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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
Global Compact on Refugees is positive step towards a better refugee response

18 December 2018

The Compact has the potential to provide better protection and care for refugees and development benefits to hosting communities.
Global Compact on Refugees is major achievement but concrete change now needed

17 December 2018
Rich nations put to shame by those worst hit by climate change

15 December 2018
Oxfam condemns cancellation of legal registration of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights

13 December 2018

Oxfam condemns the Nicaraguan National Assembly’s decision yesterday to cancel the legal registration of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH), the country’s most prominent human rights organization.
OECD fails to agree strict rules on development aid investments in the private sector

12 December 2018

The failure of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee’s to agree tough new rules governing aid invested in the private sector – so-called private sector instruments – was criticised by Oxfam and the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) today.
Ebola cases in DRC reach 500, as country faces threat of more violence ahead of elections

12 December 2018

The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling to keep Ebola under control; cases are increasing at a quicker rate and the virus has spread further.
EU budget 2019 a missed opportunity to advance global goods

12 December 2018

Oxfam welcomes the EU increasing its aid for education, public health and gender equality in developing countries in its budget for 2019. However, it still falls short of allocating 20 percent of the aid budget to these vital areas.
Fate of humanity weighing heavy on ministerial shoulders at UN Climate Change Conference

10 December 2018

Ministers arriving in Katowice for the UN Climate Change Conference, COP24, will need extreme courage and conviction to make life-saving decisions if humanity is to be saved from the worst impacts of climate change, Oxfam and CARE International said today.

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New rules will combat human suffering in EU food supply chain

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

Global Compact on Refugees is positive step towards a better refugee response

Global Compact on Refugees is major achievement but concrete change now needed

Rich nations put to shame by those worst hit by climate change

Oxfam condemns cancellation of legal registration of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights

OECD fails to agree strict rules on development aid investments in the private sector

Ebola cases in DRC reach 500, as country faces threat of more violence ahead of elections

EU budget 2019 a missed opportunity to advance global goods

Fate of humanity weighing heavy on ministerial shoulders at UN Climate Change Conference