The latest news from Oxfam Aotearoa
New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015 – enough to end poverty 22 times over, says Oxfam
Oxfam condemns “private finance takeover” of development efforts, as over 3.7 billion people remain in poverty ten years after the …
Oxfam reaction to announcement that Israel will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza
Reacting to the announcement that Israel will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza, Wassem Mushtaha, Oxfam’s Gaza Response …
Reaction to Global Report on Food Crises 2025: Oxfam warns of “a world veering off course, starving by design”
Today’s “2025 Global Report on Food Crises” (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 295 million …
Global CEO pay increased by 50 percent since 2019, 56 times more than worker wages
Average CEO pay surged by 50 percent in real terms since 2019, while average worker wages increased by just 0.9 …
Aid workers describe Gaza as “stuff of nightmares”
Restrictions on movement and total siege making aid operations almost impossible As Gaza enters the eighth week of an Israel-imposed …
“Let us do our jobs” — Major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is collapsing
After 18 months of war, a staggering toll on civilians and aid workers, and now a six-week total siege, the …
Oxfam reaction to Israel’s attack on Gaza despite ceasefire
Reacting to Israeli strikes on Gaza, Clémence Lagouardat, Oxfam’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Gaza, said: “It is indefensible that Israel has …
Cholera and Mpox cases increasing dangerously in DRC as aid cuts push health systems to near-collapse
Preventable diseases are sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cholera cases increased by 326, Mpox by 269, and measles …
