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1% har roffat mer än hälften av alla nya rikedomar

Under de senaste två åren har två tredjedelar av allt producerat välstånd i världen hamnat hos en procent av världens rikaste miljardärer. Detta enligt en rapport från den internationella organisationen Oxfam.

Enligt en rapport från den internationella organisationen Ofxam har motsvarande 438 biljoner kronor [438 000 000 000 000 kronor. reds. anm.] genererats i världen sedan 2020. Av detta har 63 procent – eller cirka 270 biljoner kronor – hamnat hos den rikaste en procenten av människorna, vilket handlar om drygt 80 000 personer.

De övriga 99 procenten av människorna fick dela på resterande 166 biljoner, som alltså delats upp mellan cirka 8 miljarder människor. Miljardärernas rikedomar har enligt rapporten ökat med 2,7 miljarder dollar varje dag under de senaste två åren. Detta samtidigt som både antalet miljardärer och deras rikedomar har fördubblats under det senaste decenniet.

https://nordfront.se/1-har-roffat-me...-nya-rikedomar

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Survival Of The RIchest
Ten years ago, Oxfam first sounded the alarm at the World Economic Forum, about extreme levels of inequality. Since then, billionaires have almost doubled their wealth and astoundingly since 2020,the richest 1% have snatched-up almost twice as much as the rest of the world combined

https://www.oxfam.org/en

Davos 2023: Oxfam urges windfall tax on food companies to fight inequality amid high inflation

Food companies making big profits as inflation has surged should face windfall taxes to help cut global inequality, anti-poverty group Oxfam said on Monday as the World Economic Forum's annual meeting gets underway.

Oxfam International has sought for a decade to highlight inequality at the conclave of political and business elites in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.

In a new report aiming to provoke discussions on panels featuring corporate and government leaders this week, the NGO said the world has been beset with simultaneous crises, including climate change, the surging cost of living, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the world’s richest have gotten richer and corporate profits are surging.

Over the past two years, the world’s super-rich 1 per cent have gained nearly twice as much wealth as the remaining 99 per cent combined, Oxfam said.

Meanwhile, at least 1.7 billion workers live in countries where inflation is outpacing their wage growth, even as billionaire fortunes are rising by $2.7 billion (€2.5 billion) a day.

To combat these problems, Oxfam urged higher taxes on the rich, through a combination of measures including one-time “solidarity” taxes and raising minimum rates for the wealthiest. The group noted that billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk's true tax rate from 2014 to 2018 was just over 3 per cent.

Some governments have turned to taxing fossil fuel companies' windfall profits as Russia's war in Ukraine sent oil and natural gas prices soaring last year, squeezing household finances around the world.

Billionaires getting richer
Oxfam wants the idea to go further to include big food corporations, as a way to narrow the widening gap between the rich and poor.

“The number of billionaires is growing, and they’re getting richer, and also very large food and energy companies are making excessive profits,” said Gabriela Bucher, Oxfam International's executive director.

“What we’re calling for is windfall taxes, not only on energy companies but also on food companies to end this crisis profiteering," Bucher told The Associated Press in an interview.

Oxfam's report said wealthy corporations are using the war as an excuse to pass on even bigger price hikes. Food and energy are among the industries dominated by a small number of players that have effective oligopolies, and the lack of competition allows them to keep prices high, the group said.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/0...id-high-inflat

Soros shows ambition is possible on climate financing

Published: 10th December 2009

On George Soros’ announcement today of a plan for $100b in international climate change relief:

Robert Bailey, Oxfam International’s Senior Climate Advisor said:

“Finally someone is showing the kind of innovative thinking needed to make this deal worth its salt. Soros’ proposal shows exactly the kind of ambition and urgency we need to see from rich country governments themselves.

These kinds of long-term public resources are desperately needed so that poor countries can count on regular, and large payments to help them fight climate change.”

“All we’ve heard from rich nations so far is vague and evasive whispers, when the fact of the matter is, there is still not a penny of long-term finance on the table to help poor countries cope with climate change.

“Poor countries will need at least 100 billion a year by 2020 to adapt to the ravages of climate change. With just one week to go, its time for governments to stop sidestepping climate finance and put their money where their mouth is.”

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-relea...mate-financing

CONTINUING THE THREAD on Oxfam from the previous part, here is a small data point that quantifies the scale at which it operates. Oxfam is a direct partner of the British Government, which paid it 20 million Pounds (GBP) in grants between 2002-2005.

Oxfam’s labyrinthine web of global connections can be traced to the notorious Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program (UUHIP) operating from Boston, Massachusetts. As its name indicates, UUHIP is an out and out Christian organisation and like other Christian denominations, it too, has a dedicated plan to harvest Hindu souls in India. In India, it masks its proselytising activities under the garbs of social justice, women empowerment, and grassroots work.

