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Scandal of land grabs and tax dodging continues at expense of the world’s poor – G8 leaders must act to end hunger
17 June 2013

During the two days of the G8 Summit, which starts today, $2.2 billion in illicit flows will have hemorrhaged from developing countries into tax havens and land one and a half times the size of Manhattan sold off to foreign investors.

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Oxfam's G8 'Big Heads' hitchhike in N. Ireland. Photo: Jonathan Porter/Oxfam

New Oxfam plan to tackle global poverty based on “people power”
17 June 2013

Under the title “The Power of People against Poverty”, Oxfam has adopted a new strategic plan that shifts the focus of its work onto the empowerment of people to shape their own future free from poverty.

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Oxfam's six-sided strategy to fight poverty.

Presidents Obama and Putin must deliver on Syria at the G8
15 June 2013

Sending more arms to Syria will only increase the bloodshed, says Oxfam

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Aid loaded at Oxfam warehouse for Syria crisis
14 June 2013

Twenty five tons of aid equipment to help Syrian refugees was loaded at Oxfam’s warehouse in Bicester, Oxfordshire today (Thursday, 13 June) and will be flown to Jordan on Saturday.

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G8 implicated in land grabs risk – action needed at next week’s summit
13 June 2013

Since 2000, companies in G8 countries have acquired land in developing countries more than the size of the whole of Ireland. This is enough to feed 96 million people every year – almost the total population of the UK and Canada.

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Oxfam Big Heads: G8 arrives in Northern Ireland. Photo: Oxfam

Governments sign historic global treaty to regulate the $85bn arms trade
3 June 2013

History will be made today at the United Nations as many governments sign an Arms Trade Treaty designed to protect millions living in daily fear of armed violence.

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Global leaders shirk responsibility to tackle global inequality crisis
30 May 2013

Responding to the High Level Panel report on post-2015 global development goals, international agency Oxfam welcomed the ambition and coherence of the Panel’s report and proposed goals, and the focus on ending extreme poverty.

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One year on, EU falls short on promise to Palestinians
27 May 2013

A year after all 27 EU countries committed to challenging settlement expansion, forced displacement, and demolition of Palestinian property in an unprecedented Foreign Affairs Council statement, approvals for illegal settlements have increased.

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