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COVID-19 Deepens Hunger and Poverty Globally, Impacts on Food Security in Timor-Leste

COVID-19 Deepens Hunger and Poverty Globally, Impacts on Food Security in Timor-Leste

A global hunger pandemic is emerging as a consequence of the COVID-19 crisis. In Timor-Leste, many families are already reporting dwindling income sources and lower food supplies. Targeted support…

12,000 people per day could die from Covid-19 linked hunger by end of year, potentially more than the disease, warns Oxfam.

12,000 people per day could die from Covid-19 linked hunger by end of year, potentially more than the disease, warns Oxfam.

As many as 12,000 people could die per day by the end of the year as a result of hunger linked to COVID-19, potentially more than could die from the disease.

Better Tax Policy Needed for Sustainable and Fair Progress Beyond Covid-19 - Joint Report

Better Tax Policy Needed for Sustainable and Fair Progress Beyond Covid-19 - Joint Report

With ASEAN suffering from unprecedented economic inequality, the region as a collective has struggled to invest sufficiently in public goods due to a lack of tax revenue

Stormy skies over Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.

‘Crisis on top of crisis’ as India and Bangladesh brace for super Cyclone Amphan - Oxfam

Cyclone Amphan, the strongest ever cyclone recorded over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to hit north-east India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, 20 May threatening millions of people in vulnerable…

Cyclone threatens Cox’s Bazar as first Covid-19 cases are confirmed - Oxfam

Cyclone threatens Cox’s Bazar as first Covid-19 cases are confirmed - Oxfam

Almost one million Rohingya people in the world's largest refugee camp are facing the added threat of a cyclone as the first cases of Covid-19 are confirmed.

World leaders unite in call for a people’s vaccine against COVID-19

World leaders unite in call for a people’s vaccine against COVID-19

More than 140 world leaders and experts, including the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, have signed an open letter calling on all governments to unite behind a people’s vaccine against COVID-19

Vaccinating poorest half of humanity against coronavirus could cost less than four month’s big pharma profits: Oxfam

Vaccinating poorest half of humanity against coronavirus could cost less than four month’s big pharma profits: Oxfam

Oxfam urges governments and pharmaceutical companies to guarantee patent-free Coronavirus vaccine and equal distribution for all.

Investing In A Strong Agriculture Sector Can Safeguard Timor-Leste In Times of Crisis And Protect Vulnerable Communities, says Oxfam

A research report, Agriculture Assessment, launched today by Oxfam reveals that lack of access to markets remains the biggest challenge for farmers in Timor-Leste. While 80% of the population…

Health spending in poor countries must double immediately to prevent millions of deaths

Oxfam calls for a package of nearly $160 billion in immediate debt cancellation and aid to fund a Global Public Health Plan and Emergency Response, to help prevent millions of deaths as a result of…

Political Deadlock in Timor-Leste Slows National Development, says Oxfam

Oxfam urged the government of Timor-Leste to find a solution to the current political deadlock because people’s livelihoods are at stake, following the disapproval of the revised General State Budget…