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Hasten push for peace or be complicit in the country's famine, Oxfam tells leading powers on Yemen
Seven million people are on the brink of famine, yet the deepening crisis in Yemen is completely avoidable if decision makers re-open ports and stop supplying weapons.
Humanitarian agencies condemn the closure of Yemen's air, sea and land ports
Oxfam and 17 other humanitarian agencies expressed serious concern today over the Saudi Arabia-led Coalition’s decision to temporarily close all entry points to Yemen, effectively sealing the country off. The agencies demand that humanitarian operations are allowed to resume immediately and request clarity on the planned duration of the current closure and contingencies to allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered.
Five steps governments can take to stop another Paradise Papers scandal
Governments must take five immediate steps to stop corporations and the super-rich cheating poor countries out of over $170 billion in tax revenues every year, said Oxfam today in the wake of the P
People in poorer countries five times more likely to be displaced by extreme weather
People in low and lower-middle income countries were five times more likely to be forced from their homes by “sudden-onset” weather disasters, like floods and storms, than people in richer countries.
Winnie Byanyima joins International Labour Organization Commission on Future of Work
Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, is joining the high-level international body that will address the challenges of the rapidly transforming world of work.
New Oxfam report highlights young Iraqis fears and hopes for the future
With Iraq on the brink of defeating ISIS, the greatest fear of Iraqi youths is a return of ISIS into their lives and communities.
Winnie Byanyima Appointed to Global Economic Transformation Commission Led by Nobel Laureates Joseph Stiglitz, Michael Spence
Oxfam International Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has been appointed to a new "Commission on Global Economic Transformation" led by Nobel Prize-winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Michael Spence, initiated by the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET).
More funds needed to help Rohingya women who have fled rape and violence
More than 300,000 women and girls who have fled rape and violence are not getting the protection and help they need because of lack of funds.
Greece: asylum seekers in abysmal conditions on islands
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should end the Greek government’s “containment policy” of confining asylum seekers to the Aegean islands, 19 human rights and humanitarian aid organizations said in an open letter released today.
Chad: The forgotten people within a silent crisis
More than 335,000 people continue to go hungry in the Lake Region of Chad – a place where only ten doctors are currently working and the international community has only funded $40m of a $121m humanitarian appeal.
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