Topic: Inequality
Poor People’s March: Organizing for peace, justice, and equality
Blog / 24th June 2022Tens of thousands of people joined the Mass Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls on June 18.
Funding needed for climate disasters has risen ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years
Report / 10th June 2022Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam.
Are we headed for mass revolts to upturn the global economic model?
Blog / 10th June 2022How long can billionaires continue to amass wealth while the world's poorest struggle to buy food? By Paul Rogers for Common Dreams.
UN “deeply troubled” by impending cuts on development aid by rich nations
Blog / 1st June 2022The invasion of Ukraine, which has triggered a hefty increase in military spending among Western nations and a rise in humanitarian and military assistance to the beleaguered country, is now threatening to undermine the flow of ODA to the world’s poorer nations.
‘Profiting from Pain’: Covid created a billionaire every 30 hours
Report / 24th May 2022As the cost of essential goods rises faster than it has in decades, billionaires in the food and energy sectors are increasing their fortunes by $1 billion every two days, according to Oxfam.
Inequality tightens its grip on the most vulnerable
Blog / 19th May 2022Please do not say you were not aware that the world produces enough food to feed all human beings on Earth, while nearly double the combined European Union’s population go to bed hungry… every single night.
‘Terrifying prospect’ of over a quarter of a billion more people crashing into extreme levels of poverty this year
Report / 12th April 2022Over a quarter of a billion more people could crash into extreme levels of poverty in 2022 because of COVID-19, rising global inequality and the shock of food price rises supercharged by the war in Ukraine, reveals a new Oxfam brief.
‘A growing number of billionaires is a sign of failure’
Blog / 18th March 2022A growing number of billionaires is not a sign of success; it is a sign of the failure of the economic system we have created — particularly in the context of millions of people sliding into poverty. By Amitabh Behar for IPS news.
6 in 7 people worldwide experience ‘high levels of insecurity’ – Why?
Article / 4th March 2022Safety and security are at the base of the ‘hierarchy of needs’ pyramid, second in importance only to life’s absolute necessities—air, water, food and shelter, warns a new report from the UN Development Programme.
Pandemic of greed: A wake-up call for vaccine equity at a grim milestone
Report / 4th March 2022The COVID-19 death toll has been four times higher in lower-income countries than in rich ones, according to a new report published by Oxfam on behalf of the People’s Vaccine Alliance.