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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…

Carbon Inequality Infographic

Wealthiest 1% uses up twice as much carbon as 3.1billion people, Asian emissions grow, worsening climate crisis and pollution

The richest one percent of the world’s population are responsible for twice as much carbon emission as the 3.1 billion people between 1990-2015. Across Asia, emissions have nearly doubled. Most of…

Timo Leste - Women in Agriculture

Inclusive Economic Recovery Needed as Covid-19 Hits Informal Workers and Women in Agriculture in Timor-Leste.

COVID-19 has hit hard the incomes of informal workers and women in the agriculture sector in Timor-Leste. Daily wage workers’ income dropped by 65%, and 98% of women in agriculture earned less than…