“Nothing about us, without us. We can only be resilient if we are inclusive & leave no one behind.” Key takeaway at the 2024 Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction opening ceremonies in Manila, Philippines #APMCDRR2024#OxfamResiliebtby2030
Prime Day is here and many of us will flock to score deals & see our orders arrive within a few days—sometimes even hours. But at what cost?
@amazon warehouse workers are under constant surveillance, jeopardizing their health and safety. Protect workers: https://t.co/68d9WHVbop
When the richest people on the planet pay a true tax rate of between .98 to 3.8 % and a flour vendor in Uganda who earns $ 80/month and that will be taxed by 40%--something is terribly wrong! #Davos23#TaxTheRich
📢Tax the rich
As heads of Government and the elite meet in @Davos, our inequality report highlights why it's time to tax the rich. An annual global wealth tax of up to 5% on the super-rich could raise $1.7 trillion a year. Read #SurvivalOfTheRichest here: https://t.co/AGF8lz9JU8
Disasters do not wait for bureaucracy & we need to be agile & flexible to respond to complexities of change, says Mami Mizutori, Special Rep of SG for DRR #APMCDRR2022#CrisisToResilience@UNDRR@oxfamph@Oxfam
When disasters strike, local organizations are the first to respond. They understand the local context and can deliver aid in ways that are appropriate to the affected communities.
#ResilientFuture#APMCDRR2022
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It doesn't have to be this way! Together, we can stop the climate crisis. We have power to challenge the systems. #ActOnClimate
Sign the open letter: https://t.co/KO8RfgxewG
Communities in all their diversity must be involved in designing & in any decisions that will affect their present & future. We need to make science, research, funds, technology & other resources available to them.#AMPCDRR2022#CrisisToResilience@UNDRR@oxfamph
We need to mobilise & unlock resources within & outside our country to protect & fortify our infrastructures, our systems & the capacities of our people against disasters & climate change says Prof. Marqueza Catalina Reyes. #APMCDRR2022@UNDRR@oxfamph
It is shocking how many innovations & designs came through without any engagement with vulnerable communities who are the target users such as children & youth, says Rena Flowers of UNICEF #APMCDRR2022#CrisisToResilience@UNDRR@UNICEF@oxfamph