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Published on February 6, 2026 - 15:21 GMT

Bloomberg reaction: Continued lack of accountability at the IFC putting patients and hospital staff at risk

Reacting to the Bloomberg expose published on Friday 30th January, Linda Oduor-Noah, Health Policy Lead at Oxfam International and IFI Policy Adviser said: “Oxfam continues to be alarmed but not surprised by the mounting evidence of negligence within the …

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Published on February 5, 2026 - 18:05 GMT

Oxfam reaction to IPC alert for Sudan confirming famine-level malnutrition in two additional areas

Responding to today’s Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC) alert Oxfam’s Fati N’Zi-Hassane, Oxfam in Africa Director, said: “It is deeply alarming that famine-level malnutrition has been confirmed in two additional areas of North Darfur that …

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Published on February 4, 2026 - 11:47 GMT

REACTION: Reopening of Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt

Reacting to today’s reopening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza, Oxfam’s Occupied Palestinian Territory Policy Lead Bushra Khalidi said: “We welcome the reopening of Rafah which is desperately needed for people who have been trapped without …

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Published on January 23, 2026 - 17:52 GMT

Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality

Billionaires 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $18.3 trillion – its highest level in …

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Published on January 21, 2026 - 06:51 GMT

Nearly 80 percent of millionaires think super-rich buy political influence

New poll of 3900 millionaires in G20 countries also finds six in ten think President Trump has had negative impact on global economic stability Nearly 400 millionaires from 24 countries - including Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno, and Abigail Disney - sign open …

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Published on January 15, 2026 - 15:04 GMT

A child under five could die every forty seconds by 2030 due to U.S. aid cuts, Oxfam analysis finds

One year since Trump administration’s slashing of U.S. lifesaving aid, deadly impacts continue to grow The series of cruel and illegal cuts to U.S. lifesaving humanitarian and development aid the Trump administration initiated on day one has already cost …

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Published on January 15, 2026 - 15:04 GMT

Turning winter into a weapon: Oxfam warns of deadly impact of attacks on Ukraine’s energy system

As temperatures plunge to double-digit negatives, millions of people across Ukraine are suffering through another harsh winter with no heating or power, disruptions in communications, and in large parts of the country, no water, as Russia continues its …

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Published on January 9, 2026 - 23:00 GMT

Richest 1% have blown through their fair share of carbon emissions for 2026 in just 10 days, says Oxfam

The richest 1% have exhausted their annual carbon budget – the amount of CO2 that can be emitted while staying within 1.5 degrees of warming - only ten days into the year, according to new analysis from Oxfam. The richest 0.1% already used up their carbon …

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Published on December 22, 2025 - 15:48 GMT

Small Coop, Big Dreams: From Sheep Farming Struggles to Poultry Success in Addis Ababa

The caging system kept the chickens safe, clean, and productive. Egg output grew as the hens settled into their new high-rise home. Neighbors, initially skeptical, began to notice how many eggs Elias’s hens were laying and how little space was needed. …

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Published on December 13, 2025 - 01:52 GMT

REACTION: STORM BYRON FLOODING IN GAZA

Responding to Storm Byron, which has caused widespread flooding in Gaza, Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam Occupied Palestinian Territory Policy lead said: "Civilians are now wading through sewage, mud and debris, with no proper shelter. This is not a failure of …

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Published on December 9, 2025 - 08:44 GMT

Syria, One Year On: A Fragile Hope

It has been a year since the seismic events in Syria thrust the country back into the global spotlight, sparking hope for millions. However, the massive change many believed would follow has not materialized for all Syrians. Syria has been in the grips of …

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Published on December 5, 2025 - 03:04 GMT

He Shows Up at Home — She Shows Up Everywhere

In practice, that looks like what Achawach describes: shared decisions, joint problem-solving, and small loans that unlock home-based businesses. It also looks like husbands showing up, cooking, minding children, and taking a turn at the savings meeting, …

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Published on December 4, 2025 - 10:42 GMT

Indonesia flash-floods response

Millions of people have been affected by devastating flash-floods and landslides, across West Sumatra, North Sumatra, and Aceh. Around 700 people have been killed, and these numbers are expected to rise as responders gain access to remote areas. Oxfam’s …

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Published on December 1, 2025 - 08:13 GMT

Civil Society Representatives' Statement on IFC's Proposed Program Design in the Bridge-04 Case

On 24th September 2025, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) published its 3rd management progress report which contains the design of the Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) Response and Prevention Support …

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Published on November 22, 2025 - 22:35 GMT

COP30 falls short, offering a ‘spark of hope but far more heartbreak’ – Oxfam

In response to the outcome of COP30, Oxfam Brasil Executive Director Viviana Santiago said: “COP30 offered a spark of hope but far more heartbreak, as the ambition of global leaders continues to fall short of what is needed for a livable planet. People …

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Published on November 22, 2025 - 14:41 GMT

COP30 text 'unacceptable' and fails communities at frontline of climate disasters

In response to the latest ‘Mutirão’ text, Nafkote Dabi, Oxfam International Climate Policy Lead, said: “As COP30 races toward its close, world leaders are gambling with the planet — and with the lives of the poorest. Rich countries are treating adaptation …

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Published on November 22, 2025 - 14:41 GMT

G20: South Africa defies geopolitical bullying and puts inequality emergency on global agenda, says Oxfam

In reaction to the G20 communique, Oxfam International Head of Inequality Policy and Advocacy, Max Lawson said: “This is the first ever meeting of world leaders, in history, where the inequality emergency was put at the centre of the agenda. This is …

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Published on November 20, 2025 - 02:27 GMT

Mexico’s new NDC an ‘ambitious leap forward’ - Oxfam reaction

Following the announcement by the Mexican government of its new NDC, Jorge Martinez, Oxfam Mexico Climate Strategy Coordinator, said: “Mexico’s new NDC is the kind of ambitious leap forward the world urgently needs in order to prevent rapid climate …

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Published on November 20, 2025 - 02:27 GMT

South Africa puts a stern test to G20 leaders this year to confront the scourge of global inequality

G20 billionaires’ fortunes rise by $2.2 trillion in just one year, more than enough to lift everyone above the global poverty line The amount of wealth that the G20’s own billionaires made just last year – $2.2 trillion – would have been more than enough …

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Published on November 17, 2025 - 01:44 GMT

European banks pour nearly €8 billion a year into critical minerals mining despite links to human rights and environmental abuses

New Oxfam, Fair Finance International and 11.11.11. report exposes how Europe’s banks and investors are blindly investing in mining companies linked to land grabs, pollution and human rights violations. This comes ahead of the EU’s Raw Materials Week. …

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