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Long-term vision and committed funding urgently needed from international community as flow of Syrian refugees continues.

International agency Oxfam urged governments to fund generously the UN’s appeal for the Syrian crisis both for work within Syria and for work in neighboring countries sheltering refugees.

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 of violence against women.

What progress has been made towards ending violence against women worldwide?

Oxfam today revealed that just over a quarter of the taxes that could be raised each year from money currently hidden away in tax havens would be enough to lay the foundation for ending global hunger.

Governments meeting at tomorrow’s humanitarian pledging conference in Kuwait need to generously give substantial funds or risk leaving Syrians out in the cold without the help they need.

More than one million people are at risk of militia, rebel and army attacks, with little or no protection from the government or UN peacekeepers.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has just published it's The State of Food and Agriculture, 2012 report, on investmen

In solidarity with the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, Oxfam is urging governments to speed up the implementation of agreed standards to end violence against women in all its forms.

Sally Chin of Oxfam said: