Tsunami survivors face long queues for clean water in Indonesia The emergency system for distributing clean water in Palu is under strain as thousands of people spend an eleventh night sleeping outdoors.
Global index reveals governments split between fighting and fueling inequality Nigeria and Singapore are among a group of governments that are fueling inequality, according to a newly released edition of the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index developed by Oxfam and Development Finance International.
Rising temperatures will push millions of people into poverty unless governments take swift action “Climate change has set our planet on fire, millions are already feeling the impacts, and the IPCC just showed that things can get much worse," said Raijeli Nicole, regional director for Oxfam in the Pacific.
Lead Parliament committee backs legislation for fairer EU food chain Today, the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee voted to protect food producers inside and outside the EU in key legislation to ban unfair trading practices in the EU’s food supply chain.
Conflict has brought South Sudan to its knees, as 6.1 million face severe hunger "Almost five years of devastating conflict has brought South Sudan to its knees and left more people in more parts of the country suffering catastrophic levels of hunger," said Oxfam’s County Director in South Sudan Ranjan Poudyal.
Conflict has brought South Sudan to its knees, as 6.1 million face severe hunger "Almost five years of devastating conflict has brought South Sudan to its knees and left more people in more parts of the country suffering catastrophic levels of hunger," said Oxfam’s County Director in South Sudan Ranjan Poudyal.