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View of the destroyed and looted Oxfam latrine block at the Rusayo displaced persons site

Nearly half a million people left without shelter, food or water in DR Congo amid destruction of displacement sites and aid cuts

Oxfam warns of an alarming humanitarian crisis in Eastern DRC as aid groups struggle to respond in the face of funding cuts ripple effects. Over 450,000 people are left without shelter, food or…

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Two Oxfam workers killed in robbery in South Sudan

Two members of Oxfam staff were killed in an armed robbery yesterday in the town of Motot in Jonglei State, South Sudan.

Oxfam's reaction to unilateral M23 ceasefire in DRC

On the unilateral declaration of a ceasefire by the M23 who seized the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxfam's Country Director, Dr. Manenji Mangundu said: " This ceasefire,…

Renewed fighting around the North Kivu capital of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Hundreds of thousands of people flee from renewed fighting in North Kivu, straining humanitarian efforts.

Renewed fighting around the North Kivu capital of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has led to a catastrophic escalation of the humanitarian crisis displacing hundreds of thousands of…

Oxfam urges immediate response to Somalia's complex humanitarian challenges

Oxfam reaction to Somalia’s 2025 HRP MOGADISHU, Somalia – In a reaction to the UN Humanitarian Needs Response Plan (HRP) published today revealing that nearly 6 million people in Somalia require…

Billionaire wealth surges by $2 trillion in 2024, three times faster than the year before, while the number of people living in poverty has barely reduced since 1990

Oxfam predicts there will be at least five trillionaires a decade from now. 204 new billionaires were minted in 2024, nearly four every week. Sixty percent of billionaire wealth is now…

Oxfam reaction to Bloomberg investigation into patients detained and denied care at hospitals funded by the World Bank

In response to the publication today of Bloomberg’s investigation into human rights abuses alleged to have been committed in private hospitals funded by the World Bank Group’s International Finance…

Billionaires emit more carbon pollution in 90 minutes more than an average person does

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the richest 0.1 percent emit more carbon than the poorest 50% .

Billionaires emit more carbon pollution

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the richest 0.1 percent emit more carbon than the poorest 50% .

“Disastrous and anti-development” education and health cuts by nearly every African country under World Bank and IMF programs

New global index reveals that nine out of ten African countries are pursuing policies that are likely to increase levels of economic inequality.