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  • G20 faces big test in China about its effectiveness

    31 August 2016

    This year’s G20 Summit will raise the stakes for the group to prove itself against growing doubts about its effectiveness – not least for people living in poverty, says Oxfam.

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    It's time to end extreme inequality

    20 October 2014

    Extreme inequality is hurting us all - damaging economic growth, fueling crime, and squandering the hopes and ambitions of billions who are trapped at the bottom with no way out. Such stark inequality is not inevitable – it is the consequence of political and economic choices. And it can reversed.

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    Time to end extreme inequality

    29 October 2014

    Oxfam presents new evidence that the gap between rich and poor is growing ever wider and is undermining poverty eradication. This report delves into the causes of the inequality crisis and looks at the concrete solutions that can overcome it.

  • Mali has the highest percentage of people living below the poverty line in any country in the world. Ninety percent of Malians survive on less than two dollars a day. Credit Ami Vitale/Oxfam

    Working for the Few

    20 January 2014

    Almost half of the world’s wealth is now owned by just one percent of the population, and seven out of ten people live in countries where economic inequality has increased in the last 30 years.

  • If Not Now, When?

    13 November 2008

    The world’s poor must not pay the price for the collapse of financial markets. Without immediate action, millions will suffer.

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