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World Bank's focus on making projects "commercially viable" cannot come at expense of the poor
Responding to a speech by the president of the World Bank, Oxfam's Nadia Daar said: "The Bank must guarantee that in any dealings with the private sector, reducing poverty, protecting the environment, and helping communities will take priority over financial gain.
Oxfam calls for greater G7 support for Syria peace talks
As G7 foreign ministers meeting in Lucca, Italy, failed to reach agreement on sanctions, Oxfam has called for a renewed push on Syria peace talks.
Rich countries misleading the public about overseas aid spending
Rich countries are exaggerating how much they are spending to tackle poverty and inequality in poor countries.
Brussels Conference is latest international event to fail the people of Syria
Oxfam, CARE International, International Rescue Committee, Norwegian Refugee Council and Save the Children have called for more international action from world leaders meeting in Brussels at a conference to discuss the Syria crisis.
Tax havens resist reforms one year on from Panama Papers exposé
One year on from the Panama Papers scandal and our political leaders are still not standing up to tax havens.
European banks named in Moldova-Russia money laundering and tax evasion scandal
It is shameful to see European banks again involved in a major global money laundering scandal.
Forbes Rich List underlines warped economic system as more billionaires created
A world where more new billionaires have been created in a year than ever before shows signs of economic sickness rather than health.
LuxLeaks whistleblowers verdict
Responding to the verdict in the retrial of the LuxLeaks whistleblowers, Max Lawson, Oxfam’s Inequality Policy Lead said: “Whistleblowers who expose tax dodging should be praised, not punished."
Yemen food crisis: an additional 3 million people now dangerously hungry
UN announces that hunger levels in Yemen have jumped by 20 percent since June 2016.
EU governments’ continued focus on deterrence fails refugees and migrants
At the EU summit in Brussels today, EU leaders have decided to stick to their migration policies which aim at increasing restrictions on movement.
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