Tag: Oxfam

Global survey finds 8 out of 10 people support taxing oil and gas companies to pay for climate damages

Stuart Mitchell

In the United States, 75% of people surveyed support taxing oil and gas companies for climate damages — including 63% of Republicans A majority of people believe governments must tax oil, gas and coal companies for climate-related loss and damage, and that their government is not doing enough to counter the influence on politics of the super-rich and polluting industries. These are the key findings of a global survey, which reflects broad consensus across political affiliations, income levels, and age groups. Today’s study, which was jointly commissioned by Greenpeace and…

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Oxfam Reaction to 2025 Global Report on Food Crises: Oxfam warns of “a world veering off course, starving by design”

Stuart Mitchell

The recently released “2025 Global Report on Food Crises” (GRFC), led by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN), says that 295 million people around the world are now experiencing acute hunger – twice as many as in 2020 and marking the sixth consecutive annual increase. Reacting to the report, Oxfam Global Food and Economic Security Lead, Emily Farr, said:  “This evidence presents an unflinching picture of a world veering off course. Hunger is no longer just a tragic byproduct of conflict—it is increasingly being wielded as its very weapon. In…

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Hey Girls Teams Up with Oxfam to Tackle Period Poverty

Stuart Mitchell

We’re excited to share that Hey Girls has joined forces with Oxfam to help make period products more accessible and affordable across the UK.This partnership helps us expand our reach and continue the fight for period dignity. You can now find our sustainable range of organic cotton pads, liners and tampons in selected Oxfam high street shops and on the Oxfam Online Shop. As always, for every pack you buy, we donate one to someone in need through our ‘buy one, donate one’ model. Oxfam is a leading voice in…

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Tony’s Chocolonely Partners With Oxfam And Glastonbury Festival For A Chance To Win Glastonbury Tickets And Raise Money To Fight Poverty

Stuart Mitchell

Tony’s Chocolonely is teaming up with Oxfam and Glastonbury for a third year running, launching limited edition bars that raise money to help Oxfam fight poverty and inequality around the world and offer fans the chance to win tickets to Glastonbury Festival. Tony’s Chocolonely, the impact brand on a mission to end exploitation in cocoa, is once more giving away five pairs of tickets to Glastonbury Festival. The tickets will be hidden in limited-edition bars on sale exclusively at Oxfam stores and the Oxfam online shop. Three years ago, Tony’s,…

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CEOs of major aid groups in Gaza warn aid system is collapsing

Stuart Mitchell

After 18 months of war, a staggering toll on civilians and aid workers, and now a six-week total siege, the humanitarian aid system in Gaza is facing total collapse with the CEOs of 12 major aid organisations making an urgent plea: let us do our jobs.  A new humanitarian access survey of 43 international and Palestinian aid organisations working in Gaza found nearly all of them – 95% – have had to suspend or dramatically cut services since the ceasefire ended one month ago on 18 March, with widespread and…

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