Oxfam calls for radical change in way world deals with ever increasing numbers of people at risk of calamity   Governments and aid agencies have to tackle the politics and power at the heart of the increasing effects of climate change, rising inequality and people's vulnerability to disasters according to a new report published today by international agency Oxfam.   The report, No Accident: Resilience...

In response to Mondelez's announcement today that they will take steps to address inequality facing women in their cocoa supply chains following pressure from consumers as part of international aid agency Oxfam's Behind the Brands Campaign, Penny Fowler, Head of Oxfam Private Sector Policy said: "Promises made today by the world's biggest chocolate maker, Mondelez international to address inequality for...

In response to the World Bank's statement to build capacity and safeguards related to land rights, Oxfam's land grab campaign lead Hannah Stoddart said: "The World Bank's acknowledgement of the risks of land grabs by unscrupulous investors is a welcome step in the right direction if their words are acted upon. The Bank's president Jim Kim has identified that the World Bank has a role to play in tackling land...

A British food giant, owner of brands including Silverspoon, Amoy and Kingsmill is keeping consumers in the dark about how it does its business and failing to ensure suppliers meet the ethical standards required to improve the lives of the world's poorest farmers, Oxfam warns today. At a time when public confidence in food production has been hit hard by the horsemeat scandal, new research by Oxfam shows that Associated British Foods...

A new survey of people across 40 regions of Somalia by international agency Oxfam has found that water and food shortages are at critical levels and likely to deteriorate in parts of the country over the coming months, risking a prolonged humanitarian crisis well into next year. While results show a return to famine is unlikely, the situation in the south of Somalia - particularly in Gedo, Lower Juba and Bakool regions - remains critical...

Muslim families can make a huge difference to impoverished communities in the occupied Palestinian territory this Ramadan by buying Fair Trade dates grown by Palestinian farmers. Oxfam, MADE in Europe and Palestinian date and olive oil suppliers, Zaytoun have come together to ask Muslims to buy ethically-sourced dates when they shop for their iftar ingredients.   With the challenges facing the Palestinian rural economy, due to Israeli...

Skyrocketing fuel and food prices deepen humanitarian crisis as country teeters on economic meltdown ...

The G20 leading economies have sidelined development and food security at their summit in Los Cabos, international agency Oxfam said. Leaders were absorbed with disagreements about how to fix the Eurozone, and lost sight of developing countries reeling from aid cuts, climate change, and volatile food prices. ...

The Rio+20 Summit will fail if it agrees to current proposals, which risk worsening the divide between environment and development efforts, warned anti-poverty and environmental campaigners today. ...

With the UN Rio+20 talks effectively at a stalemate, Oxfam today calls on the Brazilian government to provide the leadership that is so urgently needed to rescue the Rio 92 Earth Summit legacy, and chart a path toward equitable and sustainable development. ...