OECD inequality findings welcome but causes need to be investigated In response to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) latest report on inequality, In It Toge
Aid delivered as cholera confirmed among Burundian refugees in Tanzania Overcrowding and a lack of clean water and sanitation facilities have led to cholera among the estimated 40,000 Burundian refugees including in the Tanzanian
Burundi refugees exceed 105,000 - over 70,000 in Tanzania alone The number of refugees arriving in Tanzania has risen exponentially over the past week as people pour over Burundi’s borders, with new arrivals citing fear o
Five-day pause won’t address humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen The current five-day humanitarian pause in Yemen will not significantly ease the humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict and the six-week-long de facto bl
Race to reach Nepal earthquake survivors before monsoon rains Tens of thousands of people have seen their homes flattened or damaged to such an extent that it is not safe for them to return.
Oxfam trucks in aid to Nepal by land for the first time from India Three trucks carrying tarpaulins, foam sheets, water containers, chlorine tablets and solar lamps have left Gorkhpur and another two have departed Kolkata wi
Airport bottleneck and fuel shortages hampering aid efforts in Nepal A bottleneck of people and supplies at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport combined with nationwide fuel shortages, blocked roads and difficult terrain is hampering th
Oxfam to help at least 350,000 hit by Nepal earthquake Oxfam today stepped up its relief effort to help an initial 350,000 people hit by the earthquake in Nepal, providing clean water, toilets and shelter to thou
Rewriting global tax rules could increase developing countries’ corporate tax revenues by over 100% The G20’s plan to tackle corporate tax dodging, devised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), needs a radical shake up so tha
Oxfam aid team witnesses utter destruction in northern Philippines Aid experts report a scene of utter devastation in Haiyan hit Philippines.