The latest news and media releases from Oxfam Aotearoa
G7 failure to tackle hunger crisis will leave millions to starve
Responding to news of the US$4.5 billion pledge made by the G7 leaders to tackle global hunger, Max Lawson, Head …
Oxfam reacts to Supreme Court ruling on abortion
In reaction to today’s Supreme Court ruling on abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organsation, Abby Maxman, President and …
G7 vaccines failures contribute to 600,000 preventable deaths
Latest data suggests rich countries are likely to have already secured majority of next generation COVID vaccines Less than half …
G7 must pursue windfall taxes on excess corporate ‘pandemic profits’ and cancel poor country debts to fund fight against hunger
The United Nations and all other humanitarian actors have spent 15 years delivering humanitarian support to 2.1m Palestinians blockaded inside …
Israel’s blockade of Gaza hits 15 years with no diplomatic resolution in sight
The United Nations and all other humanitarian actors have spent 15 years delivering humanitarian support to 2.1m Palestinians blockaded inside …
WTO agrees a deal on patents for Covid-19 vaccines – Oxfam reacts
Responding to news that governments at the World Trade Organization (WTO) have agreed a deal on patents for COVID-19 vaccines …
Nearly 30,000 people have died every day from Covid since WTO talks on vaccine IP began
17.5 million people have died from COVID-19 in the 20 months since WTO talks about relaxing COVID-19 intellectual property (IP) …
Oxfam reaction to the He Waka Eke Noa proposal
Following the release of the He Waka Eke Noa proposal, Oxfam Aotearoa Climate Campaign Lead Alex Johnston said: “Under the ‘He …
