Tag: Oxfam Report

Israel, Israel Crimes

Israel government continues to block aid response despite ICJ genocide court ruling, says Oxfam – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Source: Israel government continues to block aid response despite ICJ genocide court ruling, says Oxfam – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Climate Change

Super-Rich 1% Match Carbon Emissions of the Poorest 5 Billion People, Oxfam Report Reveals – scheerpost.com

Talking RESPONSIBILITY

“In 2022, Oxfam undertook an analysis of 125 billionaires and found that, on average, they emitted 3m tonnes of CO2e a year through their investments – over a million times more than the average for someone in the bottom 90% of humanity.”

Source: Super-Rich 1% Match Carbon Emissions of the Poorest 5 Billion People, Oxfam Report Reveals – scheerpost.com

inequality

160 mn. Fell into Poverty during Pandemic as 10 Wealthiest Men doubled Wealth to $1.5 Trillion (Oxfam)

The charitable organization Oxfam reports this week that 160 million people fell into poverty during the past two years of pandemic, while the richest 10 men in the world doubled their wealth from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion. The authors of the report argued that this is not simply a matter of wealth inequality, but that the extreme wealth of the few is actually killing the poor. The United Nations defines poverty as living on less than about $2 a day and suffering from “hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion, as well as the lack of participation in decision-making.” Here are some of Oxfam’s findings by the numbers:

Source: 160 mn. Fell into Poverty during Pandemic as 10 Wealthiest Men doubled Wealth to $1.5 Trillion (Oxfam)