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308 Press Releases

Published on October 28, 2024 - 07:09 GMT

Billionaires emit more carbon pollution in 90 minutes than the average person does in a lifetime

Fifty of the world’s richest billionaires on average produce more carbon through their investments, private jets and yachts in just over an hour and a half than the average person does in their entire lifetime, a new Oxfam report reveals today. The first- …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 28, 2024 - 07:09 GMT

Superyachts and jets of Europe’s elite emit more carbon pollution in a week than the world’s poorest 1% emits in a lifetime

The carbon footprint of a super-rich European, accumulated from nearly a week of using super yachts and private jets, matches the lifetime carbon footprint of someone in the world’s poorest 1 percent, a new Oxfam report reveals today. The first-of-its-kind …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 25, 2024 - 14:29 GMT

Oxfam reaction to G20 Finance Ministers communiqué

In response to the communiqué published following the Fourth G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Oxfam International’s Tax Policy Lead, Susana Ruiz, said: “The G20 Finance Ministers are advancing toward fairly taxing the ultra-rich …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 21, 2024 - 03:31 GMT

Oxfam condemns killing of water engineers in Gaza

Oxfam condemns in the strongest terms the killing in Gaza today of four water engineers and workers from the Khuzaa municipality who were working with our strategic partner the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU). The four men were killed on …

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Published on October 21, 2024 - 03:31 GMT

“Dispiriting, dangerous, anti-development” education and health cuts by nearly every country with World Bank and IMF loans

94 percent of countries (94 out of 100 countries) with current World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans have cut vital investments in public education, health and social protection over the past two years, according to a new report published …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 17, 2024 - 07:40 GMT

Up to $41 billion in World Bank climate finance unaccounted for, Oxfam finds

Up to $41 billion in World Bank climate finance —nearly 40 percent of all climate funds disbursed by the Bank over the past seven years— is unaccounted for due to poor record-keeping practices, reveals a new Oxfam report published today ahead of the World …

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Published on October 16, 2024 - 03:52 GMT

Urgent joint statement: Northern Gaza is being erased – global leaders must act now to end Israel’s atrocities

The Israeli forces’ assault on Gaza has escalated to a horrifying level of atrocity. Northern Gaza is being wiped off the map. Under the guise of “evacuation,” Israeli forces have ordered the forced displacement of an estimated 400,000 Palestinians trapped …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 16, 2024 - 03:52 GMT

Up to 21,000 people are dying each day from conflict-fuelled hunger around the world

"As conflict rages around the world, starvation has become a lethal weapon wielded by warring parties against international laws, causing an alarming rise in human deaths and suffering. That civilians continue to be subjected to such slow death in the …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 15, 2024 - 10:58 GMT

Yemen: UN and NGOs renew their call for the immediate release of detained personnel

Principals of Affected United Nations entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations renew their call for the immediate release of detained personnel Saturday, 12 October 2024 – We are extremely concerned about the reported referral to “criminal …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 15, 2024 - 08:40 GMT

Gaza: One Year On

One year into the war, a safe humanitarian response that meets the overwhelming needs of the people in Gaza has been made impossible by the actions of the Israeli Government. Intense military operations by Israeli forces, including bombardments and ground …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 9, 2024 - 12:07 GMT

Global Gateway Risks Diverting EU Aid Budget to Big Business

The EU’s new global investment and development strategy, the Global Gateway, risks diverting the aid budget to big business, a new report by Counter Balance, Eurodad and Oxfam reveals. “Who profits from the Global Gateway? The EU’s new strategy for …

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Published on October 4, 2024 - 14:20 GMT

Lebanon struggles to cope as over a million people flee Israel’s military invasion- Oxfam

Gheith Bittar, Executive Director for Oxfam partner SHIFT - Social Innovation Hub, said more displaced people are arriving by the day and he fears shelters may buckle under the strain. “The shelters are not ready to host the number of displaced people we …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on October 1, 2024 - 06:33 GMT

More women and children killed in Gaza by Israeli military than any other recent conflict in a single year – Oxfam

A report by the organisation Every Casualty Counts examined information on over 11,000 children killed across the first 2.5 years of the Syria conflict, an average of over 4,700 deaths a year. UN reports on Children and Armed Conflict over the last 18 …

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Published on September 26, 2024 - 08:18 GMT

Oxfam at UNGA 2024

“Our global systems have failed to address the unprecedented challenges we face today, leaving millions behind. Conflict is rampant, the climate crisis is at a breaking point, and inequality is soaring. As we gather at this year’s Assembly, leaders cannot …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on September 25, 2024 - 07:27 GMT

Oxfam's reaction to the Summit of the Future’s Pact

Oxfam's "Vetoing Humanity," studied 23 of the world’s most protracted conflicts over the past decade, and found that 27 of the 30 UNSC vetoes cast on these conflicts were on Palestine, Syria and Ukraine. Oxfam and partners are at UNGA 79 this …

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Published on September 25, 2024 - 07:27 GMT

Oxfam responds to Lebanon Crisis

Oxfam is responding to the escalating crisis in Lebanon, providing essential support to the hundreds of thousands of people who have been forced to flee as Israeli airstrikes bombard their homes and communities. The influx of internally displaced people, …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on September 23, 2024 - 15:20 GMT

World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95% of humanity, as “the shadow of global oligarchy hangs over UN General Assembly,” says ...

Over a third of world’s biggest 50 corporations —worth $13.3 trillion— now run by a billionaire or has a billionaire as a principal shareholder. Global South countries own just 31 percent of global wealth, despite being home to 79 percent of global …

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Published on September 19, 2024 - 09:53 GMT

UN Security Council casts nearly all vetoes last decade on Syria, Palestine and Ukraine, robbing opportunities for peace

The UN Security Council (UNSC) is failing people living in conflict, with Russia and the United States particularly responsible for abusing their veto power which is blocking progress toward peace in Ukraine, Syria, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory …

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Published on September 19, 2024 - 09:53 GMT

Media Advisory: Oxfam and partners at UNGA79

A few highlights from Oxfam's agenda at UNGA (all times in EST): Thursday, September 19: Oxfam will publish a report titled,“Vetoing Humanity,” which highlights how the five UN Security Council Permanent Member States’ (P5) have abused the veto and …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on September 19, 2024 - 09:52 GMT

Reaction to UNGA’s overwhelming support for implementing the ICJ's opinion on the illegality of Israel’s occupation

In response to the UNGA’s overwhelming support for a resolution providing a roadmap to implement the International Court of Justice’s recent opinion on the illegality of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, Oxfam’s Middle East and North Africa …

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