Global Handwashing Day takes place on the 15th of October. This year it comes with added prominence in our calendar. Coronavirus has heightened the importance of handwashing across the world. …
People can’t afford to pay for health care in a pandemic. Why isn’t the World Bank doing more to help?
Anna Marriott and Katie Malouf BousAs the World Bank’s Annual Meetings kick-off virtually this week, the COVID-19 pandemic is still surging in many countries, killing people, destroying livelihoods and deepening inequalities. The World Bank’s health …
Collaborating through crisis
Katie McLeanHow are Oxfam partnering with the private sector to respond to the coronavirus pandemic? We have been getting creative and resourceful in our partnerships with Unilever, Burberry and ASOS.
What really influences our behaviours?
Thomas Dunmore Rodriguez and Ruth MayneWe are re-running this blog in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was originally published in 2019. The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the importance of individuals adopting particular behaviours for …
Using technology to enhance youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa
Shekhar Anand and Ahmed ElassalChallenges in context According to an Oxfam report, half a billion people could be pushed into poverty by COVID-19. The International Labour Organisation (ILO), warned that the crisis is expected …
Podcast – Maggie’s Journey: Climate, COVID and Care
Power in the Pandemic Podcast“I think, African voices and the voices of black African women are very much missing when it comes to the discourse around climate the climate crisis” – Maggie MaponderaThis is …
Podcast – Hindou’s Journey: Climate, COVID and Care
Power in the Pandemic Podcast“You can’t speak about us, without us” – Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim This is the first episode of a new mini-series, in collaboration with the Climate, COVID, and Care: Feminist Journeys zine which …
Between a feminist and operational approach to Afghan women in the police
Dr. Jorrit KammingaPolitical uncertainty has reigned in Afghanistan following the US-Taliban deal signed in February 2020 and the dispute around who the legitimate president was following the elections in September last year. …
Averting a Coronavirus-Induced Ethnocide in Latin America
Stephanie BurgosThis year August 9th – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – comes at a critical moment. Far from hospitals and news cameras, indigenous people in Latin America are …
What does the UN Security Council Resolution on COVID-19 mean?
Pauline ChetcutiOn July 1st, the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously backed U.N. chief Antonio Guterres’ March 23rd call for a global ceasefire amid the coronavirus pandemic. Resolution 2532 (2020) was finally …