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Today, European heads of state and government met in Brussels to discuss migration policy and EU-Turkey relations. They called for the intensification of ‘mutually beneficial partnerships and cooperation with countries of origin and transit’ while also condemning and rejecting ‘any attempts by third countries to instrumentalise migrants for political purposes’. 

  Gravar la riqueza extrema para acabar con la desigualdad   El mundo está atravesando una época sin precedentes marcada por la acumulación de múltiples crisis. Decenas de millones de personas más pasan hambre. Cientos de millones más se enfrentan a subidas imposibles en el coste de los productos básicos o de la energía para calentar sus hogares. La pobreza se ha incrementado por primera vez en 25 años. Sin embargo, unos pocos han logrado sacar un inmenso provecho de estas crisis. Los ultra ricos han visto crecer drásticamente su…

Oxfam welcomed the launch of a new website by the Dutch Minister of the Environment today (faststartfinance.org) which aims to collect and present details about climate finance pledges from developed countries.

Torrential rains and a slow-moving Hurricane Ida caused severe flooding in several regions of El Salvador over the weekend, resulting in more than 140 confirmed deaths, 60 people missing, and more than 12,900 people in shelters

The US government’s plans to give every State a veto over a crucial arms trade treaty must be rejected by the British government as US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband are set to meet.

European Union member states should urgently relocate unaccompanied children from the Greek islands to safety in their territory, 65 human rights, humanitarian and civil society organisations said in a statement today.

The European Parliament voted today on a resolution on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that will be negotiated at a major UN conference in New York on 2 – 27 July.

Oxfam welcomes today’s decision by the European Commission that Fiat and Starbucks were receiving unfair state aid. 

Increasing pressure on land and other natural resources in Darfur is adding fuel to the fire of ethnic tensions in the region.

New research from Oxfam finds that sexual harassment of women, girls and gender non-conforming people on public transport is tolerated by urban Sri Lankan commuters who consider it normal male behaviour, an everyday occurrence and the fault of women for not being submissive, obedient or dressing decently.