When people are blocked from opportunity, they often need to change laws, customs, and policies. Without these changes, real progress against poverty cannot be achieved. Oxfam's economic and political analysis helps us change the minds of powerful decision makers.
The Sahel region of West Africa is entering the peak of a food crisis which is threatening the lives and livelihoods of more than 18 million people. Investment is needed now more than ever to put an end to the crisis and help people to recover and plan for the long-term.
Every day, millions of people suffer from the consequences of armed violence. This violence is fuelled by unregulated global trade in arms and ammunition—enabling weapons to fall into the hands of dictators, criminals, drug traffickers and terrorists. The lack of oversight of the arms trade fuels conflict, corruption, poverty and human rights abuses.
The Group of Eight (G8) is a forum for the governments of eight large economies. A major focus of the G8 since 2009 has been the global supply of food. At the 2009 L'Aquila summit, the G8 members promised to contribute $20 billion to the issue over three years.
The Group of Twenty (G20) is group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 major economies: 19 countries plus the European Union. The focus of the G20 is the management of the global economy and international financial stability.
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