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The world’s ten richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion —at a rate of $15,000 per second or $1.3 billion a day— during the first two years of a pandemic that has seen the incomes of 99 percent of humanity fall and over 160 million more people forced into poverty. 

In reaction to the recent strikes on Jawf governorate, northern Yemen, which killed 31 and injured 12 civilians on 15 February, Oxfam and ten international aid organizations expressed their shock and deep condemnation of these military escalations.  

Oxfam's new report details how the system to identify and protect the most vulnerable people has broken down due to chronic under-staffing and flawed processes. 

Oleksandra, 22, is a community social worker on gender-based violence. She is a part of the dynamic team of Rokada, a Ukrainian charitable foundation that works with internally displaced people (IDPs) and other vulnerable communities whose lives have been strongly affected by the war.

Recently, more and more news about the appearance and danger of pesticides has been spotlighted by the media in Europe. Not only that it's affecting consumers’ health, but also nature. Europe plays a key role in the pesticides industry.

On International Roma Day, Voice of Romni sheds light on the realities and shares what it takes to build trust with Roma communities.

In reaction to the EU and US announcement of new sanctions against Mali, Oxfam and 12 other NGOs called for the international community to protect the people of Mali.  

Today marks two months since Israel imposed a total siege on Gaza. Representatives from leading humanitarian organisations in Gaza will brief the press on the devastating humanitarian impacts, as Palestinians face starvation amid a blockade that has halted all aid and commercial goods. With food, water, medicine, and vital equipment cut off, civilians are struggling to survive.

Governments and aid agencies have to tackle the politics and power at the heart of the increasing effects of climate change, rising inequality and people’s vulnerability to disasters according to a new report published today by international agency Oxfam.

Last week, Malian singer and guitarist Afel Bocoum was joined in Mali by British musician Damon Albarn for a unique music project aimed at drawing international attention to the growing humanitarian crisis in Mali and to the regional food crisis in West and Central Africa.