OPINION: The EU’s stance towards migration sets a dangerous precedent argues Maya Mailer, Head of Humanitarian Policy & Campaigns. Today, as Oxfam launches a new campaign calling on world leaders …
Safety in Europe? People deserve better treatment
OxfamON THE GROUND REFLECTION: As Europe’s migration crisis continues Oxfam and other NGOs face the challenge of delivering a humanitarian response in changing and unfamiliar circumstances. Emma Fanning reflects on …
Syria five years on: hope in the darkness
OxfamOPINION: Five years into the Syria conflict, good news has been a rare commodity for millions of people affected by that catastrophic war. Is there any hope? Shaheen Chughtai weighs …
What can the Ebola crisis teach us about responding to Zika?
OxfamAs concern grows about the link between the mosquito-borne Zika virus and an increase in babies born with abnormally small heads Nigel Timmins, Oxfam’s Humanitarian Director, reflects on what Ebola …
Will welfare reform mean increased poverty?
OxfamAs UK MPs consider proposed changes to the welfare system this week Seb Klier, UK poverty Parliamentary and Advocacy Advisor, explains why they should be concerned about provision of ‘decent …
Yemenis need aid not arms
Mark GoldringThe UK lobbied for years for the Arms Trade Treaty that came into force last December. But at the first test of the new law, it has turned a blind …
Ebola update: a long shadow over affected countries
Catherine MeredithIn recent weeks there has been less and less information in the media about Ebola, so is no news good news? Cat Meredith looks at the situation in West Africa. …
The good news about climate change?
Catherine MeredithThis week’s UN summit on climate change was, in many ways, a missed opportunity to prevent suffering and hunger. This is not good news, but the work does not stop …
The UK’s unique opportunity to change millions of lives
Mark GoldringOn 12th September UK MPs have the chance to make a binding legal commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on overseas aid. Here Oxfam’s Chief Executive, Mark Goldring, …
What on earth is an anti-poverty strategy anyway?
OxfamLast week, the government launched their new strategy to tackle child poverty in the UK. Chris Goulden, head of the poverty research team at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, comments on …
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