Today, the European Parliament adopted its position on the next EU long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework. Its position called for an increased overall MFF budget, including for its external action, and supported proposals for EU own …
Six of the biggest fossil fuel companies are projected to earn $2,967 a second in profits in 2026, new Oxfam research finds, ahead of the first global conference this week on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia. This marks an …
Over 60+ organisations, including Oxfam, recently demanded a suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen proposed a number of measures in September including the suspension of the trade component …
Reacting to the announcement of a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon, Oxfam country director Bachir Ayoub said: "Tonight’s announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon is desperately needed but must result in an end to the killing and forced displacement of …
As Sudan’s gruelling conflict enters its fourth year, a record number of people have now been displaced by the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crisis, accelerating hunger and suffering. More than 30 million people – over half the population – …
Reacting to news today of a two-week ceasefire between US/Israel and Iran, Oxfam International Executive Director Amitabh Behar said: “We share in the widespread relief that the world has avoided the atrocities President Trump threatened yesterday and …
Scorecard from humanitarian organizations assessing core civilian protection, humanitarian access provisions of ceasefire plan reveals failure NEW YORK, April 9, 2026—The Trump administration’s Gaza ceasefire plan – as endorsed by UN Security Council …
In response to the publication today of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) preliminary data on Official Development Assistance (ODA) for 2025, Oxfam’s Development Finance Lead Didier Jacobs said: “Wealthy governments are …
Water flows from multiple taps at Meshano spring water point in Birhan kebelle (Tsimbla woreda, Tigray), helping families collect water more quickly. (Photo: Oxfam) Even when she reached the spring, the struggle continued. The discharge was low, and the …
The amount of untaxed wealth hidden offshore by the richest 0.1 percent exceeds the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people), reveals new Oxfam analysis published today ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Panama Papers. The …
Only 3 percent of the more than 1,000 tax recommendations made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to governments in recent years focus on taxing wealth and income from wealth, new analysis by Oxfam reveals ahead of the IMF and World Bank Spring …
Humanitarian organizations reaffirm decision to pursue petition before Israel’s High Court of Justice following recent hearing. Today, 18 members from a coalition of humanitarian organizations represented by the Association of International Development …
Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure, used throughout its genocide in Gaza, is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon. Israeli forces are destroying water and sanitation infrastructure including strikes near …
A troubling idea has begun to circulate in European political circles: the idea that international law is exhausted. That it has little effect in today’s geopolitical world. This argument has surfaced in speeches of several European leaders. Most notably …
The evacuation order for the northern border town of Akobo East in South Sudan, which forced tens of thousands of people - including all aid agency staff – to leave at the weekend, has closed critical humanitarian programmes for over 200,000 people and …
Oxfam and partners are responding to the immediate needs of people who have been forcibly displaced by Israel’s bombardment and ground invasion of Lebanon, as the conflict across the region enters a dramatically new and dangerous phase. Oxfam in Lebanon is …
Oxfam began as a humanitarian organization. Its purpose was simple — to save lives and respond to human suffering in times of conflict and disaster. That was where the story started. Over time, Oxfam began to see that suffering from conflict, hunger, and …
The Israeli High Court has ruled in favour of an urgent request from 19 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, for an interim order which would prevent the cessation of all activities until a final ruling is reached. In response, Oxfam’s Policy Lead …
The clock is ticking on a large part of the humanitarian response sustaining civilians in the occupied Palestinian territory. Thirty-seven international aid organisations have been ordered by Israeli authorities to cease operations in the occupied …
“Our work is a constant race. And now there’s another urgent issue — our basic needs are not secured: safety, water, electricity, cold — all of this combined with stress. How can we work and live, or plan anything at all, when we don’t know what will …
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