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CLIMATE CRISIS

Oxfam Report: 10 Million at Risk of Hunger Due to Climate Change and El Niño

9th October 2015

Common Dreams At least ten million of the poorest people face food insecurity in 2015 and 2016 due to extreme weather conditions and the onset of El Niño, Oxfam has reported. In Oxfam’s new report called Entering Uncharted Waters, erratic weather patterns were noted including high temperatures and droughts, disrupting farming seasons around the world….

Oxfam Report: Richest 1% will own more than all the rest by 2016

23rd January 2015

From Oxfam International The combined wealth of the richest 1 percent will overtake that of the other 99 percent of people next year unless the current trend of rising inequality is checked, Oxfam International has warned. Wealth: Having It All and Wanting More, a research paper published today by Oxfam, shows that the richest 1…

Oxfam Report on Extreme Inequality

11th November 2014

From Oxfamindia.org *In 2014 the richest 85 people on the planet owned as much as the poorest half of humanity. *The net worth of India’s billionaires is enough to eliminate absolute poverty in the country twice over. *A few Indians have enough money for several lifetimes while millions struggle for 1 sq meal/day Even It…