Since 2020, the richest five men in the world have doubled their fortunes. During the same period, almost five billion people globally have become poorer. Hardship and hunger are a daily reality for many people worldwide.

The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405 billion to $869 billion since 2020 —at a rate of $14 million per hour— while nea

An Oxfam spokesperson said: “The last thing Yemen needs is further conflict.

Humanitarian needs around the world are outpacing available funding. The EU must take the right response when humanitarian crises hit, be they natural disasters or conflicts, while spearheading processes to ensure an effective and locally-led humanitarian response and ensuring international law is always upheld.

The global food system is broken. We need fair and sustainable food systems. The EU can support by strengthening food production at a local level in poorer countries and promoting the rights of farmers, especially women farmers, who are key in the fight against hunger and poverty.

The EU and EU countries must commit to a feminist foreign policy. This means an intersectional feminist approach which puts gender, racial, economic and climate justice at its heart, prioritises decolonisation and puts the voices of those who have historically been least represented at the centre of policymaking. 

The EU must relaunch its relationship with Latin America. The relationship must focus on ending inequality in the world’s most unequal region.

The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the toys we buy should be free from human suffering and environmental destruction. 

Oxfam advocates for EU rules to make companies accountable for the damage they cause to people and the planet.   

Oxfam advocates for the EU to be a global champion for civic space.   

Civic space enables citizens to speak out against power, peacefully protest, express their needs, interests, and concerns, and propose and negotiate solutions.