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1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024IntroductionIntegrity and accountability are at the heart of Oxfam’s work. For Oxfam, integrity means themeasures we take to prevent fraud, corruption, misconduct or abuse and exploitation, includingsexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment, and immediately and appropriatelyresponding to concerns.This report provides a snapshot of our key areas of progress and impact made between October 2023 and September 2024. It reflects how integrity principles are embedded across our organization, shaping our…

A dramatic rise in Israeli military violence has caused the largest forced displacement in the West Bank since the illegal Israeli occupation began. As the ‘Gazafication’ of the West Bank unfolds, vital humanitarian work and projects are being delayed or destroyed, Oxfam warned today.  

The resumption of aid into Gaza, including fuel to operate undamaged water and sanitation systems along with water trucking, has improved the amount of water available to people in some parts of Gaza. But the picture remains extremely bleak and dangerously critical, especially in the North Gaza and Rafah governorates, warned Oxfam today. 

In January alone, billionaire wealth surged by $314 billion ―around $10 billion a day. This is more than the combined wealth of the 2.8 billion people who make up the poorest third of humanity. 

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, former South African President Thabo Mbeki, former Senegalese Prime Minister Aminata Touré, and economists Joseph Stiglitz, Jayati Ghosh and Gabriel Zucman today delivered a powerful and unequivocal message: the global oligarchy must be challenged through fair taxation of the super-rich. 

Restoring ceasefire deal vital as death toll hits 50,000 and continues to rise amid Israeli airstrikes.

Thirty years on from the commitments enshrined in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, this briefing reveals a picture of broken promises and unfulfilled ambition by States. This failure is not just due to a lack of political will, but also an economic system that is unequal by design.

Oxfam's response to the US-Russia meeting yesterday (Feb 18) on the future of the war in Ukraine. 

“Rich countries missed a chance to make a real difference in the fight against global poverty and inequality."

Two members of Oxfam staff were killed in an armed robbery yesterday in the town of Motot in Jonglei State, South Sudan.