Exposed: abuses of migrants by state officials on Europe’s borders Violence, brutality and unlawful treatment by authorities on the Western Balkan route are a frequent occurrence, claim refugees and other migrants in a new NGO report revealed today.
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.
One year after presidential election half the population of Central African Republic is still hungry More than half of the territory is still in the hands of the armed groups despite Faustin Archange Touadera’s inauguration on March 30 2016 on a ticket of ending the violence and guaranteeing protection to Central Africans exhausted after years of conflict.
Five million refugees: a quarter of Syria’s population fled across the borders The relentless fighting and dim hopes of peace continue to force Syrians out of their war-torn country.
Europe’s biggest banks register €25 billion profit in tax havens Europe’s 20 biggest banks are registering over a quarter of their profits in tax havens – well out of proportion to the level of real economic activity that occurs there, according to a new report by Oxfam and the Fair Finance Guide International today.
Millions in Yemen are being knowingly pushed to the brink of famine Fighters in the Yemen war and their international backers are wilfully pushing the country to the brink of famine, Oxfam warned today - ahead of the two-year anniversary of the escalation of the war.
UN-brokered system for Gaza reconstruction after 2014 conflict failing The system designed to reconstruct Gaza after the 2014 conflict is failing to meet the needs of 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza, as an already dire water and sanitation crisis escalates dangerously, Oxfam warned today in a new report.
One month after South Sudan famine announced, it’s a race against the rains to save lives One month since famine was declared in two areas of South Sudan, it is a race against the forthcoming rains to save lives Oxfam warned today.
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.
EU-Turkey deal makes seeking refuge in Europe “mission impossible” for most vulnerable One year after the EU-Turkey deal was struck, Greece has become the testing ground for the EU's migration policies. Oxfam, IRC and NRC have analysed the situation in a joint report which documents the immense human suffering as well as the erosion of basic human rights and the right to asylum.