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Oxfam calls on EU not to shut down ‘pharmacy of the developing world’
9 February 2012

On the eve of a high-level summit between the leaders of India and the European Union in Delhi, Oxfam is calling on the EU not to pressure India into agreeing new trade rules that could deny hundreds of millions of people access to affordable medicines.

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International humanitarian system will not cope with increased case load without going local
7 February 2012

The international humanitarian response system will fail to cope with the expected rise in the number of people exposed to crises unless there are more resources closer to where disasters happen and there is more investment in preventing and reducing the risk of disasters, warns Oxfam.

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Asha collects water in Somalia, supplied by Oxfam & Oxfam partner SAACID.

Risk of epidemic in Mozambique after the recent floods
2 February 2012

Tropical storm Dando and cyclone Funso affected more than 117,000 people and left 40 dead in Mozambique last week. Oxfam and local partners are providing water and sanitation in Zambezia, to help reduce the risk of cholera and other sanitation-related disease.

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Strong political will needed from African leaders to boost critical aspects of intra-African trade
27 January 2012

As the 18th African Union Summit starts in Addis Ababa, civil society organizations from across Africa are concerned that the summit’s central theme, “Boosting Intra- African Trade,“ risks being overshadowed and will not get the focus needed to tackle this urgent issue.

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Oxfam welcomes independent process to address community grievances in Uganda land dispute
23 January 2012

Oxfam has welcomed the announcement of an independent process to resolve complaints from communities who were evicted from their land without compensation to make way for two forestry plantations in Uganda.

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African Nations Cup stars join Oxfam to win the match against hunger
20 January 2012

On the eve of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, more than 25 footballers have spoken out in solidarity with millions of people facing hunger across their region.

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Armand Traore joins the match against hunger. Photo: Oxfam

Inequality rises across the G20 as economic growth fails to trickle down to poorest
19 January 2012

Inequality has increased in 14 of the 18 G20 countries since 1990 as economic growth has too often failed to benefit poor people.

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Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa
18 January 2012

Thousands of needless deaths occurred and millions of extra dollars were spent because the international community failed to take decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in East Africa, according to a new report by the international aid agencies Oxfam and Save the Children.

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Families collect their WFP monthly rations from Oxfam. Photo: Andy Hall/Oxfam

Two years on and Haiti’s reconstruction proceeds “at a snail’s pace”, leaving half a million Haitians homeless
10 January 2012

In a report released today, Oxfam urged the Haitian Government and countries that have pledged money for rebuilding to accelerate reconstruction of the country.

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