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Civil society organizations warned the IMF what frontloaded fiscal adjustment would mean in practice: large spending cuts imposed all at once, leaving ordinary people to pay the price. It is the same failed shock therapy that devastated countries and communities in the past. And it risks further damaging an IMF already struggling for legitimacy. The warnings were swept aside, even though many Directors echoed civil society’s concerns.

Joint statement by humanitarian, development and civil-society organizations - leaders at UNGA 81 should act on interconnected priorities.

s high-level meetings focused on AI kick off at the UN, a handful of AI players continue to amass power, wealth and influence, even as many are warning that they need guardrails and regulation because they cannot – or will not – do it themselves. 

Following the overnight collapse of a war-damaged building leaving 20 deaths and dozens trapped, rescue efforts are being severely hampered by Israel’s refusal to allow entry of the heavy machinery and equipment needed to save lives amidst the ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Oxfam leaders, experts, and partners are joining the UN 81st General Assembly and Climate Week in New York and available for interviews or comment. 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has required borrowing countries to quadruple the size of their austerity cuts over the past decade, while simultaneously weakening the protection afforded to social spending in its loan programs, reveals new Oxfam analysis. These cuts undermine vital spending on public services – from healthcare to education and housing – that protect low-income communities. 

The catastrophic floods in Nepal are a stark warning of what a hotter world will mean for communities on the climate frontline and why governments and donors must invest now in climate resilience, adaptation and disaster preparedness, rather than waiting for the next disaster to strike, Oxfam has warned.

Oxfam is launching an emergency response in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, the districts worst afect by Wednesday's flash flood, as roads and bridges swept away by the surge have left the entire communities almost impossible to reach. 

Oxfam in Nepal is closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with relevant government and humanitarian organizations.