Global partners of the UUHIP include the justly infamous Amnesty International and the even more notorious Human Rights Watch. Guess who is the major donor of Human Rights Watch?

George Soros.

Guess who is the other major donor of Human Rights Watch?

Oxfam.

https://thedharmadispatch.substack.c...s-george-soros

Oxfam America awarded Rockefeller Foundation grant for climate change resilience in poor countries

International relief and development agency Oxfam America has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to promote policy solutions to the climate crisis that build the resilience of the world?s most vulnerable communities facing the consequences of climate change.

Dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and injustice, Oxfam America has undertaken a campaign to increase the climate preparedness of poor communities and arrive at equitable international solutions to the climate crisis. The Rockefeller Foundation?s grant will support Oxfam?s work to build a powerful advocacy effort to promote US government policies that provide funding for climate resilience and promote fair allocation of resources in the United States and other countries.

?The Rockefeller Foundation is proud to support Oxfam?s innovative work as part of our $70 million initiative to strengthen local resilience to the global climate crisis,? said Judith Rodin, the Foundation?s president. ?Oxfam?s advocacy will inform and inspire individual, institutional, and community efforts to better prepare for and recover from climate disruptions around the world.?

https://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/o...oor-countries/

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

Published: 19th January 2015

Fight inequality, beat poverty

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 warned today ahead of the annual
World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

Business must act

Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Chief Executive Officer of E.L. Rothschild and chairman of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism, who is speaking at a joint Oxfam-University of Oxford event on inequality today, called on business leaders meeting in Davos to play their part in tackling extreme inequality.

She said: “Oxfam’s report is just the latest evidence that inequality has reached shocking extremes, and continues to grow. It is time for the global leaders of modern capitalism, in addition to our politicians, to work to change the system to make it more inclusive, more equitable and more sustainable.

“Extreme inequality isn't just a moral wrong. It undermines economic growth and it threatens the private sector's bottom line. All those gathering at Davos who want a stable and prosperous world should make tackling inequality a top priority."

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-relea...-all-rest-2016

Funding

Oxfam America claims to “rely almost entirely on funding from individual donors, foundations, and corporations.”

Oxfam America has received grants from several wealthy liberal private foundations.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given over 40 grants to Oxfam America worth at least $10.6 million in total, including over $500,000 in 2017 alone.

The Rockefeller Foundation provided Oxfam America with a $500,000 grant for climate issues. Additionally, the Hewlett Foundation provided Oxfam America with over a million dollars,
the MacArthur Foundation gave Oxfam America $3,176,000 between 1978 and 2017, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has provided five separate grants since 2015 for a total of $890,000.

George Soros donated $273,585 to Oxfam America in 2013 to support the group’s climate agenda.

https://www.influencewatch.org/non-p...oxfam-america/

Sustainable Development Goals

Uneven ground: land inequality at the heart of unequal societies
24 November 2020

In most countries, land inequality is growing. Worse, new measures and analysis published in this synthesis report show that land inequality is significantly higher than previously reported.
This trend directly threatens the livelihoods of an estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide involved in smallholder agriculture.

5 years later: progress towards the SDG land rights commitments
23 September 2020

This research assesses the extent to which countries have advanced their commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals to ensure secure land rights for all. While some countries have allocated resources and strengthened land rights in an inclusive manner, most countries are yet to prioritize land rights in their national development agendas.

Unlocking sustainable development in Africa by addressing unpaid care and domestic work
2 February 2020

Across Africa, ambitions to achieve inclusive and sustainable development are being undermined by inadequate investment in the care economy. Women and girls are providing millions of hours of unpaid care and domestic work – a provision which props up the economy and underpins society, yet remains under-recognized, undervalued and under-invested in.

Tax Incentives for businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean
9 September 2019

This report, co-written by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Oxfam, seeks to show why it is urgent that the effectiveness of tax incentives is reviewed and assessed, in order to guarantee the rights of citizens.

Feminist aid: a call for G7 leaders to beat inequality
8 May 2019

In an increasingly unequal world, advancing gender equality is fundamental to tackling inequality and poverty. Feminist aid has the potential to challenge us to rethink how aid is delivered and to truly transform systems of unequal power.

Hitting the target: an agenda for aid in times of extreme inequality
7 April 2019

The deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is looming, and the poorest countries face significant funding gaps as well as growing economic inequality that stands in the way of poverty reduction.

Walking the talk
23 September 2018

Three years after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reliable information on how companies are working to contribute to the SDGs remains sparse. This paper uses five general themes (prioritization; integration; ambition; human rights and gender equality; and reporting) to review the SDG engagement of 76 of the world’s largest companies.


https://www.oxfam.org/en/tags/sustai...elopment-goals

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