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Oxfam warning of ‘disaster upon disaster’ as Mozambique braces for Tropical Storm Gezani

12 February 2026
Africa subject of 80 per cent of UN Security Council resolutions over last decade, despite exclusion from permanent seat - Oxfam

12 February 2026
Escalation of conflict in South Sudan threatens to push a million into extreme food crisis

9 February 2026

Families in South Sudan are once again having to flee for their lives due to escalating conflict at a time when hunger is already at catastrophic levels, Oxfam warned.
Bloomberg reaction: Continued lack of accountability at the IFC putting patients and hospital staff at risk

6 February 2026

Reacting to the Bloomberg expose published on Friday 30th January, Linda Oduor-Noah, Health Policy Lead at Oxfam International and IFI Policy Adviser said:
Oxfam reaction to IPC alert for Sudan confirming famine-level malnutrition in two additional areas

5 February 2026
REACTION: Reopening of Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt

2 February 2026
Nearly 80 percent of millionaires think super-rich buy political influence

21 January 2026

As political leaders gather for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, millionaires from around the world say elected representatives must tackle the existential global crisis posed by extreme wealth, by taxing the super-rich.
Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality

19 January 2026

Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $18.3 trillion – its highest level in history, according to a new Oxfam report today as the World Economic Forum opens in Davos.
Turning winter into a weapon: Oxfam warns of deadly impact of attacks on Ukraine’s energy system

15 January 2026
A child under five could die every forty seconds by 2030 due to U.S. aid cuts, Oxfam analysis finds

15 January 2026