because of the protection of exclusive rights and monopolies of pharmaceutical corporations, the… Read more »
December 15, 2020
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 »
December 11, 2020
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 »
December 10, 2020
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 »
December 09, 2020
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 »
November 23, 2020
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 »
November 06, 2020
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 »
October 27, 2020
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 »
October 23, 2020
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 »
October 14, 2020
Africa: Oxfam Reaction to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting
Jaime Atienza, Oxfam International's Debt Policy Lead, said: Read more »
October 12, 2020
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 »
September 24, 2020
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 »
September 17, 2020
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 »
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