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 ...

US Government Foreign Assistance Cuts Examples of Impact The abrupt cuts to U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding has sent shockwaves through humanitarian systems worldwide, ...

The countries most affected by climate change are poor, rely heavily on agriculture for income, and are vulnerable to extreme weather -- but they are also the least responsible for the greenhouse ...

In reaction to the Trump administration’s re-designation of Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist organization, Oxfam America’s Director of Peace & Security Scott Paul said: “The Trump administration’s ...

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

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.

Carbon Inequality Kills Why curbing the excessive emissions of an elite few can create a sustainable planet for all The only way to beat climate breakdown and deliver social justice is to radically ...

Today, Oxfam, the global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice, submitted a formal communication with the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and the UN Special ...

Israeli explosive weapons hit civilian infrastructure in Gaza - including schools, hospitals and aid distribution points - once every three hours. More women and children have been killed in Gaza by ...

15 aid organizations demand international pressure for an immediate ceasefire, arms embargo, and end to Israel’s systematic aid obstruction New data has revealed the scale of aid obstruction, and the ...

The Investor Case for Fighting Inequality: How Inequality Harms Investors and What Investors Should Do About It. In the paper, Rights CoLab and Oxfam have attempted to capture literature that seeks to ...