Policy Papers

Proponents of global sectoral industry approaches, such as the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, argue that sectoral approaches could help level the international pl

Last year poor people around the world endured the consequences of the food and energy price crisis.

On 12 May 2008, the worst earthquake to hit China in 50 years destroyed lives and livelihoods in western China.

International humanitarian aid provides relief to tens of millions of people each year: in 2007 to more than 43 million people through UN humanitarian appeals alone.

Every day, governments around the world give authorization for the export and transfer of weapons. These decisions affect the lives of millions of people.

By 2015 more than 375m people are likely to be affected by climate related disasters – a projected increase of 54% – and this threatens to overwhelm the world’s cur

G20 leaders met for the second time in London on 2 April, as the global economic crisis began to crash across the borders of poor countries with ever-greater severity.

New research by Oxfam International uncovers a hidden aspect of the global economic crisis – its impact on women.

Much of South Africa is already arid or semi-arid and climate change is expected to increase temperatures and droughts and add to pressure on limited water supplies.

The realization of the right to health for millions of people in poor countries depends upon a massive increase in health services to achieve universal and equitable access.

High food prices have brought into sharp focus an existing global food crisis that affects almost one billion people.

This report contributes in various ways to the debate on a sustainable cocoa economy.

This guide is a tool to assist activists to engage with African Union policies and programs. It describes the AU decision-making process and outlines the roles and responsibilities of the AU institutions. 

Malawi is one of the world’s least-developed countries, ranked number 166 of 177 countries in the UN Human Development Index.

Recognizing that poor communities in developing countries are the least responsible for climate change but most vulnerable to its impacts, the Bali Action Plan calls for ‘new a

• Climate change is the number one threat to human development.

Based on a survey by Oxfam International and Save the Children

In the Sahel region of West Africa, the ability to access food has become the key issue in terms of food securi

Preparations for disaster and a quick initial response by local government officials and non-governmental organizations saved many lives after Cyclone Sidr struck the southern coastal areas of Ban

The world’s poor must not pay the price for the collapse of financial markets. Without immediate action, millions will suffer.