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CARE and Oxfam call for fundamental changes in tackling global hunger and food price hikes

Joel M Bassuk — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:50:06 +0000

CARE and Oxfam today said the international aid system not fit for purpose and called for fundamental changes in order to tackle the challenge of food price hikes and impending food

Oxfam warns Europe not to repeat mistakes of Darfur in Chad

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:51:21 +0000

Urgent action required in Chad as increased insecurity threatens thousands of lives.

Aid teams ready to respond as Cyclone Favio threatens more flooding in Mozambique

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:56:30 +0000

International agency Oxfam has aid teams in flood-affected Mozambique on high alert as very intense-category 4 Cyclone Favio approaches over the Indian Ocean, bringing with it the th

Continued violence in eastern Chad could slash water rations for refugees

Joel M Bassuk — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:52:07 +0000

Newly displaced say violence is worst in living memory.

Urgent humanitarian aid may be delayed by new violence in eastern Chad

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:43:24 +0000

Thousands of families are fleeing their homes due to mounting violence in eastern Chad, requiring immediate humanitarian assistance that may be compromised by deteriorating security,

EU must resume aid to Palestinian Authority

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:07:33 +0000

International agency Oxfam today called upon European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels tomorrow to immediately resume normal international aid to the Palestinian Authority

Lebanese farmers in crisis after month of war

Noirfatom — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:59:02 +0000

Donors meeting in Stockholm should respond to humanitarian need but not at the expense of other crises

Aid agencies in Beirut call for the protection of civilians and access for aid

Joel M Bassuk — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:23:37 +0000

Christian Aid, Islamic Relief, Oxfam International, Save the Children and World Vision

Last month Darfur’s worst-ever for violence towards aid workers

Joel M Bassuk — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:47:25 +0000

Aid agencies say insecurity is preventing vital assistance reaching those who need it, demand end to rising violence

EU Foreign Ministers must call for an immediate ceasefire in the run up to an expected UN Security Council resolution

Joel M Bassuk — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:05:58 +0000

Brussels: Oxfam called on EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels tomorrow to agree to an unambiguous call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East in the run up to this week&r