Reacting to the UN Security Council failing to renew MINURSO’s mandate in Western Sahara, Marco Di Cecco, Oxfam’s Country Director in Algeria – leading the Western Sahara refugee response, said: "The Security Council’s failure to renew MINURSO’s …
Person in the richest 0.1 percent has contributed nearly 400 times more to extreme heatwaves than someone in the poorest half of humanity. Oxfam’s research shows that while the super-rich are responsible for a disproportionate share of carbon pollution, …
Responding to the large-scale Israeli military operation and mass displacement in Hebron in recent days, Oxfam’s Response Lead in the West Bank, Mustafa Tamaizeh, said: "This is not only a humanitarian crisis but a deliberate assault on the economic …
Global funding for the preparation and response to El Niño and the harms it will bring to millions of people is critically insufficient, Oxfam warned today. The weather phenomenon is already having a catastrophic impact across much of the world, with …
The richest 1 percent of Peruvians captured 42 percent of all new wealth created between 2019 and 2025, while the poorest 50 percent of the population got 1.4 percent, reveals new analysis by Oxfam. The findings come as Oxfam and the Institute for Peruvian …
For generations, communities across South Sudan have relied on seasonal weather patterns to guide planting, grazing, fishing, and daily life. Today, however, many people say those patterns are becoming increasingly difficult to predict. Rain may arrive …
Countries locked into International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity programs are also, on average, around twice as vulnerable to the economic fallout from the US and Israel’s war against Iran and the escalating climate crisis, reveals new Oxfam analysis …
In response to the outcome of the pre-COP summit in Fiji, Oxfam Climate Policy Lead Nafkote Dabi said: “These talks were an underwhelming precursor to the summit in Türkiye next month. The absence of leaders from the richest and most polluting countries …
Can you share a moment when you saw a teacher apply a new skill or approach after training, and the impact it had on learners? One of the encouraging things I have seen is teachers adopting more participatory methods after attending training through Oxfam…
Improving education is not only about training teachers. It is about ensuring they have the support, confidence and opportunities to continue learning, growing and leading throughout their careers. In South Sudan, where teacher shortages and limited …
This snapshot is based on a survey of 29 international and national NGOs conducted in the first week of September and covering the previous six months, from March through August 2026. While the results do not capture every NGO operating in the West Bank, …
Responding to the IMF Executive Board concluding its 2026 Review of Program Design and Conditionality, Oxfam International's Senior Policy Advisor Nabil Abdo said: “Civil society organizations warned the IMF what frontloaded fiscal adjustment would …
Displaced families head toward Al-Shaqadif Camp and its surrounding areas after leaving Al-Malika Camp, fleeing the escalation of shelling and military operations in the area. Almaafer/Taiz, September 2026. (Photo: Hussam Alshurmani/Oxfam) A crisis …
‘If you could speak to anyone in the world about the challenges facing your community today, who would you speak to?’ Across nine contexts facing humanitarian conflicts and crises, fourteen civil society leaders were nearly unanimous in their response, …
Ahead of the event ‘Digital@UNGA 2026’ and other AI-focused meetings at the UNGA81, Oxfam International Executive Director Amitabh Behar said: “As high-level meetings focused on AI kick off at the UN, a handful of AI players continue to amass power, …
RUMBEK, South Sudan – Across South Sudan, thousands of girls stop their education early. Poverty, child marriage, social norms and cost of education continue to interrupt their learning. While more girls are enrolling in recent years, many never make it …
This 81st session takes place against a backdrop of stalled progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, escalating conflicts, shrinking civic space, rising inequality, rollbacks of gender rights, and accelerating climate impacts. UNGA81 will be a …
Following the overnight collapse of a war-damaged building leaving 20 deaths and dozens trapped, rescue efforts are being severely hampered by Israel’s refusal to allow entry of the heavy machinery and equipment needed to save lives amidst the ongoing …
Oxfam leaders, experts, and partners are joining the UN 81st General Assembly and Climate Week in New York and available for interviews or comment. Oxfam is hosting and attending events, hosting partners and releasing reports and statements focused on …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has required borrowing countries to quadruple the size of their austerity cuts over the past decade, while simultaneously weakening the protection afforded to social spending in its loan programs, reveals new Oxfam …
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