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Oxfam partners are trying to get food, clean water, and medicine to desperate families. Here’s the latest, and what you can do to help.
Oxfam has been working for years to influence lawmakers and shift the public narrative on taxes and inequality. We have been ...
Africa faces a double crisis of inequality. Not only are the continent and its countries among the world’s most unequal, but its governments are on average among the least committed to reducing ...
The richest 1 percent in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region were responsible for 26 percent of carbon emissions in 2022, while the poorest half of the population were responsible for only ...
In advance of the U.S. Senate vote on the Trump Administration’s rescissions package including approximately 8 billion dollars in additional cuts to lifesaving humanitarian and development aid ...
In 2000, Africa had no billionaires. Today it has 23 whose, combined wealth has soared by 56% in just the past five years, reaching a staggering $112.6 billion. Africa’s richest 5% hold nearly $4 ...
What we wear is a powerful reflection of what we stand for. Secondhand September is a chance to align your wardrobe with your values, and take a stand against the inequality woven into the fast ...
Good enough to eat A global snapshot of 125 countries indicating the best and worst places to eat. Around the world, one in eight people go to bed hungry every night despite there being enough food ...
New research reveals that nearly a third of all workers in the US earn under $15 an hour. But women and people of color do much more than their fair share of low-wage jobs.
Oxfam examines what this means for the U.S. and the world. For years, Oxfam—along with advocates and activists around the world—has argued that extreme concentration of wealth is leading to extreme ...
The world is highly unequal. So what are global wealth inequality and income inequality? Explore these key terms and more.