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Oxfam predicts biggest cuts in aid in 15 years

2 November 2011

Aid from rich nations is likely to fall by at least $9.5 billion by the end of 2012 – the biggest drop in aid for 15 years, according to new calculations by international agency Oxfam ahead of this week’s G20 Summit (Nov 3-4).
G20 poised for watershed summit

27 October 2011

“Food, funds, inequality” issues will test G20 leaders’ ability to transform the global economy. The 2011 G20 Summit could be a watershed for global stability and prosperity if leaders rise above a narrow vision of self-interest and act decisively for the world’s poorest citizens.
Oxfam: To fully observe law, Obama's fight against LRA must focus on civilian protection

26 October 2011

The widely lauded bipartisan May 2010 law that made way for President Obama’s recent decision to send troops to fight the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) must be fully enacted to include the promised full range of non-military strategies to demobilize the LRA, protect civilians and develop the region.
Oxfam welcomes FSC complaint to certifiers of Ugandan land grab

25 October 2011

Oxfam welcomes the announcement yesterday by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) that it has filed an official complaint with the certification body, SGS Qualifor, who carried out the certification of the UK-based New Forests Company’s plantations in Uganda.
Oxfam hands out spoof Financial Times at EU summit

23 October 2011

“Five Years since the introduction of Financial Transaction Taxes: What leaders made it happen? What has the tax achieved?”
Committee on World Food Security shows progress in spite of short-sighted approach by a number of governments

22 October 2011

The UN’s Committee on World Food Security today showed that it is up to its role as the central body of the global governance on food security, agriculture and nutrition. However a number of governments showed that they are not yet ready to address the structural causes of the broken food system.
European Commission’s proposal for financial markets lacks teeth

20 October 2011

More robust rules are needed to tackle food speculation

New rules proposed today by the European Commission will shed light on betting on food commodities by financial traders, bu
Oxfam responds to floods and mudslides wreaking havoc in El Salvador

20 October 2011

Intense rainfall has battered Central America for more than a week, wreaking havoc across the region. Oxfam is proving emergency assistance in El Salvador to help combat the dangerous floods and mudslides resulting from the rain.
New Somalia fighting risks increasing famine suffering

20 October 2011

The new escalation in fighting and insecurity along the Kenya-Somalia border risks increasing the suffering for civilians already devastated by drought and conflict, international agency Oxfam said today, three months since famine was announced in Somalia.
Oxfam launches its first eBook: Growing a Better Future

19 October 2011

International aid agency Oxfam today releases a digital edition of its report Growing a Better Future: Food justice in a resource constrained world, to coincide with the beginning of ‘GROW Week’ – a week of activism highlighting the world’s broken food system.

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Oxfam predicts biggest cuts in aid in 15 years

G20 poised for watershed summit

Oxfam: To fully observe law, Obama's fight against LRA must focus on civilian protection

Oxfam welcomes FSC complaint to certifiers of Ugandan land grab

Oxfam hands out spoof Financial Times at EU summit

Committee on World Food Security shows progress in spite of short-sighted approach by a number of governments

European Commission’s proposal for financial markets lacks teeth

More robust rules are needed to tackle food speculation

Oxfam responds to floods and mudslides wreaking havoc in El Salvador

New Somalia fighting risks increasing famine suffering

Oxfam launches its first eBook: Growing a Better Future