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Oxfam’s 5-point plan to build a fairer global tax system 29/07/2019 3 documents 8 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Africa Corporate Tax Inequality Social spending Tax havens Taxation Overview When multinational corporations and the super-rich use tax havens to avoid paying their fair share, it is ordinary people, and especially the poorest, who pay the price. The Mauritius Leaks show that tax havens continue not only to exist but to prosper, despite government promises to rein in tax dodging. This briefing lists five steps […] View resource Media briefing Vulnerable and abandoned: How the Greek reception system is failing to protect the most vulnerable people seeking asylum 09/01/2019 1 documents 10 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Asylum Asylum seekers Hotspots Refugees Overview Greece and its EU partners are failing pregnant women, unaccompanied children, victims of torture or sexual violence and other vulnerable people who seek protection in Europe. These people are being put at risk by flawed processes and chronic understaffing in EU ‘hotspot’ camps on the Greek islands. They do not receive adequate support from the […] View resource Media briefing Israel Tightens Gaza Blockade, Civilians Bear the Brunt 27/07/2018 1 documents 8 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Gaza blockade Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism Humanitarian response Peace building Reconstruction Water and sanitation Overview In July 2018, the Government of Israel tightened restrictions on goods and materials entering and leaving Gaza, noting that the measures were in response to Hamas sending incendiary kites and balloons into Israel. All goods were banned from exiting and many vital materials banned from entering. These restrictions further tighten the blockade – in place […] View resource Media briefing You aren’t human any more’: Migrants expose the harrowing situation in Libya and the impact of European policies 09/08/2017 1 documents 6 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Fragile contexts Gender-based violence Middle East and North Africa Migration Protection Refugees Sexual violence Overview Thousands of refugees and migrants face kidnap, slavery, torture and sexual violence in Libya before crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Italy – if they are not killed first. Oxfam has spoken to men and women who have spent months being beaten, tied up like animals and sold as cheap labour in Libya’s shocking slave […] View resource Media briefing Brexit and the Refugee Crisis 15/06/2017 1 documents 8 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Brexit Displacement Family reunion Migration Refugees Overview Millions of people are being forced from their homes by violence and persecution every year. In a refugee crisis on a scale not seen since the Second World War, lives have been lost, families scattered and children forced to fend for themselves. As the UK government prepares to review its immigration policy in advance of […] View resource Media briefing A Climate in Crisis: How climate change is making drought and humanitarian disaster worse in East Africa 27/04/2017 3 documents 12 pages long Languages: English, French, Spanish Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Climate change adaptation Climate change mitigation Disaster response Drought East Africa El Ni o Famine Food security Humanitarian response La Ni a Pastoralists Smallholder agriculture Overview Nearly eleven million people in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia are dangerously hungry and in need of humanitarian assistance. The worst drought-affected areas in Somalia are on the brink of famine. There is growing scientific analysis suggesting that the impacts of current and recent droughts in East Africa are likely to have been aggravated by climate […] View resource Media briefing Yemen Pushed Towards Man-Made Famine 23/03/2017 1 documents 8 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Airstrikes Conflict Emergency response Famine Malnutrition Overview Yemen has been wracked by a complex and bloody war that escalated in March 2015. Over the past 24 months, airstrikes and fighting have killed more than 7,600 people and resulted in an average of 70 casualties per day. The world is now facing the largest humanitarian crisis since the creation of the United Nations, […] View resource Media briefing Custodians of the Land, Defenders of our Future: A new era in the global land rush 26/09/2016 4 documents 16 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Indigenous people Land rights Overview Since 2009, Oxfam and others have been raising the alarm about a great global land rush. Millions of hectares of land have been acquired by investors to meet rising demand for food and biofuels, or for speculation. This often happens at the expense of those who need the land most and are best placed to […] View resource Media briefing Different Conflict, Same Crisis 15/09/2016 1 documents 6 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Conflict Refugees and IDPs Overview The vast majority of refugees and asylum seekers are hosted by poorer countries and almost four million have been welcomed by countries which themselves have experienced armed violence or are in conflict. With more people fleeing violence and persecution now than at any time since records began, governments must make firm commitments at two major […] View resource Media briefing How to Close Great Britain’s Great Divide: The business of tackling inequality 13/09/2016 1 documents 6 pages long Languages: English Overview Overview Share Share Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on email Keywords Business Decent work Living wage Pay ratio Poverty in the UK Skills Tax havens UK poverty Wage gap Overview Today in Britain there is a massive disconnect between people and politicians, and between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’. The richest one percent of the UK population own more than 20 times more wealth than the poorest 20 percent combined. The EU referendum vote was a stark illustration of just how polarized our society is, with […] View resource Posts navigation Prev page Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Page 5 Next page Spotted an error? Let us know