BP announced more bumper profits. Oxfam's latest analysis finds that emissions from just five fossil fuel corporations were enough to contribute to around 1 in 4 heatwaves between 2000 and 2023. It’s time to #MakeRichPollutersPay! www.oxfam.org/en/press-rel...
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Lasting change starts with the people who live it. Oxfam works with communities in 70+ countries to fight inequality and injustice. The future is equal.
Now more than ever, we need global decolonial feminist solidarity to hold the line against the movements trying to roll back both gender justice and queer rights. Thoughts from @rshadwick.bluesky.social on what connects the UN CSW and Pride season: www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-act...
Oxfam GB | Solidarity without exception: Pride, backlash, and standing up for each other
Stand with Pride and human rights. Learn how anti-rights movements are affecting gender equality and why solidarity across movements is more important than ever.
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A new EQUALS investigation reveals how fossil fuel corporations have reaped huge windfall profits after the US and Israel war against Iran. Their profits come as communities face record-breaking heatwaves and devastating floods around the world. More: equals.ink/p/big-oil-pr...
New Oxfam analysis finds that emissions from 5 major fossil fuel corporations were enough to cause 1 in 4 heatwaves between 2000 and 2023. Heatwaves that would have been virtually impossible without climate change. It’s time to #MakeRichPollutersPay More: bit.ly/BigOilQ2prof...
New report from Oxfam, PalTrade and MAS: Building the Gaza Strip Anew. Gaza’s reconstruction must be Palestinian-led and address not only the devastation of Israel’s genocide on Gaza, but decades of illegal occupation, blockade and dispossession. More: www.oxfam.org/en/research/...
New @equalshope.bsky.social’s episode! The Global Justice Blueprint ft @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @moritzoder.bsky.social @cmohren.bsky.social We explore @wid.world 's Global Justice Report & its bold vision for equality, shared prosperity and climate justice. More: www.equals.ink/p/the-global...
The Global Justice Blueprint: A Roadmap to Equality, Shared Prosperity and Climate Justice
The authors of the Global Justice Report explain how tackling inequality could unlock the resources needed to address climate breakdown while delivering shared prosperity within planetary boundaries.
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Time to stop spinning myths and start taxing wealth. #TaxTheSuperRich 💸
Since October 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 1,007 Palestinian athletes and sports professionals and destroyed more than 260 sports facilities. Players have been killed. Pitches reduced to rubble. And still, somehow, Palestinians are #StillPlaying youtu.be/ntLYGHQkx48?...
Palestine is #StillPlaying
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🎡 Billionaires didn’t win because they worked a billion times harder. Time to stop spinning myths and start taxing wealth. #TaxTheSuperRich💸 What emoji resonates the most? Share in the comments below 💚
🎙️New @equalshope.bsky.social episode is out! We've been told economic growth will end poverty. So why are inequality & extreme wealth still rising? UN poverty expert @deschuttero.bsky.social explains why GDP is the wrong measure of progress & what governments can do instead. 🎧Listen: oxf.am/4f7zQXQ
For years, wealthy countries have promised climate finance. But too often, the real value has been far lower than reported, leaving countries on the frontlines without the support they were promised. Oxfam's latest calculations expose what's really behind the figures. Read more: oxf.am/TrueValue26
Oxfam's latest calculations expose how wealthy countries have overstated climate finance, leaving communities on the frontlines to pay the price for the climate crisis. Learn more: oxf.am/TrueValue26 #ClimateFinance #MakeRichPollutersPay
In Renk, South Sudan, families who have fled the conflict in Sudan travel long distances or pay more than they can afford just to collect water for their families.
Two powerful earthquakes struck #Venezuela on 24th June. Oxfam's partners on the ground are determining what people most urgently need. We reaffirm our commitment to supporting the most affected populations, prioritising relevant, timely, and community-centred actions.
Nabil Ahmed breaks down how Musk’s trillionaire status isn’t some technological triumph or win for American capitalism but rather that he is a government-backed trillionaire the US gov't won't allow to fail. His argument here: bit.ly/43PGzjV
How Trillionaires Are Really Made
Nabil Ahmed urges every country to learn from how the US political system enabled Elon Musk’s rise.
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Oxfam is on the ground in Ituri and North Kivu, responding to the #Ebola outbreak with vital WASH support, infection prevention, and community-led action. Together with partners and health authorities, we’re working to stop transmission and save lives.
Margarita* describes experience of the earthquake that hit #Venezuela on 24th June. At Oxfam, we will activate our solidarity mechanisms to support the humanitarian response, in coordination with our local partners and in accordance with our operational capacities.
🚨 The next few hours are critical in #Venezuela Local response is our priority to ensure help arrives quickly and efficiently. Help us raise awareness by sharing verified information. 👉 Swipe to read key emergency data.
🚨 Las próximas horas son críticas. A raíz de los terremotos de magnitudes 7.2 y 7.5 en #Venezuela, miles de vidas siguen en riesgo por falta de agua, luz y alimento. 👉 Desliza abajo para ver los datos clave.
Two powerful earthquakes have struck Venezuela, seconds apart. At least 235 people have died, and 4,300 people have been injured. Our partners on the ground are working hard to determine what people most urgently need. Please donate: bit.ly/4xRiGWT
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Dos sismos de gran magnitud han sacudido Venezuela, dejando cientos de personas afectadas, y graves daños en servicios básicos. Nuestra solidaridad con un país donde 7,9 millones de personas ya requerían asistencia humanitaria. Oxfam ha activado mecanismos de emergencia.
Bushra Khalidi, Oxfam’s Global Humanitarian Policy Lead, spoke to the BBC on how the ceasefire in Gaza is failing and critical humanitarian aid is not being allowed in.
Did you know that 800 million people could be lifted above the extreme poverty for a year by a simple 10% tax on Musk’s $1 trillion fortune? #Taxthesuperrich Join us in #Teampeople during the #FIFAWorldcup oxf.am/teampeople
A major #Ebola outbreak is unfolding in #DRCongo. What worries health workers most isn't just the cases we know about, it's the ones we don't. With health systems already stretched by conflict, displacement & aid cuts, containing the virus is becoming even harder. @oxfaminternational.bsky.social ⬇
New @equalshope.bsky.social's episode is out! In Australia, First Nations communities continue to experience poverty, exclusion & political marginalisation. Larissa Baldwin-Roberts joins us to discuss Indigenous rights, climate justice & structural racism. 🎧 Tune in: oxf.am/3SqUMRQ
Here are 14,486 reasons why we should all team up and #TaxTheSuperRich. Join us oxf.am/teampeople 🥁What should our #TeamPeople chant be? #FIFAWorldCup 🥁
"As teams from countries gather here to play in the world cup, Palestinians are asking for something far more basic. To live, to move, to return, to rebuild, to see children not having to risk their lives to kick a ball." Oxfam’s Bushra Khalidi Watch the full address oxf.am/3QdX7it