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The world's governments will meet at a special session of the UN General Assembly this week to take stock of progress toward the Millennium Development Goals, and plan for a new global development

The Business and Climate Summit was an opportunity for companies to lead by example, and though several did show willing, it was not nearly enough to champion the urgent action needed to help combat climate change.

Condemning the attack on an aid convoy in Aleppo, Oxfam said there is the real risk Syria will fall even further into the abyss. 

Oxfam congratulates António Guterres on his appointment to what is arguably one of most challenging jobs on the planet. Mr. Guterres brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the role to guide the UN in the years to come.  

After nearly two years in the role, Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara Horst Koehler announced his resignation due to health reasons on 22 May, 2019.Oxfam Country Director in Algeria, Haissam Minkara, said: “The ongoing territorial conflict has had devastating humanitarian consequences, and the international community’s failure to facilitate a resolution has fostered a sense of abandonment among the Sahrawi refugee population.However, the efforts of Former Personal Envoy Koehler throughout the past two years have led to renewed hope that a political…

Oxfam's response to today’s announcement that Christine Lagarde is stepping down as Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), effective on September 12, 2019.

While yesterday’s ceasefire is a sign of political progress, efforts to support the more than 50,000 South Sudanese refugees in Uganda remain grossly under resourced, and host communities are being pushed to the breaking point.

The UN General Assembly outcome document agreed today exposes the unevenness and gaps in achieving the MDGs between and within countries.

After a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Lushan County in Sichuan this morning, leaving more than 156 people dead and 5,500 people injured, Oxfam has sent an assessment team and is transferring emergency supplies to those affected.

In response to IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath’s statement that the coronavirus pandemic will trigger the worst economic fallout since the Great Depression, Nadia Daar, Oxfam International’s Head of Washington DC Office said: "The IMF’s assessment is chilling. The human suffering behind those numbers is almost unimaginable. Oxfam’s research shows that coronavirus could push half a billion more people into poverty".