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22 May 2013
At least $18.5 trillion is hidden by wealthy individuals in tax havens worldwide, representing a loss of more than $156 billion in tax revenue, according to new figures published today by international agency Oxfam.
3 April 2013
Millions of poor people will go without life-saving food and medicines as donor aid pledges to poor countries are breached.
1 April 2013
Oxfam has hailed the Indian Supreme Court’s ruling against a patent protection petition filed by multinational pharmaceutical company Novartis as a huge victory for public health.
20 February 2013
New evidence shows that women in India are being exploited and facing serious health problems, due to under-investment in healthcare by the Indian government and the proliferation of private for-profit clinics.
6 February 2013
New evidence revealed by Oxfam shows that women in India are being exploited and facing serious health problems, due to under-investment in healthcare by the Indian government and the proliferation of private for-profit clinics.
In depth
In depth
The political economy of global commitments
21 November 2012
How the Affordable Medicine Facility–malaria endangers public health
24 October 2012
What next for the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation?
2 October 2012
How inequality and environmental degradation threaten to exclude poor people from the benefits of economic growth
19 January 2012
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were set out in 2000 and agreed to by the 192 member states of the United Nations. By signing up to these targets, governments of the world have committed to working to lift around 500 million people out of poverty by the year 2015.
When aid is used to support developing country budgets, provided long-term and without unecessary strings attached, governments in developing countries can make effective plans to help the poorest people in their country.
Read how 'good aid' reduces malaria deaths in Zambia, increases harvests in Malawi, and reduces poverty in Mexico.