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Billionaire fortunes grew by $2.5 billion a day last year as poorest saw their wealth fall

21 January 2019

Billionaire fortunes increased by 12 percent last year – or $2.5 billion a day - while the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity saw their wealth decline by 11 percent, reveals a new report from Oxfam today.
Oxfam welcomes interim report of Independent Commission on safeguarding Commission’s work builds on progress in delivering its 10-Point Action Plan

16 January 2019

The report sets out further progress towards Oxfam's 10-Point Plan, of which the Commission is part. Oxfam says its report will be a catalyst for further improvements.
Pregnant women, children and survivors of torture abandoned in Greek camps as screening system breaks down

9 January 2019

Oxfam's new report details how the system to identify and protect the most vulnerable people has broken down due to chronic under-staffing and flawed processes.
Jim Kim to stand down as President of World Bank

7 January 2019

Oxfam responds to the announcement that Jim Kim is stepping down as President of the World Bank from 1st February 2019 before the expiry of his term in 2022.
Oxfam forced to suspend Ebola response in DR Congo following pre-election violence

28 December 2018

Oxfam has been forced to suspend its work in the Ebola ravaged areas of Beni and Butembo in Democratic Republic of Congo, due to violent protests following the announcement that people in these areas won’t be able to cast their votes for a new president.
Oxfam provides water and sanitation to those hit by Indonesia Tsunami

24 December 2018

Oxfam will work with the Government of Indonesia to provide clean water and hygiene facilities to people affected by the tsunami that hit Indonesia’s Sunda Strait. Thousands of people are housed in makeshift camps, and they need aid urgently including clean drinking water, food, and sanitary supplies.
Oxfam ready to respond as dozens killed after tsunami in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait

23 December 2018

Oxfam is getting ready to respond to tsunami-affected communities in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, with reports that more than 43 people have died and hundreds more injured following a tsunami that struck islands in the Strait last night.
Oxfam's reaction to the publication of false vacancies in Haiti via Facebook

21 December 2018

Oxfam regrets that its name has been used for profit and the inconveniences caused to people affected by a false recruitment announcement via Facebook of 20 vacancies in our offices in Haiti.
New rules will combat human suffering in EU food supply chain

19 December 2018

The European Commission, Parliament and member states agreed on rules to ban unfair trading practices in the EU food supply chain, which will help end the human suffering behind our food.
Half a million homeless Yemenis on brink of famine face winter freeze

19 December 2018

More than half a million people who have fled fighting in Yemen are facing a double threat of famine and near freezing temperatures

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Billionaire fortunes grew by $2.5 billion a day last year as poorest saw their wealth fall

Oxfam welcomes interim report of Independent Commission on safeguarding Commission’s work builds on progress in delivering its 10-Point Action Plan

Pregnant women, children and survivors of torture abandoned in Greek camps as screening system breaks down

Jim Kim to stand down as President of World Bank

Oxfam forced to suspend Ebola response in DR Congo following pre-election violence

Oxfam provides water and sanitation to those hit by Indonesia Tsunami

Oxfam ready to respond as dozens killed after tsunami in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait

Oxfam's reaction to the publication of false vacancies in Haiti via Facebook

New rules will combat human suffering in EU food supply chain

Half a million homeless Yemenis on brink of famine face winter freeze