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Fortunes of five richest men have shot up by 114 percent since 2020.Oxfam predicts the world could have its first-ever trillionaire in just a decade while it would take more than two centuries to end…

Israeli military killing 250 Palestinians per day with many more lives at risk from hunger, disease and coldIsrael’s military is killing Palestinians at an average rate of 250 people a day which…

Oxfam will publish our annual #inequality report on the opening day of the #WEF24 in #Davos on 15 January - https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/wealth-five-richest-men-doubles-2020-five-billion-…

Oxfam in its new briefing “Gendered Dimensions of Loss and Damage in Asia" released today, calls for the Loss and Damage Fund to prioritize women and marginalized communities who are at the frontline…

In response to the announcement of the release of hostages and prisoners, and of the four-day humanitarian pause to escalated hostilities in Gaza, agreed today between Hamas and the Government of…

Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent surged to 16 percent of world’s total CO2 emissions in 2019. Their carbon emissions are enough to cause 1.3 million excess deaths due to heat. Unequal countries…

Reacting to President Macron’s hosted international conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza’s civilians, Oxfam France Executive Director, Cécile Duflot, said:"While President Macron’s diplomatic…

Gaza is facing an unprecedented health crisis that risks an outbreak of deadly infectious diseases, like cholera, because water and sanitation services have completely broken down, says Oxfam.  All…

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are set to rise by 10.6% by 2030 instead of falling by the 45% needed to limit the increase in global temperature to 1.5 °C. The G20 countries are the worst and…

Around 70 climate and energy thought leaders, policymakers, and experts from Indonesia, Philippines, Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Laos gathered in Jakarta on 29-31 August 2023 for critical…