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Oxfam and 240 organisations call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies. 

New sources of climate finance must be found to curb the alarming shift in Official Development Assistance (ODA) to climate finance and to protect the development gains of recent decades.

Malawi is a country of small-scale producers farming tiny plots of land. Traditionally, they grow maize and other crops using rainwater.

Oxfam spokesperson Sasanka Thilakasiri said: “According to the GMR, food price spikes in 2011 alone plunged 44 million more people into poverty.

Regarding the Somalia Conference in London, Oxfam says:

Rather than demonstrating the urgency of achieving an equitable, rights-based resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the coronavirus pandemic has given cover to increased violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians and an accelerated effort by the Israeli government to formally annex Palestinian lands in the West Bank.

Between October 8, 2023, and November 27, 2024, Israeli attacks led to widespread devastation acrossLebanon, resulting in over 4,000 deaths and more than 16,000 injuries.1 On September 23, 2024, theIsraeli forces significantly escalated the scope and intensity of their offensive, launching sustained andindiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure across the country.

Lebanon faces yet another devastating war, and the country’s already overstretched institutions are struggling to maintain the essential services that millions depend on every day, including water, hygiene and sanitation services. 

The past ten years have seen a surge in a new type of development lending, in which development finance institutions (DFIs) provide funding through financial intermediaries (FIs) rather tha

How is climate change affecting small-scale producers in developing countries, and what role can companies play in strengthening the capacity of these producers to adapt, and in doing so, m