EU support for Libyan coastguard at odds with new initiative to save lives On the sidelines of the AU-EU summit in Abidjan, the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union have announced they will put in place a joint t
Quint countries fail to open up Yemen's ports The failure to agree to break the blockade of Yemen will ensure more misery is heaped onto millions of people who are running out of food, fuel, medicines an
Industry MEPs vote to keep subsidising food-based biofuels until 2030 A proposal by the European Parliament’s industry committee on the use of biofuels risks increasing emissions in transport, pushing up global food prices and
Effective EU tax haven blacklist must include at least 35 countries, Oxfam analysis finds The upcoming EU tax haven blacklist has to include at least 35 countries, including notorious tax havens such as Switzerland and Bermuda, in order to be effe
Conditions for talks on return of Rohingya refugees not yet in place Refugees are still arriving, deeply traumatized by what they have experienced, and must have the right to choose for themselves whether they would like to re
Millions of Yemenis days away from losing clean running water Danger of Cholera comeback as four in five people will be without steady water supply
Yemen: reopening of ports to aid only is pitiful bartering with people's lives In response to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's announcement to reopen Hodeidah port and Sanaa airport to humanitarian assistance, Oxfam says this is an empt
Yemen: 12 days into the blockade - "We’re are running out of fuel, food, and medicines” 12 days since land, air and seaports in Yemen were closed, Oxfam and 13 other aid agencies are appalled by the complacency and indifference of the internatio
In a year of non-stop climate disasters, COP 23 offers scant support With the United Nations’ climate conference drawing to a close, it’s clear there’s been very little progress on how to help people affected by climate change
Hasten push for peace or be complicit in the country's famine, Oxfam tells leading powers on Yemen Seven million people are on the brink of famine, yet the deepening crisis in Yemen is completely avoidable if decision makers re-open ports and stop supplyin
