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Power SharingWe recognize power and privilege within the organization, challenge unbalanced power dynamics and actively facilitate the space for people from the global south, particularly women and people from diverse gender identities championing gender equality, to lead.The Personal Is PoliticalWe recognize that challenging patriarchy, white suprem-acy, racism, neo-liberalism and colonialism in its various expressions ot power abuse, exclusion and oppression, begins with questioning and changing ourselves. We are all inherently part of these larger systems and…

Universal Health Coverage has risen to the top of the global health agenda. At its core, Universal Health Coverage is about the right to health.

The coronavirus threatens to take many millions of lives and push billions more into poverty. Oxfam proposes two things that the G20 and other leaders can do now: develop a global public health plan and emergency response to tackle the disease head on; and create an economic rescue plan to cope with the huge economic costs precipitated by this virus. 

We are sad to announce that, as of 30 September 2018, Oxfam Japan has shut down its operations, dissolved Oxfam Japan as a corporate entity, and withdrawn from the Oxfam Confederation.Oxfam Japan was established as a non-profit corporation in 2003 and formally became an affiliate of Oxfam International in…

People seeking safety are trapped at borders across Eastern Africa due to COVID-19 measures.    

Governments in Geneva took a step to alleviate the suffering of millions of people who are victims of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, yet financial support is not enough.

Today, 26 EU leaders agreed on a revision to the EU’s long-term budget, with one EU country blocking the agreement. If confirmed in the new year, the deal would slash the new funding for external action proposed by the European Commission and supported by the European Parliament by prioritizing investment in migration management instead. 

Millions of poor people across the globe are facing the prospect of a swine flu pandemic without access to potentially life-saving healthcare.

NGOs call for the UN Security Council to urgently convene and pass a Resolution demanding an immediate and sustained ceasefire following yesterday’s UN Security Council meeting on the risk of conflict-induced famine in Gaza. 

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