Inequality Archives - Page 3 of 7 - Danny Sriskandarajah

Speech: Results UK national conference

11 September 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: activism, Inequality, politics, poverty

Eleanor Farmer/Oxfam

It was a pleasure to be invited to address the Results UK national conference of activists and campaigners. I made some opening remarks about the interconnectedness of the Sustainable Development Goals, and why we must work to end poverty and injustice in a holistic way, alongside other keynote speakers including alongside Professor Jeffrey Sachs and … Continue reading “Speech: Results UK national conference”

Opinion: Why Oxfam is talking about race

28 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: Inequality, poverty, power, race

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Following some criticism of Oxfam’s work on anti-racism, I wrote this article for the blog site From Poverty To Power, explaining why Oxfam is talking about race, and why tackling racism is an integral part of our work fighting poverty. Read more

Debate: Progressive philanthropy that shifts power to communities

15 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, development, Inequality, philanthropy

I enjoyed being part of this panel discussion organised by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Strategic Philanthropy. It explored alternative funding models to traditional grants that can lead to more transformative outcomes, that truly shift power and money to communities pushing for their own change. There are some exciting examples out there, from the … Continue reading “Debate: Progressive philanthropy that shifts power to communities”

Interview: Aid cuts are a disaster for the world’s poorest people

13 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, Inequality, politics, poverty

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It was deeply disappointing that parliament missed the opportunity to restore the pledge to give 0.7% of GNI as overseas aid to fight poverty. I spoke to media including Sky News, BBC, The Times and Independent about the devastating impact of the cuts on thousands of people already struggling to survive in some of the … Continue reading “Interview: Aid cuts are a disaster for the world’s poorest people”

Opinion: New instincts for a new era

10 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: covid, Inequality, leadership

Kieran Doherty/Oxfam

I was invited to reflect on leadership for this edition of Rhodes Scholar magazine. I shared some thoughts on what leadership could look like for this new era, in order to rise to the challenge of responding adequately to the climate crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic. For me, this comes down to four broad areas: … Continue reading “Opinion: New instincts for a new era”

DEBATE: GLOBAL SOLIDARITY DURING COVID-19

8 July 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: covid, Inequality, poverty, power

I joined this panel at the International Institute for Social Studies annual conference, discussing how well the world had stepped up during the pandemic, and the prospects for the future. I argued that it had brought out the best and worst in human behaviour. At the community level, an inspiring rise in mutual aid groups. … Continue reading “DEBATE: GLOBAL SOLIDARITY DURING COVID-19”

Debate: How the G7 can boost efforts to vaccinate the world

26 May 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: coronavirus, Inequality, politics

Oxfam and the People’s Vaccine Alliance brought together leading experts – Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Dr Rowan Williams, Dr Dan Poulter MP, Fatima Hassan from South Africa’s Health Justice Initiative and Richard Burge from the London Chamber of Commerce – to discuss what more the UK and other governments can be doing to vaccinate the … Continue reading “Debate: How the G7 can boost efforts to vaccinate the world”

BBC question time

29 April 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, coronavirus, Inequality, politics

With India in the deadly grip of Covid19, efforts to vaccinate the world are needed more than ever. I argued that the best way to do that is to require pharmaceutical companies to share the recipes, tech and know-how so that manufacturing of doses can be rapidly scaled up. I also had the opportunity to … Continue reading “BBC question time”

Speech: Humanitarianism for the new era

28 April 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, development, humanitarian, Inequality, power

Ed Blagden

I was invited to give the opening keynote speech at the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership’s annual conference, organised by Australia’s Deakin University. I reflected on how the development sector has evolved over past decades and how by integrating key values – keeping people safe, accountability, and innovation – into humanitarian work going forward, we can … Continue reading “Speech: Humanitarianism for the new era”

Summit: Time for all workers to be paid a living wage

30 March 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: business, Inequality, poverty

It was great to be asked to address this business summit organised by IDH, discussing how to shift to an economy where all workers – including those who are further down the supply chain – are paid at least a living wage. Oxfam has seen how Covid-19 has exposed glaring inequalities within our current system, … Continue reading “Summit: Time for all workers to be paid a living wage”