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Friends of the Earth (Les Amis de la Terre) France, Notre Affaire à Tous and Oxfam France, who had given BNP Paribas formal notice to comply with its due diligence obligations on 26 October, sued BNP Paribas over its massive support to fossil fuels and for its substantial contribution to climate change. BNP Paribas is Europe’s largest and fifth worldwide funder of fossil fuel expansion: the three organizations urge the bank to immediately stop financing this expansion and to adopt an oil and gas exit plan. This is the world's first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank.

As the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on gender inequality became evident, governments and international financial institutions put a large public emphasis on “building back better” for a “resilient and inclusive recovery”. The year 2022 was big for gender at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, the world’s primary wardens of what is considered “sound” development and economic policy. The Bank celebrated the tenth anniversary of its first World Development Report dedicated to…

Taxes that disproportionately affect ordinary Europeans – consumption and labour taxes – bring in 13 times more revenue than taxes on wealth, which are paid mainly by the super-rich, according to a new analysis by Oxfam. 

Oxfam and other NGOs condemn the attack on the children's hospital in Kyiv.

Oxfam calls on donors to allocate life-saving aid based on need not on short-term political or military gains

The European Commission published today a paper on how to raise the $100 billion per year pledged by rich countries at last year’s UN climate talks in Cancun to help poor countries protect

In reaction to the Savar building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oxfam country director in Bangladesh, Gareth Price-Jones said:

The European Commission unveiled today its vision for Europe’s climate and energy policies from now to 2030.

The biggest French food company fails to provide a strong commitment to fight climate change and support small-scale farmer resilience.

In response to the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim announcing cooperation between the World Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the BRICS New Development Bank, Nicolas Mombrial of Oxfam International said::“More money for development and better cooperation is always good news so Jim Kim’s willingness to work closely with these banks is welcome. But fighting poverty and inequality, operating transparently, and respecting high environmental and social standards must be at the heart of what these banks do…