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At Oxfam it is important that the language we use reflects our values and work. Language has the power to reinforce or deconstruct systems of power that maintain poverty, inequality and suffering.
Workers at Oxfam have been demonstrating against job cuts. Unite members gathered outside the London, Manchester and Oxford offices because of what they called redundancy and outsourcing plans by ...
British humanitarian organization Oxfam called English "the language of a colonising nation" that must be "addressed in order to decolonise our ways of working and shift power," according to its ...
Oxfam International executive director Amitabh Behar poses in Davos during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on Jan. 20, 2025. Oxfam's latest report, "Takers Not Makers," warns of five ...
Oxfam’s report, titled Inequality Inc., paints a bleak picture of a dynamic between the world’s elite and impoverished that has only grown worse since the pandemic started in 2020.
According to Oxfam’s report, carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1 percent surpassed the amount generated by all car and road transport globally in 2019, while the richest 10 percent ...
Calls are growing for a wealth tax on the world's super-rich that would raise funds for countries on the frontline of the climate crisis, in the wake of research that shows billionaires ...
The Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid and move to dismantle USAID is already “having deadly consequences,” according to one humanitarian organization.
Oxfam said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three-times faster than in 2023. The number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769, ...
Oxfam’s “Takers Not Makers” report comes as billionaire Donald Trump returns to the White House and 3,000 leaders from more than 130 countries prepare to take part in the World Economic ...
As part of activities marking World Environment Day 2025, Oxfam in Nigeria has called on Nigerians to embrace responsible plastic use and adopt more sustainable habits to reduce plastic pollution.