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ICU in the world's largest makeshift COVID hospital

Poor people being bypassed or bankrupted as rich countries pour development billions into private healthcare

Investments of taxpayers’ money into dodgy deals, profiteering and exploitation, health scandals and human rights abuses —all with little or no accountability. This includes private hospitals…

Climate Shadow Finance PR

Rich countries’ continued failure to honor their $100 billon climate finance promise threatens negotiations and undermines climate action

As global greenhouse emissions continue to rise, and climate change wreaks more havoc upon the people and places least responsible for the problem, rich polluting countries are now three years…

Oxfam response in Bangladesh

Oxfam responds in Bangladesh and Myanmar as Cyclone Mocha leaves a trail of destruction

Super cyclonic storm Mocha made landfall in Myanmar’s Rakhine state area, reaching a speed of 250 km/h, and crossing low-lying areas including Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh on Sunday. As per the…

As a member of a women's group involved in mangrove restoration, Rowena Obina plants saplings as part of a project to safeguard her community from intense storms and foster the growth of fish, shellfish, and other marine creatures.

ADB’s ‘innovative finance facility for climate’ set to worsen people’s suffering

Cox’s Bazar camp fire: Oxfam responding with food and shelter

A fire that swept through Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Sunday has left 12000 people homeless and in urgent need of shelter, water, sanitation, and medical services. Oxfam is…

Companies and civil society showcase the benefits of fair and sustainable business practices at the Asia Inclusive & Responsible Business Forum

Leaders from private sector and civil society, at the Asia Inclusive…

Pandemic Sharpens Inequality Among the Vulnerable in Asia

The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened inequality among vulnerable communities in Asia. Workers in the informal economy, such as factory workers, home-based workers, sex workers, street vendors,…

Rich nations vaccinating one person every second while majority of the poorest nations are yet to give a single dose

US, UK and EU blocking proposals at WTO to help poorer countries get vaccines more quickly One year on from the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the People’s Vaccine Alliance is warning that…

Mega-rich recoup COVID-losses in record-time yet billions will live in poverty for at least a decade

The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their COVID-19 losses within just nine months, but it could take more than a decade for the world’s poorest to recover from the economic impacts of the…

Journalism for an Equitable Asia awards 2019-20

Top Journalists Reporting Inequality in Asia Awarded; Women Lead the Way

Women journalists led the way at the recently concluded Journalism for an Equitable Asia awards 2019-20. Nine out of the top 10 awardees were women journalists.The Award co-convened by Oxfam in Asia…