Oxfam International
Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 like-minded organizations working together and with partners and allies around the world to bring about lasting change. Oxfam works directly with communities and that seeks to influence the powerful to ensure that poor people can improve their lives and livelihoods and have a say in decisions that affect them.
Releases by this organization
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Newswire article Thursday, April 09, 2020 Half a Billion People Could Be Pushed Into Poverty By Coronavirus, Warns Oxfam The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic could push half a billion more people into poverty unless urgent action is taken to bail out developing countries, said Oxfam today. The agency is calling on world leaders to agree an ‘Economic Rescue Package for All’ to keep poor countries and... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, December 02, 2019 Climate Fuelled Disasters Number One Driver of Internal Displacement Globally Forcing More Than 20 Million People a Year from Their Homes Climate fuelled disasters were the number one driver of internal displacement over the last decade, forcing more than 20 million people a year – one person every two seconds - to leave their homes, said Oxfam today. The contentious issue of financial support for communities, including displaced... Read more |
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Newswire article Tuesday, April 09, 2019 World Bank Must Stop Push to Expand Private Education The World Bank has been steadily increasing its support for privatized education in lower-income countries despite mounting evidence that this approach is freezing out poorer children – especially girls – and doesn’t improve education quality. Oxfam’s new report "False Promises" published ahead of... Read more |
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Newswire article Wednesday, November 08, 2017 Humanitarian Agencies Condemn The Closure Of Yemen's Air, Sea And Land Ports The agencies demand that humanitarian operations are allowed to resume immediately and request clarity on the planned duration of the current closure and contingencies to allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered. On Monday, the Coalition ordered the temporary closure of all Yemeni ground, air... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, June 26, 2017 Oxfam to Support Challenge to Travel Ban at Supreme Court Today, the United States Supreme Court decided to review President Trump’s discriminatory executive order on refugees and immigration. The ban, if implemented, potentially puts the lives of tens of thousands of people at risk worldwide and poses a direct threat to Oxfam’s humanitarian mission. In... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, June 12, 2017 Oxfam Celebrates U.S. Ninth Circuit Decision on Travel Ban Today, the United States Court of Appeals in the Ninth Circuit has decided to uphold the block on President Trump’s discriminatory executive order on refugees and immigration. Represented by pro bono counsel Latham & Watkins, Oxfam was proud to file an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs... Read more |
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Newswire article Thursday, June 08, 2017 Civil War—Fueled by US Bombs—Is Driving Yemen into Crisis. The Yemeni people are on the brink of famine after two years of conflict. In this time, millions of people have been displaced from their homes. And without adequate access to medical supplies or facilities, every ten minutes a child dies in Yemen due to preventable disease. Yet at a time when the... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, March 20, 2017 One Month After South Sudan Famine Announced, It’s a Race Against the Rains to Save Lives One month since famine was declared in two areas of South Sudan, it is a race against the forthcoming rains to save lives Oxfam warned today. The annual rainy season, which starts in April or May, will make conditions even more difficult for the people in need of help and the aid agencies trying to... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, December 12, 2016 World's Worst Corporate Tax Havens Exposed Bermuda, the Netherlands, Ireland and Luxembourg are among the world’s 15 worst corporate tax havens, according to new Oxfam research published today. The report ‘ Tax Battles ,’ reveals how these tax havens are leading a global race to the bottom on corporate tax that is starving countries out of... Read more |
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Newswire article Monday, November 07, 2016 EU Can't Afford to Fudge Tax Haven Blacklist EU governments are on the brink of agreeing a tax haven blacklist that could ensure corporate tax havens face international sanctions for the first time. This is a welcome move if the list includes objective and comprehensive criteria instead of focussing solely on opacity of tax systems, said... Read more |