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The biggest chocolate maker in the world, Mondelēz International, has agreed to take steps to address inequality facing women in their cocoa supply chains following pressure from consumers as part of the international aid agency Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign.
A pioneering new film featuring thousands of Coldplay fans and others, including actor Dominic Cooper and rock band Wolf Gang, launched today by Oxfam to highlight the injustice of land grabs.
A staggering 40 per cent drop in funding focused on climate change adaptation, revealed by the OECD yesterday, should prompt renewed action at the Ministerial Meeting on Mobilizing Climate Finance in Washington and meetings of EU climate experts in Brussels next week.
After more than 65,000 people took action to urge chocolate companies to do the right thing for women cocoa farmers, Mars and Nestle have made commitments to begin to tackle the inequality faced by women in their cocoa supply chains.
An investigation into four countries where Mars, Mondelez and Nestle purchase cocoa has shown that many women farmers face discrimination, unequal pay and hunger, leaving the companies’ social policies exposed as weak and needing work.
In response to Nestle's public letter to Oxfam committing to explore ways to improve their approach to women in their supply chain, Oxfam's...
In reaction to the orientations discussed today by Energy Ministers on changes to the European biofuels policy, Marc Olivier Herman, Oxfam’...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has just published it's The State of Food and Agriculture, 2012 report, on investment in global...
In reaction to the Council’s conclusions on a renewable energy strategy for Europe beyond 2020 adopted in Brussels today by Energy...
In response to the World Bank's 'Turn Down the Heat' report released today which revealed that the world will heat up by 4 degrees at the...
Can we have green equality?
Kate Raworth, Senior Researcher at Oxfam Great Britain explores the question of what it would take to achieve global 'green growth' with equity.
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How land grabs deepen poverty in Guatemala
This shocking film, from the Polochic Valley in Guatemala, captures in detail what happens when people have their land taken from them. Thank you to CIFCA who helped us make this video.
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A beginner's guide to land grabs
Big land deals are tearing whole communities apart, leaving people hungry and homeless. It's big business at a big cost. But the World Bank has the power to be a force for change. With your assistance, it can help protect the rights of the world's poorest people. Act now to stop land grabs.
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Oxfam on Tour presents Coldplay's 'Us Against the World'
Exclusive video from Coldplay live in Berlin released by Oxfam to celebrate 26,000 fans joining the GROW food justice campaign on the Mylo Xyloto tour.
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Food & You part 3: Grow solutions for a better food future
Want to know how to be part of a better food future? Watch this, the last of three animations that journey through the broken food system and explore the ways that we can build a world where everyone has enough to eat, always.
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Food & You part 2: The broken food system
Want to know be part of a better food future? Watch this, the second of three animations that journey through the broken food system and explore the ways that we can build a world where everyone has enough to eat, always.
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Food & You part 1: An introduction to the broken food system
Want to know be part of a better food future? Watch this, the first of three animations that journey through the broken food system and explore the ways that we can build a world where everyone has enough to eat, always.
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A long way from Hogwarts: Bonnie Wright highlights West Africa food crisis
Bonnie Wright Oxfam Ambassador visited Senegal in July 2012 to shed light on the food crisis affecting the Sahel region of West Africa. She looks at how Oxfam and you can help make a difference. www.sahel2012.org
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Mali Music Unplugged: Afel Bocoum describes the Sahel food crisis
Malian musician Afel Bocoum who worked with Damon Albarn on Mali Music Unplugged describes the food crisis affecting his country and the wider Sahel region of West Africa.
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Bamako Live - Mali Music Unplugged
Bamako. A brand new track recorded for Mali Music Unplugged -- a special performance from the Sahel with Afel Bocoum and Damon Albarn, to raise awareness of the Sahel food crisis.
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