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In response to the latest ‘Mutirão’ text, Nafkote Dabi, Oxfam International Climate Policy Lead, said:

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."

Oxfam is deeply alarmed by the ICIJ's findings, which once again show how the World Bank Group and other publicly funded development banks are bankrolling a brutal model of private healthcare that excludes and exploits patients and prioritizes profits over human lives.

The Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) has today issued an alert saying that the worst-case scenario of famine in Gaza is already unfolding.

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

International development cooperation has consistently been an integral component of the European Union's foreign policy. Like diplomacy, development cooperation is a means to foster stability, security and prosperity for all in an increasingly interconnected world. The COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the ripple effects of Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine have underscored our global interdependence and the imperative for international collaboration, investment, and partnerships that promote equitable development globally while safeguarding the long-term interests of the EU and its citizens.  

Two years into Sudan’s brutal war, the humanitarian catastrophe has engulfed the entire country, spilled over across the region, and shows no signs of abating. Thousands continue to be killed, starved and raped as violence forces millions to leave their homes throughout Sudan and across borders.