As climate negotiators meet in Bonn, El Niño shows dire need for adaptation funds With 2016 on track to be the hottest year ever and a super-charged El Niño putting over 60 million lives at the mercy of unpredictable climate shocks, it’s m
World Economic Forum Africa: Oxfam calls for investment in human economy, youth and girls Oxfam International Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, will use the WEF Africa meeting in Kigali, Rwanda this week to call for a radical overhaul in the wa
Tax havens ‘serve no useful economic purpose’: 300 economists tell world leaders More than 300 leading economists from 30 countries have today written to world leaders warning that there is no economic justification for allowing tax
Detention riots expose how EU is failing people fleeing to Greece The riots in Moria closed facility in Lesbos on Tuesday expose how European Union policies are failing to deliver a fair and safe system for receiving people
Donors must close $2 billion gap at today’s UN El Nino appeal meeting The international community must plug a $2 billion funding gap for countries hit by El Nino-related drought and storms.
Hopes of peace as return of South Sudan opposition leader raises chances of a unity government The return of South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar, to Juba is a positive step towards the formation of a Transitional Government of Natio
Oxfam to provide safe water to 10,000 people in Ecuador Oxfam staff in Ecuador are working with the government to establish the effective distribution system of safe water in Portoviejo and Pedernales, two o
Signing of Paris climate agreement marks key moment to turn aspiration into action As more than 160 countries come together to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement, taking a critical step towards its implementation, Oxfam calls on govern
Nepal one year on: Millions still displaced or in temporary shelters, most vulnerable people risk exclusion from earthquake recovery Some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Nepal are being excluded from the reconstruction process a year after the earthquakes there that killed 8,7
Ballet star calls for more protection of refugee children and announces artistic project with Oxfam Global ballet star Irina Kolesnikova aims to show how art can respond to one of Europe’s most urgent crises with a new dance production set in a refugee camp