Oxfam to expand Syrian crisis response by renewing agreement with Damascus Oxfam is currently helping to provide water for more than a million people across conflict lines by drilling new wells and repairing old and damaged water ne
African Union should call on South Africa to protect refugees and migrants from xenophobic attacks The African Union (AU) should call on the South African authorities to provide a long-term security guarantee for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers livin
G7 coal dependence set to cost world $450 billion a year by end of century Coal plants in the G7 are on track to cost the world $450 billion a year by the end of the century and reduce crops by millions of tons as they fuel th
Multinational companies cheat Africa out of billions of dollars Africa was cheated out of US$11 billion in 2010 through just one of the tricks used by multinational companies to reduce tax bills, according to new Oxfam re
G7 must include developing countries in international tax reform This G7 finance meeting has again been a debate among exclusive club members without the equal participation of developing countries.
7.8 million hungry in South Sudan: families fractured by food scarcity and conflict Some 40 percent of people in South Sudan are expected to be severely hungry by the end of July, a figure higher than ever before projected, according to the
Burundi refugee crisis: Funds urgently needed as Tanzania camp numbers swell The influx of 70,000 Burundian refugees to Tanzania is overstretching the capacity of the government of Tanzania and aid agencies to respond, as emerge
Oxfam reaching Nepal’s most isolated in a race against the monsoon One month on since the first earthquake hit Nepal, Oxfam is working with mountain guides and porters to deliver life saving aid to the most remote communitie
Companies fail to lead by example at the Business and Climate Summit The Business and Climate Summit was an opportunity for companies to lead by example, and though several did show willing, it was not nearly enough to champio
Visionary outcome achieved at the World Education Forum in Korea but financial backing is needed A declaration providing political support for the post-2015 education agenda, including goals to achieve universal pre-primary, primary and secondary e