Putting people first in conflict and crisis Humanitarian needs around the world are outpacing available funding. The EU must take the right response when humanitarian crises hit, be they natural disasters or conflicts, while spearheading processes to ensure an effective and locally-led humanitarian response and ensuring international law is always upheld.
Fix the global food system The global food system is broken. We need fair and sustainable food systems. The EU can support by strengthening food production at a local level in poorer countries and promoting the rights of farmers, especially women farmers, who are key in the fight against hunger and poverty.
Advancing gender justice in EU foreign policy The EU and EU countries must commit to a feminist foreign policy. This means an intersectional feminist approach which puts gender, racial, economic and climate justice at its heart, prioritises decolonisation and puts the voices of those who have historically been least represented at the centre of policymaking.
A relaunch of EU-LAC relations The EU must relaunch its relationship with Latin America. The relationship must focus on ending inequality in the world’s most unequal region.
Hold business accountable for damage to people and the planet The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the toys we buy should be free from human suffering and environmental destruction. Oxfam advocates for EU rules to make companies accountable for the damage they cause to people and the planet.
EU must ensure open civic space Oxfam advocates for the EU to be a global champion for civic space. Civic space enables citizens to speak out against power, peacefully protest, express their needs, interests, and concerns, and propose and negotiate solutions.
Daily death rate in Gaza higher than any other major 21st Century conflict - Oxfam Israel’s military is killing Palestinians at an average rate of 250 people a day which massively exceeds the daily death toll of any other major conflict of
Oxfam reaction to the IPC food security figures for Gaza In reaction to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report
Oxfam: UNSC's failure to call for a ceasefire “utterly callous” In reaction to the UN Security Council’s passing of a watered-down resolution instead of calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Oxfam Regional Director for the Mid
The Global Refugee Forum Must Address the Priorities of Refugees in Major Refugee-Hosting Countries Blog by Oxfam-KEDV The Global Refugee Forum (GRF) is a vital platform for systematizing commitments made by the international community under the framework of