Yemen cholera outbreak hits 1 million suspected cases In response to the cholera outbreak hitting the million of suspected cases mark, Oxfam expressed today its appal at this horrifying new record for the countr
With winter here, thousands of people still trapped on Greek islands More than 13,500 refugees and other migrants remain trapped on the Greek islands in deplorable conditions as winter begins, a coalition of 13 NGOs including
Yemen being pushed ever closer to famine 1,000 days of war and a crippling blockade is starving its people
EU ministers’ biofuel proposal will continue to burn food for fuel European energy ministers meeting in Brussels today agreed European drivers should be obliged to burn massive quantities of food crops in their fuel tanks un
New Commission probe hits home on EU tax havens’ flat-pack tax deals The European Commission has today opened a state aid probe into the tax affairs of furniture giant Ikea with the Netherlands.
EU leaders must focus on human rights abuses not obsess about stopping migrants As EU heads of state and government meet today in Brussels to discuss Europe’s response to migration, Oxfam says the EU must address the human rights ab
Rohingya refugees say no return to Myanmar without equal rights Rohingya refugees interviewed by Oxfam in Bangladesh say they will not go back to Myanmar until their safety can be guaranteed and they have equal rights, in
EU finance ministers must heed Panama Papers vote Today the European Parliament adopted the report by its Panama Papers inquiry committee and voted in favor of recommendations aimed at stopping corporate tax
Millions face severe hunger but DRC funding crisis threatens delivery of aid Millions of people facing severe hunger and acute malnutrition in one of the worst hit areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo risk having life-savin
‘One Planet’ climate summit mostly out of touch with the needs of those most threatened by climate change The needs of people living in poverty and suffering from the effects of climate change were mostly put aside at the “One Planet” climate change summit in Par