by admin | Mar 15, 2016 | Conflict, In the news
OPINION: Five years into the Syria conflict, good news has been a rare commodity for millions of people affected by that catastrophic war. Is there any hope? Shaheen Chughtai weighs up the gravity of the situation against the progress being made through a temporary...
by admin | Feb 18, 2016 | Health, In the news
As concern grows about the link between the mosquito-borne Zika virus and an increase in babies born with abnormally small heads Nigel Timmins, Oxfam’s Humanitarian Director, reflects on what Ebola has taught us about working with communities on health-related...
by admin | Feb 11, 2016 | Economics, In the news, Inequality
Something big is happening today: A select committee of MPs are launching an inquiry into the UK’s corporate tax system in the wake of recent headlines about the agreement struck between the UK Government and Google – a deal which consequently saw Google...
by admin | Feb 20, 2015 | Emergencies, In the news
In recent weeks there has been less and less information in the media about Ebola, so is no news good news? Cat Meredith looks at the situation in West Africa. The number of new Ebola cases being identified per week in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia has...
by admin | Sep 10, 2014 | In the news
On 12th September UK MPs have the chance to make a binding legal commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on overseas aid. Here Oxfam’s Chief Executive, Mark Goldring, explains what such a decision could mean for millions of people living in...
by admin | Dec 10, 2013 | In the news, Private sector
Last Friday might not have been a big date on everyone’s festive calendar, but for Oxfam supporters from around the UK it was time to join one yearly party in style: the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Associated British Foods (ABF) in London’s West...