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New global index shows “catastrophic” failure to tackle inequality left majority of world’s countries woefully unprepared for COVID-19

Norway tops index, United States flails at 26, South Sudan ranks last Very low spending on public healthcare, weak social safety nets and poor labor rights meant the majority of the world’s countries were woefully ill-equipped to deal with COVID-19, reveals new analysis from Oxfam and Development...

12,000 people per day could die from Covid-19 linked hunger by end of year, potentially more than the disease, warns Oxfam.

Eight of the biggest food and beverage companies pay out $18 billion to shareholders as new epicentres of hunger emerge across the globe As many as 12,000 people could die per day by the end of the year as a result of hunger linked to COVID-19, potentially more than could die from the disease,...

Oxfam in Asia - Asia Resilience Hub - Statement: AMCDRR 2018

Oxfam Statement: Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 2018 (AMCDRR 2018)

Asia could and must lead the world to a new era of shared prosperity by reducing disaster impacts, holding true to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 call to "Leave no one behind". Oxfam supports the 8th AMCDRR and aims to work side by side with ministers, organizations, and other actors...

Women’s Economic Leadership and Empowerment in ASEAN Project

The Women’s Economic Leadership and Empowerment in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (WEL in ASEAN) project was implemented to strengthen the capacity of WROs to be able to influence laws and policies for women’s economic leadership and empowerment in the formal and informal sectors of the...

Advocacy and Campaigning in a Time of Covid-19

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an immense impact on how organizations and institutions now operate, and the development sector is no exception. For many, the aid of technology has been crucial to maintaining productivity and connectedness during the pandemic. Online communications platforms such as...

Women Leaders in Water Governance - “How Women Leaders break through their challenges”

The Mekong river is the main livelihoods and sustenance source for most of the populations that live in the Mekong region. Women, who often play a critical role in the usage and management of water and aquatic resources, depend on the river for food, washing, and cleaning as well as other...

A lao woman standing next to a motorbike she used to deliver food to her customers during the pandemic

Covid-19 Takes Away a Single Mother’s Dream

Her job promised a positive future for Chandy, a mother of two, but Covid-19 has taken away her dream to make money to support her family and provide a good education for her children. “I had never borrowed money to buy food before but the lockdown forced me to do so. I am now in debt for about 1...

A low income worker holds a basket full of morning glory

Low Income Workers Struggle During Covid-19 Pandemic

‘’Without the food we get from the wetland, we would not be able to survive,’’ explains Thaek. Khaek’s family is one of many poor households in Nongthatay village, about 8km from central Vientiane. The family’s main income comes from making and selling aprons. But the virus outbreak brought their...