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This exacerbates political capture and inequality and takes shape in an environment of media concentration and shrinking civic space. It is important for change movements […] View resource Research report The West Africa Inequality Crisis: Fighting austerity and the pandemic 14/10/2021 6 documents 54 pages long Languages: English, French Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Austerity COVID-19 CRI Index ECOWAS IMF Labour rights Social protection Taxation West Africa Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and worsened the depth of inequality in West Africa. It has pushed millions into poverty. There is no end in sight due to the obscene global vaccine inequality, which means that less than 4% of West Africans had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as at September 2021, compared with 52% […] View resource Technical briefing Living Income: From Right to Reality 13/10/2021 1 documents 38 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Human rights Living income Vulnerable farmers Women farmers Overview Living income is trending. More and more food and agriculture companies are adopting living income commitments, and others should follow suit. But it’s a complex topic in practice. Effective interventions go beyond the farm to address the inequality of market power and risks that farmers experience. Oxfam presents eight essential issues companies confront on living […] View resource Research report Financing for Development in the Philippines 08/09/2021 1 documents 76 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Aid Graduation Debt Management Financing for development Sustainable Development Goals Upper-Middle-Income Country Overview As the Philippines approaches upper-middle-income status, it continues to face the challenge of fighting poverty and economic and gender inequalities, while also confronting COVID-19. Public debt is set to dramatically increase, and donors are likely to ramp up funding to help foster recovery from the pandemic. Transparency and accountability are essential to guarantee efficient and […] View resource Briefing paper Adding Fuel to Fire: How IMF demands for austerity will drive up inequality worldwide 11/08/2021 1 documents 42 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Austerity COVID-19 IMF Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a huge blow to every country, and many governments have struggled to meet their populations’ urgent needs during the crisis. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stepped in to offer extra support to a large number of countries during the pandemic. However, Oxfam’s analysis shows that as of 15 March […] View resource Discussion paper Crisis y Captura: El descontento social en tiempos de pandemia en América Latina y el Caribe 01/07/2021 2 documents 25 pages long Languages: Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords COVID-19 Democracy Political crisis Social contract Overview Este documento esboza una propuesta de agendas de trabajo para promover el debate sobre cómo reconfigurar el pacto social por vías institucionales en América Latina y el Caribe, fortaleciendo así los sistemas democráticos de la región y hacer frente a privilegios. Estas cuestiones son esenciales en el contexto actual de pandemia y de crisis políticas. […] View resource Briefing paper Derecho a Vivir Sin Bloqueo: Impactos de las sanciones de Estados Unidos en la población cubana y la vida de las mujeres 25/05/2021 4 documents 92 pages long Languages: English, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Blockade Embargo Sanctions Women's rights Overview Derecho a vivir sin bloqueo… revela impactos en la población cubana de casi seis décadas de sanciones puestas en vigor por sucesivos Gobiernos estadounidenses. Se centra sobre todo en la dimensión humana del diferendo, por lo que recoge testimonios sobre el significado del bloqueo en la cotidianidad de quienes viven en Cuba, fundamentalmente de mujeres, […] View resource Briefing note Youth in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Facing huge challenges during a critical period 15/04/2021 1 documents 15 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Occupied Palestinian Territory Political representation Wellbeing Youth Overview Examining the important linkages between wellbeing and living a healthy and productive life, this policy paper answers the following questions: How do Palestinian youth define and assess their wellbeing? What are the main determinants of youth wellbeing? And, what can be done to improve the wellbeing of Palestinian youth? Understanding the needs of youth and the factors […] View resource Briefing paper The Inequality Virus: Bringing together a world torn apart by coronavirus through a fair, just and sustainable economy 25/01/2021 8 documents 83 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Coronavirus Healthcare Pandemic Race Overview The coronavirus pandemic has the potential to lead to an increase in inequality in almost every country at once, the first time this has happened since records began. The virus has exposed, fed off and increased existing inequalities of wealth, gender and race. Over two million people have died, and hundreds of millions of people […] View resource Briefing paper Shelter from the Storm: The global need for universal social protection in times of COVID-19 15/12/2020 7 documents 51 pages long Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords COVID-19, Universal social protection Social protection Overview As 2020 draws to a close, the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. Without urgent action, global poverty and inequality will deepen dramatically. Hundreds of millions of people have already lost their jobs, gone further into debt or skipped meals for months. Research by Oxfam and Development Pathways shows […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 … Page 44 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know