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Millions of people across the Sahel will be left hungry in the coming months unless multi-million dollar funding shortage for crisis response is filled, aid agencies warn.

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Oxfam Elizabeth Stuart said:

Oxfam spokesperson Elizabeth Stuart said:

Oxfam spokesperson Elizabeth Stuart said:

Oxfam spokesperson Sasanka Thilakasiri said:

“According to the GMR, food price spikes in 2011 alone plunged 44 million more people into poverty.

Renewed military action against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) risks triggering further devastation for local people in DR of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan unless more is done to protect civilians and prevent retaliations by one of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups.

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Oxfam spokesperson Elizabeth Stuart said:

Oxfam today calls for greater scrutiny and control of the funding for development channeled through financial intermediaries such as private equity funds, banks and credit agencies.

International agency Oxfam welcomed the selection of Jim Yong Kim as World Bank president, but said the sham appointment process had damaged the institution.

International agency Oxfam today warned that sanctions imposed on Mali could have devastating consequences on 3.5m people already at risk of hunger, if humanitarian needs are not safeguarded.