Dehabo Hassan Darror, at her temporary shelter in an IDP camp, Somaliland.

No more delays: help us avert famine in East Africa

Over a decade since the 2011 famine killed more than 260,000 people in Somalia, another famine is looming in East Africa. We can help prevent this hunger crisis from escalating to a full-scale catastrophe if we act now.

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East Africa: extreme inequality in numbers

The Covid-19 pandemic, compounded by locust infestations and climate crises, has brought East Africa’s worst economic crisis in decades, with millions losing their jobs and incomes. Yet, instead of taxing the wealthy, governments are planning to slash their public spending, which will worsen the crisis and deepen poverty and inequality in the region. But it is not too late to change direction.

There is nothing equal about the climate crisis

Destructive weather, rising seas, unprecedented fires and historic famines. Climate change is happening now. It is one of the most harmful drivers of worsening hunger, migration, poverty and inequality all over the world. Despite this, governments have delayed action to tackle the climate crisis to focus instead on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Down the waterway: on the quest for water in Burkina Faso

Since January 2019, the Northern Region of Burkina Faso has been affected by armed conflicts that have forced 1.7 million people to flee. Now they face a new challenge: finding water. In order to fully grasp the extent of this challenge, photojournalist Samuel Turpin travelled to the Central North region of the country with Oxfam, where water has become a scarce resource.

Pandemic creates new billionaire every 30 hours — now a million people could fall into extreme poverty at same rate in 2022

For every new billionaire created during the pandemic — one every 30 hours — nearly a million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2022 at nearly the same rate, reveals a new Oxfam brief today. “Profiting from Pain” is published as the World Economic Forum — the exclusive get-together of the global elite in Davos — takes place for the first time face-to-face since COVID-19, a period during which billionaires have enjoyed a huge boost to their fortunes.

European Council must listen to Parliament's call for a slightly better EU minimum tax

Today, the European Parliament voted through a non-binding report on the European Commission’s proposal to implement the deal on a global minimum tax at the EU level. EU Finance Ministers are expected to vote on a final agreement next Tuesday, 24 May.

G7 leaders must take urgent action on poverty and inequality

Up to a quarter of a billion people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate crisis and the crisis in Ukraine. Global inequality threatens to rise massively unless more is done to effectively address this situation.

The future is equal

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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