One year on from Libya migration deal, people still in captivity and suffering abuses Many people are still trapped in captivity and suffering abuses in Libya a year after Italy struck an EU-backed deal with the government to stop irregular mi
Yemen: Escalation of fighting in Taiz forces temporary closure of Oxfam's office Oxfam today expressed serious concern, at the escalation of the fighting in Taiz and Aden governorates and called for an immediate ceasefire.
Lack of transparency continues to undermine EU tax haven blacklist EU finance ministers have decided today to remove eight countries from the EU’s blacklist for tax havens, rushing to take countries off the blacklist wi
Richest 1 percent bagged 82 percent of wealth created last year - poorest half of humanity got nothing Eighty two percent of the wealth generated last year went to the richest one percent of the global population, while the 3.7 billion people who make up the p
Yemen still starved of food and fuel after month-long suspension of blockade In the past three and a half weeks only 18 per cent of the Yemen's monthly fuel needs and just over half its monthly food needs have been imported through th
Food for fuel: European Parliament bows to biofuel lobby Europe can continue burning food to fuel cars and trucks in the EU, the European Parliament voted today.
Aid agencies urge for complete opening of Yemen's main port Oxfam and sixteen other aid agencies working in Yemen are urging for the complete and unconditional opening of Hudaydah port to allow for the uninterrupted f
Lux Leaks: Whistleblowers are not criminals A Luxembourg court today overturned the previous guilty verdict imposed on whistleblower Antoine Deltour, who exposed secret deals that enabled multinational
Yemen cholera outbreak hits 1 million suspected cases In response to the cholera outbreak hitting the million of suspected cases mark, Oxfam expressed today its appal at this horrifying new record for the countr
With winter here, thousands of people still trapped on Greek islands More than 13,500 refugees and other migrants remain trapped on the Greek islands in deplorable conditions as winter begins, a coalition of 13 NGOs including
