Oxfam International (Oxford)
Website: http://www.oxfam.org/
February 25
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Africa: 'Make or Break Time' for Eastern DRC After New Peace Plan, Warns Oxfam [press release]
A framework for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, due to be signed today, will fail to end the suffering of millions of people in the east of the country unless concrete... Read more »
February 19
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Africa: Key Eurozone Banks Step Back From Food Speculation [press release]
Banks in France, Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom have pulled back from speculative trading in agricultural commodities, a controversial practice that Oxfam opposes because... Read more »
February 18
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Africa: Coldplay Fans to Be a Part of Groundbreaking New Video to Tackle Land Grabs [press release]
Oxfam's GROW Campaign is asking Coldplay fans to take part in a groundbreaking global music project to highlight the global injustice of land grabs. Read more »
February 14
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Sudan: Restrictions Hampering Life-Saving Response in North Darfur [press release]
Fears new fighting may be on the horizon after tens of thousands of people displaced in Jebel Amir gold producing area Read more »
February 9
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Congo-Kinshasa: North Kivu Region of Masisi Faces Growing Insecurity and Threat of Cholera [press release]
Over 700,000 vulnerable according to UN as region is hit by increased militarization, poor harvest & little access to clean water. Read more »
February 4
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Mali: Northern Mali - Food and Fuel in Short Supply [press release]
In areas of northern Mali the price of food and fuel is rocketing as supplies start to dry up after looting following recent military operations, and with traders who have fled the... Read more »
January 30
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Mali: NGO Urges Human Rights Training for Military [press release]
International agency Oxfam appealed to the UK government to ensure that training on international humanitarian and human rights law is prioritized in its dispatch of military... Read more »
January 28
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Mali: Families in Northern Mali Fear Running Out of Food Supply
Latest estimates indicate that household food stocks in and around Gao will only last few weeks. Most markets and shops are closed, food supplies severely disrupted and stocks... Read more »
January 26
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Congo-Kinshasa: AU Must Make Peace Priority, Urges NGO [press release]
As hundreds of thousands of people still live in fear of attacks, African leaders at the AU Summit must "seize the moment" and make peace a priority. Read more »
January 22
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Mali: Situation for Malian Refugees Set to Worsen as Fighting Escalates [press release]
Oxfam publishes report on situation of refugees as thousands more flee their homes: aid effort will not cope with increasing numbers without changed approach Read more »
January 16
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Africa: Oxfam Calls On Civilians to Be Protected [press release]
International aid agency Oxfam is extremely concerned that the recent intensification of fighting in Mali, which includes the intervention of French military, could worsen... Read more »
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Africa: Winnie Byanyima Appointed to Lead Oxfam International [press release]
Winifred (Winnie) Byanyima, a grass-roots activist, human rights advocate, senior international public servant, and world recognized expert on women's rights, has been appointed... Read more »
December 20, 2012
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Mali: NGOs Call for Safeguards Over Military Intervention [document]
A military offensive in northern Mali would have serious humanitarian consequences and requires serious safeguards to be put in place warns a coalition of ten non-governmental... Read more »
December 19, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Millions Left At the Mercy of Militias and Armed Forces Across Eastern Congo
Oxfam warns of risk of war on top of the daily violence and abuse people already face Read more »
December 10, 2012
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Africa: 'Climate Action Drought' in Doha Risks Condemning the World to More Hunger [press release]
Poor countries will today leave the UN climate change negotiations in Doha with little more than they arrived with, because developed countries failed to take any meaningful... Read more »
December 3, 2012
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Africa: Oxfam Urges Governments to Take Action to End Violence Against Women [press release]
In solidarity with the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, Oxfam is urging governments to speed up the implementation of agreed standards and norms(1) to end violence... Read more »
November 27, 2012
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Africa: Climate 'Fiscal Cliff' Looms for Developing Countries If Leaders Come to Doha With No New Money [press release]
New Oxfam research finds most climate finance pledges so far have been recycled funds or loans. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Oxfam Steps Up Response to Growing Crisis in Eastern Congo [press release]
As the humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo grows, with thousands of people fleeing new fighting in the past 48 hours, Oxfam is stepping up the supply of life-saving aid to more... Read more »
November 23, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Humanitarian Suffering Set to Worsen Across Eastern Congo Following Fall of Goma
Fighting in Goma the 'tip of the iceberg' as some 25 armed groups control much of region Read more »
November 20, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Communities 'Forced' to Fund War
Communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are being preyed on mercilessly by rebel groups and local militias, as well as their own government's troops and officials,... Read more »
October 24, 2012
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Africa: 'Silver Bullet' Program to Fight Malaria [press release]
A program designed as a "silver bullet" to fight malaria could actually be endangering lives, says Oxfam, because medicines are being distributed by unqualified shopkeepers and... Read more »
October 22, 2012
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Africa: CFS Sets Path for Greater Food Security but Governments Must Follow Through With Action [press release]
The UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) has delivered solid guidance and important recommendations that governments must now follow through with action, international... Read more »
October 17, 2012
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Africa: Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Threatened by Diplomatic Damocles' Sword [press release]
A major diplomatic negotiation aiming to regulate the trade in weapons and ammunition is at risk of failing due to member states' insistence to give every state the right to veto a... Read more »
October 15, 2012
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Africa: Committee Must Face Up to High Food Prices and End the Inaction on Hunger [press release]
With abnormally high food prices and slowing efforts to tackle global hunger, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) must now energize governments to begin fixing the broken... Read more »
October 12, 2012
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Africa: World Bank Must Advance Universal Health Coverage [press release]
Civil society groups representing 40 countries will meet with World Bank president Jim Yong Kim at the World Bank annual meetings today asking that he support developing countries... Read more »
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