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Aid cuts left DRC exposed to Ebola – Oxfam is mounting a response
Reacting to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo — Dr. Manenji Mangudu, Oxfam Country Director in the DRC, said: “Our partners are sending us deeply alarming reports. One…
Oxfam Reactive on the publication of the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Somalia
Reacting to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today for Somalia which shows that over 6 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), including nearly 1.9 million in emergency levels (IPC Phase 4), Oxfam’s Somalia Humanitarian lead, Sameer Kariya said: “Somalia is once again sliding dangerously close to catastrophe. More than 6 million…
Reactive statement on the publication of the Acute Food Insecurity Analysis on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Reacting to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which shows that 26,5 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), including nearly 3,6 million in emergency levels (IPC Phase 4), Oxfam’s Country Director Dr, Manenji Mangundu said: “These latest figures show that…
Top CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025
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