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Poorest people get less than 1c per day to protect themselves from impacts of climate crisis

kelsey-rae.taylor — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 03:49:06 +0000

People living in the poorest countries receive around $3 per year – less than one cent per day – to protect themselves from the devastating impacts of the climate crisis, Oxfam estimates in a new report today ahead of the Climate Action Summit in New York. The report highlights how people in Mozambique and the Horn of Africa are facing mounting human and financial costs from climate-related disasters they did least to create.

Oxfam G7 Verdict: Big Issues, Little Commitments

kelsey-rae.taylor — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 00:18:20 +0000

French president Emmanuel Macron put inequality at the top of the agenda, but G7 leaders failed to make meaningful commitments to solve the crisis they have helped create, said Oxfam at the end of the Summit.

Ardern must meet Pacific calls for “prompt, ambitious” action on climate breakdown

kelsey-rae.taylor — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 04:18:33 +0000

New Zealand has been issued a stark challenge from Pacific leaders to dramatically upscale its action to address climate breakdown, Oxfam says, after a clear rallying cry from nations at this week’s Pacific Islands Forum.

New Zealand facing credibility test on climate crisis and Pacific ‘reset’: Oxfam

kelsey-rae.taylor — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:35:37 +0000

New Zealand is facing a critical test of its credibility on tackling the climate crisis and its ability to remain a trusted partner to the region as Pacific Island Forum leaders prepare to meet in Tuvalu this week, Oxfam New Zealand said today.

Nearly 1,000 child casualties of Yemen war in year since shocking Sa’ada bus attack

kelsey-rae.taylor — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 02:53:47 +0000

More than 300 children have died in fighting across Yemen in the year since an airstrike hit a bus in Sa’ada killing 41 school children, and almost 600 have been injured as international arms sales continue to fuel the conflict.

5 steps governments can take to prevent another Mauritius Leaks scandal

kelsey-rae.taylor — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:11:25 +0000

A 5-point plan to stop big corporations cheating poor countries out of billions of dollars in tax revenue, was published by Oxfam today in the wake of the Mauritius Leaks.

When multinational corporations and the super-rich use tax havens to dodge 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. Oxfam’s plan lists five steps governments can take to tackle tax avoidance and end the era of tax havens.

Oxfam to visit NZ cities to talk action on climate breakdown

kelsey-rae.taylor — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Oxfam New Zealand is starting a tour around the country next week to host discussions about the impact of climate breakdown in regions from Auckland to Dunedin.

Mauritius Leaks reveal Africa is losing crucial tax revenues to tax haven of Mauritius

kelsey-rae.taylor — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:30:08 +0000

Responding to research published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists today that multinational corporations are using the tax haven of Mauritius to avoid paying millions of dollars of tax across Africa, Peter Kamalingin, Oxfam’s Pan Africa Director, said:

Hunger is spiralling, but has fallen off the political agenda, says Oxfam

kelsey-rae.taylor — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Responding to new figures released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) today, which show that the number of hungry people has risen for the third year in a row, mainly as a result of conflict and the climate crisis, Oxfam International’s Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said:

“Despite spiralling hunger and two global food price crises in a little over ten years, hunger has fallen off the political agenda.

Oxfam warns of flood risk to Rohingya refugees as further monsoon rain forecast

kelsey-rae.taylor — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Oxfam is warning that thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are in danger after almost a month’s worth of rain fell in just a week.

Cox’s Bazar is home to the world’s largest refugee camp where more than 900,000 refugees live in fragile homes built from bamboo and tarpaulin.