Responding to the announcement that COVAX has received more funding and is planning to accelerate its vaccine rollout, projecting it will reach 23 percent of people with COVID vaccines in mostly developing countries by the end of the year, Oxfam International’s Head of Inequality Policy, Max Lawson, said: “More funding for COVAX and a quicker […]
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Queer communities at huge risk in Lebanon, Oxfam research warns
Lebanon’s queer communities have few safe spaces left and have been among the hardest hit by the combined impacts of the 2020 Beirut blast, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing economic crisis, new Oxfam research warned today. The combination of crises has destroyed entire neighbourhoods where queer people had found refuge over the last decade. […]
Oxfam reaction to G7 Communique
Oxfam campaigners pose as G7 leaders on Swanpool Beach near Falmouth Max Lawson, Head of Inequality Policy at Oxfam, said: “This G7 summit will live on in infamy. Faced with the biggest health emergency in a century and a climate catastrophe that is destroying our planet, they have completely failed to meet the challenges of […]
Oxfam Aotearoa reacts to the Climate Change Commission’s report
Oxfam Aotearoa reacts to the historic Climate Change Commission report released today at parliament that outlines recommendations for Aotearoa, New Zealand’s climate action over the next 15 years. Oxfam Aotearoa’s Campaign Lead Alex Johnston says that report marks a step up in the country’s response to climate change, but that the final does not reflect the urgency around the current climate crisis we’re in. Johnston says that although we can’t deny […]
Millions facing double disaster as second Covid wave overwhelms rural India
New Delhi: The second wave has left public healthcare in shambles. People have lost their lives due to lack of proper medical facilities and infrastructure. The situation is getting a little under control in the cities, but it is still very grim in rural India where there are issues related to access to medical facilities, […]
More than a million COVID deaths in 4 months since G7 leaders failed to break vaccine monopolies
At the current vaccination rates, low income countries would be waiting 57 years for everyone to be fully vaccinated. More than a million people have died from COVID since The Group of Seven (G7) leaders met back in February 2021. The leaders had made vague pledges to increase the global vaccine supply, but failed to […]
