Oxfam has expressed alarm over the floods in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, as only US$1.30 has been committed per person by international donors in the first 10 days of the UN appeal as opposed to US$3.20 committed in the same period during last year’s floods.
[Read more…] about Sluggish donor response to Pakistan floods is another disaster in the making
Eastern Highlands Family Voice (EHFV) has been working with those affected by family violence in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea for the last ten years. This report by EHFV and Oxfam looks at its case histories over the last three years, to help build a profile of who uses their services and why. The information will help identify what information and support is needed by clients, so that EHFV can improve and better target their counselling services.
The new wave of land deals is not the new investment in agriculture that millions had been waiting for. The poorest people are being hardest hit as competition for land intensifies. Oxfam’s research has revealed that residents regularly lose out to local elites and domestic or foreign investors because they lack the power to claim their rights effectively and to defend and advance their interests. Companies and governments must take urgent steps to improve land rights outcomes for people living in poverty. Power relations between investors and local communities must also change if investment is to contribute to rather than undermine the food security and livelihoods of local communities.
A major new report from Oxfam highlights the growing pace of large-scale land deals abroad, often brokered at the expense of poor communities that lose homes and livelihoods – sometimes violently – with no prior consultation, compensation or means of appeal.
[Read more…] about Oxfam warns land grabs are forcing thousands into greater poverty
Widespread hunger and chronic malnutrition have taken hold in Yemen. A protracted political stalemate over much of the past six months has left the government in paralysis, prompting a fuel crisis that has brought the economy to the verge of collapse. A recent study by Oxfam found many communities to be on the brink of disaster. In other parts of the country the United Nations has found that some vulnerable communities are now facing critical levels of malnutrition.
Families in parts of Yemen are in dire need of assistance as crippling food prices and fuel shortages drive them to breaking point, according to a new report released today by the international aid agency, Oxfam. Already, one-third of Yemenis – 7.5m people – are going hungry. At a time when donors should be scaling up funding, some, such as the World Bank, are suspending aid based on political and security concerns at the expense of the most vulnerable communities.
[Read more…] about Yemen: After months of unrest, country reaches breaking point
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