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Oxfam calls on dirty industries to clean up their act and stop sabotaging the EU’s fight against climate change

23 November 2010

Dirty industries are blocking the European Union from making more ambitious cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions while, at the same time, making millions in profits from existing environment policy, says a new report by international agency Oxfam.
Oxfam reaction: WHO Health Report 2010 - A wake-up call for all governments

22 November 2010

The World Health Organization’s World Health Report 2010, launched in Berlin today, reveals that out-of-pocket payments are by far the greatest obstacle to achieving universal health care. But all countries - no matter how poor - can take immediate steps to increase investments in health.
Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen witnesses the impact of climate change in Nepal

22 November 2010

Oxfam Global Ambassador and photographer Helena Christensen today completed a visit to Nepal with international agency, Oxfam, to raise awareness through her photography of the effects of climate change.
International celebrities to climate negotiators: “You must do better”

22 November 2010

Oxfam Global Ambassadors call on international negotiators to protect the world’s poor from climate catastrophe at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun.
Arms trade: Viktor Bout’s case no time to celebrate

22 November 2010

Arms traffickers can too easily navigate the patchwork of national arms regulations, fuelling conflict while avoiding arrest and extradition, because countries have been too weak or reluctant to pass an international arms trade treaty, says international agency Oxfam.
“Listen to us to protect us” war-affected communities tell UN peacekeepers

22 November 2010

UN peacekeeping missions worldwide – one of the key instruments to protect civilians trapped in armed conflicts - often fail to engage with the local communities they are meant to protect, according to Oxfam.
NATO must put protection of civilians at the heart of Afghanistan ‘transition’ strategy, warn aid agencies

19 November 2010

International military forces must take urgent steps to protect civilians caught up in the escalating conflict as they plan for the handover of responsibility for security to the Afghan government, warned leading aid agencies today.
Investors could do more to reduce poverty

18 November 2010

Institutional investors should implement and publicly report on a responsible investment policy that addresses poverty and development issues according to a new report by Oxfam launched today.
Unrest halts cholera response in Haiti

18 November 2010

Over the weekend Oxfam began chlorinating water for 300,000 people in a slum area of Cap Haitien. Recent violence spread across the city and Oxfam had to stop those activities. Other activities that have ceased are distributions of soap, water tablets and oral rehydration salts.
Oxfam on recent events in Cap Haitien

17 November 2010

Over the weekend Oxfam began chlorinating water for 300,000 people in a slum area of Cap Haitien. Recent violence spread across the city and Oxfam had to stop those activities.

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Oxfam calls on dirty industries to clean up their act and stop sabotaging the EU’s fight against climate change

Oxfam reaction: WHO Health Report 2010 - A wake-up call for all governments

Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen witnesses the impact of climate change in Nepal

International celebrities to climate negotiators: “You must do better”

Arms trade: Viktor Bout’s case no time to celebrate

“Listen to us to protect us” war-affected communities tell UN peacekeepers

NATO must put protection of civilians at the heart of Afghanistan ‘transition’ strategy, warn aid agencies

Investors could do more to reduce poverty

Unrest halts cholera response in Haiti

Oxfam on recent events in Cap Haitien