Oxfam International (Oxford)
Website: http://www.oxfam.org/
May 24
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Africa: Report Reveals 'Hidden' Social Costs of High Food Prices [press release]
A new era of high and volatile food prices is causing life-changing shifts in society, according to Oxfam and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) in a joint report published... Read more »
May 22
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Africa: Radical Change Needed in Way World Deals With Ever Increasing Numbers of People At Risk of Calamity [press release]
It's all about power and politics Read more »
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Africa: Tax On the 'Private' Billions Now Stashed Away in Havens Enough to End Extreme World Poverty Twice Over [press release]
At least $18.5 trillion is hidden by wealthy individuals in tax havens worldwide, representing a loss of more than $156 billion in tax revenue, according to new figures published... Read more »
May 16
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Kenya: Investigating Poverty Issues in the Supply Chain of Major UK Supermarkets [press release]
A new report, Exploring the Links Between International Business and Poverty Reduction: Bouquets and Beans from Kenya, has been released by Oxfam and International Procurement and... Read more »
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Africa: Rising Debt and Falling Aid Force Poor Countries to Cut Spending On Health and Farmers [press release]
Poor countries are cutting back investment in farming, health service and services to help women because of fears about rising debts and the impact of the economic crisis,... Read more »
May 15
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Africa: Mali Needs Reforms to 'Win the Peace'
International donors must help Mali to rebuild its ability to govern itself and stop its slide into economic ruin if it is to "win the peace" following the French-led military... Read more »
May 7
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Africa: Africa's Growth Must Benefit All Its Citizens [press release]
Africa's remarkable growth, driven in large part by a minerals and energy boom, is threatened by illicit capital outflows and widening income gaps, international agency Oxfam has... Read more »
May 2
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Africa: 'Systematic Problems' Lock Low Wages for Tea Workers - Report [press release]
A new coalition of tea companies, non-governmental organizations and certification organizations said today that systemic problems are locking-in low wages for tea workers. Read more »
April 25
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Mali: Northern Mali - Communities Affected By a Food Crisis [press release]
Northern Mali will descend to emergency levels (1) of food insecurity in less than two months if the security situation and humanitarian access to vulnerable communities do not... Read more »
April 16
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Africa: Coldplay, Oxfam Launch Crowdsourced Video to Demand an End to Landgrabs [press release]
A pioneering new film featuring thousands of Coldplay fans and others, including actor Dominic Cooper - star of Mamma Mia and Captain America - and rock band Wolf Gang, is being... Read more »
April 4
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Africa: 40 Per Cent Drop in Climate Change Adaptation Funding Must Prompt Action At Key Meetings Next Week [press release]
A staggering 40 per cent drop in funding focused on climate change adaptation, revealed by the OECD yesterday, should prompt renewed action at the Ministerial Meeting on Mobilizing... Read more »
April 3
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Africa: Donor Aid Plunges - Promises to Support Poor Nations Crumbling [press release]
Millions of poor people will go without life-saving food and medicines as donor aid pledges to poor countries are breached, Oxfam warned today. Read more »
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Africa: States Vote Overwhelmingly for Ground-Breaking Arms Trade Treaty [press release]
Governments called on to immediately start the signing and ratification process Read more »
April 2
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Africa: Landmark Generic Medicines Victory [press release]
Ruling puts human rights before excessive profits Read more »
March 30
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Africa: Syria, Iran and North Korea Stall Agreement of Arms Trade Treaty [press release]
Aid agency urges States to finish the job next week Read more »
March 29
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Africa: Easter Chocolate Profits Should Push Mondel?z to Do Better By Women Farmers [press release]
In a week that will see seventy-one million pounds of chocolate sold for Easter, international agency Oxfam is accelerating its campaign targeting the world's biggest buyer of... Read more »
March 27
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Africa: Oxfam Food Company Campaign Delivers Win for Women Cocoa Farmers [analysis]
After more than 65,000 people signed petitions and took action to urge chocolate companies to do the right thing for women cocoa farmers, Mars and Nestle have today made... Read more »
March 26
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Africa: Final Conference On the Arms Trade Treaty Control Arms Coalition Calls On Chair Not to Cave in to Pressure From India and P5 As New Text Falls Short [press release]
Campaigners today say radical changes must be made to the latest draft of the Arms Trade Treaty by the Presidency of the Conference, if the treaty is to save lives. The Control... Read more »
March 21
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Mali: North Mali - Alarming Humanitarian Situation Following Months of Hardship [press release]
A serious food security crisis is developing in the Gao region of northern Mali due to a shortage of cereals on the market, rocketing food prices and restricted access, warned... Read more »
March 18
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Africa: Time for Govts to Make History and Agree to an Arms Trade Treaty [press release]
Governments from over 190 member states have a second chance to make history this month by agreeing the first ever Arms Trade Treaty, a coalition of NGOs and human rights groups... Read more »
March 12
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Africa: Urgent Call for Tighter Rules On Arms Trade On Eve of Final Treaty Negotiations [press release]
Draft Arms Trade Treaty text littered with loopholes which need fixing urgently to save lives Read more »
March 8
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Africa: Mars, Mondelez, Nestle Are Leaving Women Farmers Behind [press release]
Oxfam campaigns at chocolate company headquarters on International Women's Day Read more »
March 7
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Sudan: Marking Ten Years of the Darfur Conflict [press release]
A decade after fighting began in the Darfur region of Sudan, the 3.4 million people there who still require humanitarian assistance are watching a tenuous security situation... Read more »
March 5
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Africa: Key UN Women's Conference Must Act to End Violence Against Women [press release]
Delegates from over 190 governments meeting at the UN-led Commission on the Status of Women this week in New York have the chance to take a critical step against the global scourge... Read more »
February 26
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Africa: Ten Biggest Food and Beverage Companies Failing Millions of People Who Grow Their Ingredients [press release]
New Oxfam campaign ranks social policies of food and beverage companies Read more »
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