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Oxfam staff are prepared to respond to hurricane Matthew, which remains powerful in the Caribbean
Hurricane Matthew is continuing its path through the center of the Caribbean region. It is expected that it will hit Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic over the course of the next 24 hours.
World Bank needs to match words with actions on inequality and combating poverty
As the Annual Meetings of the World Bank kick off in Washington this week, Oxfam welcomed the focus on inequality, but urges top officials at the institution to align their words with their actions if they are serious about combating inequality and poverty.
Oxfam praises World Bank report on inequality, but says it must go further to challenge the status quo
UN Human Rights Council yet again fails Yemeni civilians
The Human Rights Council decision not to set up an independent inquiry to investigate human rights violations by all sides to the conflict in Yemen is unacceptable.
Dutch development bank one small step closer to withdrawing from tainted Agua Zarca project in Honduras
The Agua Zarca hydroelectric project in Honduras began construction without the approval of the Indigenous community affected by the work, according to a new independent report commissioned by one of the backers.
Oxfam welcomes G77 tax fight back
Renewed demands by the G77 for a UN-led body to stamp out tax havens were lauded by Oxfam today. G77 Ministers, who met on the side-lines of the UN General Assembly in New York, re-launched their proposal for a UN-led tax body, which was blocked at a UN meeting to discuss finance for development in Addis Ababa last year.
ICIJ Bahamas exposé underscores urgent need for global tax body under UN
Within hours of Oxfam International’s Executive Director Winnie Byanyima declaring at the UNGA that the glory days for tax havens are over, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has released a damning exposé pointing the finger at the Bahamas for tax abuse.
'Pay to play' summit shows support for refugees: world leaders, now pay your pledges
Oxfam welcomes the support shown for the world’s refugees at President Obama's Leader’s Summit today - but what is needed now is to see governments pay up.
Oxfam outrage at Syria aid convoy attack
Condemning the attack on an aid convoy in Aleppo, Oxfam said there is the real risk Syria will fall even further into the abyss.
UN summit on refugees fails to deliver real solutions
The declaration approved by world leaders taking part in the UN's first-ever summit on refugees and migrants falls short of what is needed.
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