Hanan is a single mother living in an IDP camp in Yemen with her two young daughters. To provide food, water and medicine for her children, she often resorts to begging or scavenging for plastic bottles to sell.

There is no place for famine in the 21st century

In our deeply unequal world, millions of people are living in, and dying from, hunger every year. The coronavirus has added fuel to the fire of this growing food crisis. If we don't act now, 34 million could be pushed to the brink of starvation this year. Help us fight famine and end the #hungerpandemic.

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Oxfam’s response to coronavirus

Faced with the coronavirus pandemic, Oxfam has geared up its entire humanitarian aid delivery system to help the most vulnerable communities. Despite access restrictions, we are working around the clock with our local partners to deliver vital assistance to curb to spread of the virus and help protect people from its economic impact. You can help.

5 ways women and girls have been the hardest hit by Covid-19

In March 2020, we entered the Covid-19 pandemic on foundations of gender inequality. At Oxfam we anticipated that it could likely create a backlash against women’s rights in many countries, and make things harder particularly for those women in situation of poverty and vulnerability. One year on, these fears have been realized.

UnBlocked Cash Project: using blockchain technology to revolutionize humanitarian aid

The world’s population requiring humanitarian assistance has been growing in recent years. The UnBlocked Cash project is a blockchain-powered cash transfer solution that improves how aid is delivered without compromising the dignity of beneficiaries. It is saving costs of distributing aid, reducing delivery times, and bringing more transparency and accountability.

Pharmaceutical giants shell out billions to shareholders as world confronts vaccine apartheid

Ahead of shareholder meetings for the giant pharmaceutical corporations, the People’s Vaccine Alliance calculates that Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca have paid out $26 billion in dividends and stock buybacks to their shareholders in the past 12 months.

Earth Day Summit must catalyze global climate action

On the eve of the Earth Day Summit, Oxfam is calling for President Biden and world leaders attending the virtual summit to urgently ramp up ambition to tackle the climate crisis.

Closure of model camp on Greek islands amidst horrific living conditions is cause for concern

Greece’s decision to close a good-practice refugee camp must be questioned. The shutting down of Kare Tepe, which functions as an alternative living space, is disappointing especially when the alternative is the unsafe and unsanitary living conditions in Mavrovouni (Moria 2.0).

The power of people against poverty

Oxfam is a global movement of people, working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together, we save, protect and rebuild lives when disaster strikes. We help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. we take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.

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