Oxfam
Wealth of 5 richest men doubles since 2020 as 5 billion people made poorer in “decade of division”
January 16, 2024
The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade but poverty will not be eradicated for another 229 years, British charitable organisation Oxfam International says in its annual report Inequality Inc., timed to the gathering of political and business elites at the Sw...
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Oxfam report says digital divide hurting women, unemployed & rural poor in India
December 7, 2022
For almost a decade, there has been a lot of noise at leading global forums about the growing menace of digital divide and with leaders of not only various countries but also of civil society groups and large corporations promising to take quick remedial actions to bridge this di...
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Le sommet du G7 en France
August 24, 2019
Dans le cadre de sa présidence, la France a innové avec un nouveau format et a invité plusieurs autres nations, dont l’Inde, et a établi un programme qui semble taillé sur mesure pour les besoins et priorités du gouvernement indien. Les dirigeants pourront-ils enfin passe...
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AI: Augmented inequality?
May 28, 2019
Governments need to take an active interest in how automation and artificial intelligence will shape the human society in the near future.
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Amitabh Behar
May 31, 2018
Despite world leaders signing global agreements to reduce socio-economic inequality, gap between the rich and the rest has widened. As economic growth benefits only some percent of the social strata in India, Amitabh Behar, CEO, Oxfam India, talks about the vision of developing a...
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In an era of economic growth, women remain worse off
January 20, 2017
According to a recent report named ‘An economy for the 99 percent’ by Oxfam, an international confederation of charitable organisations focused on the alleviation of global poverty, the gap between rich and poor is far greater than had been feared. The report shows how our br...
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Income inequality remains a major challenge in India
January 16, 2017
India, with a population of over 1.26 billion, emerges as a testimony of income and wealth inequality as per a recent study conducted by Oxfam India. The richest 1 pc in the country owns 58 pc of the total wealth in the country.
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