More than 17,000 people signed our petition on Syria for Ban Ki-moon.
Our CEO, Barbara Stocking, took your signatures to Ban, the UN Secretary General. Barbara says: "I raised our concerns about the safety and security of the people of Syria, and told him that many people in the UK were very concerned, and that 17,000 people had responded to our call to action."
We know that the United Nations continues to work hard on... Read more
The Friends of Yemen conference taking place today offers a critical opportunity to make a difference in the lives of millions of ordinary Yemenis. Yemen is facing a severe humanitarian crisis with 10 million people - 44 percent of the population - without enough food to eat. Millions of people are unable to afford to feed their families, and are being driven deeper in poverty. Photographer Wolfgang Gressmann recently visited Yemen to find out... Read more
Sir Tom Hunter isn't the only person who passes judgement on people he doesn't know. We all do it occasionally.
But Sir Tom is rich and successful.
So people listen when he says the welfare state has created 'pampered, dependent people who expect what others strive and graft hard for'.
But there is a risk here.
If we base policies on assumptions, myths and stereotypes, we can end up harming... Read more
As European leaders finish their get together with their G8 counterparts and prepare to have further European talks, there is only topic on the agenda - the global economic crisis. How this is tackled matters to a whole generation of Europeans, and importantly it also has ramifications for people in developing countries. As poor people around the world suffer the fallout from a crisis they did nothing to cause, it is important to ask: can we... Read more
MADE in Europe is a great organisation, helping tackle poverty and injustice. They do this by mobilising young Muslims to play a part in the global search for solutions. They draw upon the strong links between Islam and justice, putting into practise all of Islam's teachings about making this world more peaceful, equal and fair.
This is why it makes sense for Oxfam and MADE in Europe to work together. Oxfam "works with others... Read more
If Gandhi's chronology of "first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win" is anything to go by, the Robin Hood Tax campaign is getting close to its goal. When the campaign launched two years ago, the idea of taxing the banks was unimaginable; now it's taken giant leaps towards reality. It's been an amazing two years - and the rest of 2012 is full of opportunity.
And why should... Read more