Press releases

Oxfam has expressed its concern for the vulnerable situation faced by the over 5,000 migrants who at this moment are walking in caravan through Central America towards the border with the United States.

“It is irresponsible for the World Bank to promote the deregulation of labor and the dismantling of the rights that workers have long fought for," said Nadia Daar, head of Oxfam's Washington office.

World Bank's 'Human Capital Index' shines a spotlight on the right priorities: education and health investments are crucial not just for economic growth, but for fighting inequality and securing basic rights.

In “Powering the Transition,” Oxfam details how together, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are investing almost $5 billion in fossil fuels in the 10 Asian countries that belong to the Climate Vulnerable Forum.

The emergency system for distributing clean water in Palu is under strain as thousands of people spend an eleventh night sleeping outdoors.

Nigeria and Singapore are among a group of governments that are fueling inequality, according to a newly released edition of the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index developed by Oxfam and Development Finance International.

After years of campaigning by Oxfam and others, the International Finance Corporation announced it will require new financial intermediary clients to publicly disclose their links to coal and will work with them to reduce and potentially drop these investments.

“Climate change has set our planet on fire, millions are already feeling the impacts, and the IPCC just showed that things can get much worse," said Raijeli Nicole, regional director for Oxfam in the Pacific.