As children strike around the world, Oxfam calls for climate action
Our children are walking out of school today, saying we have failed them. At Oxfam, we support them. This is the kind of clarity and energy we need now from the UN.Oxfam’s Winnie Byanyima told leaders...
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Forest as commons and women’s land rights: Reflections from India
In the last five years, land rights have increasingly taken centre stage in strategies and debates on women’s empowerment and economic independence.Rural women across Africa have mobilised for change,...
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Has justice been served for Berta Cáceres?
Has justice been served for Berta Cáceres?The recent convictions of seven men in Honduras for the 2016 murder of Berta Cáceres is testament to the powerful call for justice that has reverberated around...
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First, Second and Third Degree Burns of Climate Change: New IPCC Report...
First, Second and Third Degree Burns of Climate Change: New IPCC Report Confirms Degrees MatterClimate change has set our planet on fire, millions are already feeling the impacts, and the IPCC just...
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¿Se hará justicia en el juicio por el asesinato de Berta Cáceres?
¿Se hará justicia en el juicio por el asesinato de Berta Cáceres?El 2 de marzo de 2016, poco antes de la medianoche, la líder indígena Berta Cáceres recibió un disparo mortal en el pueblo de La...
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Will justice be served in the trial for the killing of Berta Cáceres?
Will justice be served in the trial for the killing of Berta Cáceres?On 2 March 2016, Indigenous leader Berta Cáceres was shot dead just before midnight in the small town of La Esperanza,...
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Climate change is a symptom of our broken economy
Climate change is a symptom of our broken economy13 September 2018, San Francisco - by Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International.This week I have the honor of speaking on behalf of civil...
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Momentum builds in the fight for land rights in Guatemala: Making us all a...
Momentum builds in the fight for land rights in Guatemala: Making us all a bit braverIn 2011, 769 families in the Polochic Valley in Guatemala were evicted to make way for the Chabil Utzaj sugar mill....
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Another win in the Polochic case in Guatemala, but the fight for land rights...
Another win in the Polochic case in Guatemala, but the fight for land rights continuesSome good news this week from Polochic in Guatemala: 134 new rural indigenous families are finally getting their...
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Caso Polochic en Guatemala. 355 motivos para celebrar y 414 para no bajar la...
Caso Polochic en Guatemala. 355 motivos para celebrar y 414 para no bajar la guardiaEntrada escrita por Valentín Vilanova García, de la Unidad Internacional de Campañas, Oxfam Intermón (Oxfam en...
View ArticleThe food system at a turning point: now is the time for agroecology
The food system at a turning point: now is the time for agroecologyIn September 2014, at the 1st International FAO Symposium on Agroecology, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said: “Today, a...
View ArticleWhy the US is now more isolated than ever in the climate change fight
Why the US is now more isolated than ever in the climate change fight This week, as global climate negotiators convened in Germany, Syria announced it will join the Paris Agreement on climate change --...
View ArticleWhat to watch for at the UN’s climate change conference, COP23 in Bonn
What to watch for at the UN’s climate change conference, COP23 in BonnWhen the Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted by 195 countries back in 2015, most assumed that the next several COP...
View ArticleThe power of people against injustice in Honduras
The power of people against injustice in HondurasFollowing months of public pressure, Voith-Hydro is the latest company to quit the controversial Agua Zarca dam project in Honduras. But why was Oxfam...
View ArticleEl poder de las personas contra la injusticia en Honduras
El poder de las personas contra la injusticia en HondurasTras meses de presión pública, Voith Hydro es la última empresa que abandona el controvertido proyecto de la represa de Agua Zarca en Honduras....
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Los negocios no pueden pisotear los derechos de las comunidades indígenas
Los negocios no pueden pisotear los derechos de las comunidades indígenas En el corazón de la Amazonia peruana, al interior del "Lote192", viven varias comunidades que dependen de su territorio para...
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Indigenous rights must come before profits
Indigenous rights must come before profitsDeep in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, indigenous communities have lived off their lands for generations. But for over 45 years, they have been devastated by...
View ArticleLand and inequality in Latin America: a harsh reality unearthed
Land and inequality in Latin America: a harsh reality unearthedLand rights are at the heart of the inequality crisisThe ownership and control of land by rich elites at the expense of ordinary people is...
View ArticleCOP22 : cinq points-clés à retenir
COP22 : cinq points-clés à retenirLe samedi 19 novembre, à 2 heures du matin, le coup de marteau marquant la clôture de la 22e Conférence internationale sur le climat (COP22) a retenti à Marrakech....
View Article5 key takeaways from COP22
5 key takeaways from COP22At 2am on Saturday 19 November, the gavel came down on COP22 in Marrakech. Billed as the conference for action and implementation, coming soon after the ratification of the...
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