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Oxfam is an international confederation of 18 organizations working together with partners and local communities in more than 90 countries, to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help …

Aug 3, 2021 · Using land alone to remove the world’s carbon emissions to achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050 would require at least 1.6 billion hectares of new forests, equivalent to five times the size of India or more than all the farmland on the planet, reveals a new Oxfam report today.

4 days ago · Oxfam said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three times faster than in 2023. The number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769, and the 10 richest men saw their wealth rise nearly $100 million a day on average, it said.

Jan 20, 2025 · Oxfam are using the report's findings to call on world leaders to "dismantle the new aristocracy." Oxfam International executive director Amitabh Behar poses in Davos during the World Economic ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Oxfam said billionaire wealth grew by $2 trillion last year, or roughly $5.7 billion a day, three-times faster than in 2023.

Jan 15, 2025 · Davos 2025, with its theme of "Collaboration in the Intelligent Age," is poised to provide an opportunity for world leaders to address the defining challenges of our time. But it remains to be seen if participants – people holding significant influence and resources – move beyond rhetoric and take concrete actions to create a …

Jan 22, 2025 · Oxfam researchers assembled some eye-popping statistics from sources like the UBS Global wealth report, Forbes Real Time Billionaire’s list and the Economist along with quotes from academics. ”Billionaire wealth is surging in a world where 2.33 billion people — nearly 29% of the global population — are food insecure.

Jan 21, 2025 · DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Billionaires' wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group reported on Monday as some of the world's political and financial...

Governments in Geneva took a step to alleviate the suffering of millions of people who are victims of the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, yet financial support is not enough.