In September we kicked off a really interesting project on ‘Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid’ asking people if they wanted to be part of a collective effort to share and discuss the grassroots responses to the pandemic and start to explore their longer-term legacy.
Majandra’s Journey: Climate, Covid and Care
Power in the Pandemic Podcast“From an ecofeminist perspective, we understand that the sustainability of life should be at the front and center of our economic system, instead of profit and competition. That means valuing …
Transformative leadership is not just a buzzword
Ines SmythSince the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a terrifying reality worldwide, women have organised together across environmental, anti-racist, labour and political movements to provide immediate local care and support to those …
Still Behind Closed Doors: Afghan Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peace Talks
Dr. Jorrit KammingaJorritt Kaminga looks at how women’s involvement in Afghan Peace Talks has changed since 2014.
Low costs, high risks, and empty promises? The price of oil in East Africa
Andrew BograndIf constructed, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) would become the world’s longest heated pipeline. Communities that will be impacted are worried about their land, money, environment, and future. Oxfam is urging project developers and the governments of Uganda and Tanzania to listen to these communities and take immediate action.
The UK is fuelling the war in Yemen, this can’t go on
Martin Butcher and Richard StanforthIn July, the UK Government announced the resumption of new arms licences to Saudi Arabia for weapons to be used in the Yemen war. This is despite Oxfam colleagues in …
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 …
“Security is everyone’s business”: Learning from our security sector reform workshop
Tamara Goth and Sarah Pelham“Inclusive security [means] making sure we engage everyone in the process. […] Security is everyone’s business. So all of us need to […] work collectively to make sure our environment …
Coronavirus means a ceasefire in Yemen is needed now more than ever
Awssan KamalThis blog was written by Awssan Kamal Oxfam GB Humanitarian Campaign Project Manager, a British Yemeni aid worker and activist. In 2015 he was forced to return to the UK …
Coronavirus could have a devastating impact on land rights, but it doesn’t have to
Pubudini WickramaratneThe Coronavirus pandemic is having an unprecedented impact around the world. As of this blog publishing, over 6 million people have been affected across 213 countries and territories. It has …