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Two Years Later: New Partnership for People and Nature in the Gulf

Mark Tercek | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Green News, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation, RESTORE Act, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Coastal Restoration, Oxfam America, Mark Tercek, Green News

I am proud to announce The Nature Conservancy's new partnership with Oxfam America in the Gulf of Mexico. We aim to show that environmental restoration is the foundation for lasting economic security for Gulf Coast communities.

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Recognizing Women, the Changemakers

Birute Regine | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: International Women's Day, Oxfam America, Women's Health, Women's Healthcare, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Women's Association of Tigray, Women Poverty, Global Women's Health, Women's Day, Impact News

International Women's Day is also an opportunity for women to come together and realize their collective power to create change in their homes, their neighborhoods, their communities and in the world.

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Senegalese Legend Baaba Maal in Mauritania: "The World Needs to React"

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Oxfam in Spain, Niger, Mauritania, Oxfam America, Food Crisis, Oxfam, Sahel, Baaba Maal, Intermon, Famine, World News

During a visit to the Gorgol region of Mauritania, Senegalese musician Baaba Maal discovered the harsh reality for communities affected by a food crisis that now touches one in four people across the country.

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In Drought-Stricken Ethiopia, a Mother Counts the Days

Coco McCabe | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: East Africa, Oxfam, East Africa Drought, Oxfam America, Ethiopia, East-Africa-Drought, Drought in East Africa, Drought Ethiopia, World News

If only food and water were as plentiful as the stories of hardship and sadness we've heard the last few days as we've crisscrossed the drought-ravaged region of southern Ethiopia, from Yabello to Negele and back.

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Drought in Horn of Africa

Louis Belanger | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Oxfam, Somalia, Kenya, Humanitarian Aid, Food Crisis, Oxfam America, Dadaab, World News

What is unfolding in Eastern Africa is the worst food crisis to hit the region in decades and Oxfam is concerned that large numbers of lives could soon be lost.

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Having My Quinoa and Eating it Too

Ben Grossman-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hunger, Bolivia, Brazil, Quinoa, World Hunger, Third World, Oxfam America, Park Slope Food Coop, Yuppie Food, Food Prices, Food News

The convoluted tale of how the growing international appeal of an important local staple -- quinoa -- has changed life for many Bolivians gets to the difficulty of fixing our global food system.

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US opposes small arms 'ammunitions' within a global arms trade deal

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Administration, Oxfam, Arms-Trade, Control-Arms, Oxfam America, World News

by Scott Stedjan, Oxfam America Although the U.S. government has been pushing for a broad range of arms to be included in the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT...

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Ending Hunger Starts With Women

Birute Regine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Invest in Women, Women and Hunger, Hunter Gatherers, Oxfam America, Impact News

Because women still face so many inequalities and don't have access to as many resources, they suffer the greatest burden. But with this challenge comes an opportunity.

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Zero cholera! - How to stop the spread in Haiti

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cholera Outbreak, Oxfam, Oxfam America, Haiti, World News

Oxfam's aggressive approach to stopping cholera in Haiti includes going from field to field with important information to help farmers stay healthy. ...

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Why the U.S. Must Show Climate Leadership in Cancún

Liz Butler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: cop16, Climate Science, Friends of the Earth, Oxfam America, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Oxfam, Actionaid, Greenpeace, Cancun Climate Summit, Global Warming, Barack Obama, 1sky, Green News

In Cancún, President Obama can actually do something he hasn't been very good at over the last two years: he can be a world leader in the fight against climate change.

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Obama's New Plan to Fight Poverty Gets the Purpose Right

Paul O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Aid, US Global Development Policy, Mdgs, Un Millennium Development Goals, President Obama, Foreign Aid Reform, Oxfam America, World News

President Obama used the gathering of world leaders in New York last week to announce the first-ever US Policy on Global Development, promising that, ...

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Pakistan floods: Voices of People From Sindh Province

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan Floods, Oxfam, Oxfam International, Pakistan, Oxfam America, World News

Tonight, after a fresh wave of flood-affected people came to the relief camps in Kot Mithan, those who had been there for the last two days were instructed to leave within an hour of the newcomers' arrival.

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More Rain Expected This Weekend in South Pakistan: Oxfam Boosts Its Aid Effort

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan Floods, Oxfam, Oxfam International, Pakistan, Oxfam America, World News

Mobile water tanks, first aid, boats and local volunteers have been put on high alert by Oxfam as the worst floods in living memory surge south. Local organisations supported by Oxfam in Sindh are mobilised and on standby.

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Double Catastrophe for People in Pakistan Swat Valley

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Oxfam, Oxfam International, Humanitarian Aid, Pakistan, Oxfam America, World News

People in the Swat Valley in Northern Pakistan hit by the catastrophic floods were only just recovering from the conflict that forced them from their homes last year.

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Haiti Aid Effort: Oxfam America's Top 10 Photos

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oxfam Quebec, Haiti Earthquake, Oxfam America, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Earthquake, Oxfam, Haiti Aid, Slidepollajax, World News

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Arms Trade Treaty Talks at the UN: Bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty Needed

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Negotiations, Oxfam, Arms Control, Oxfam International, United Nations, Oxfam America, World News

Official talks for an Arms Trade Treaty starts on July 12th at the United nations HQ in New York. We need a robust deal to stop arms getting into the hands of human rights abusers and warmongers.

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Haiti: Life in Camps Continues -- Oxfam Staff Diary

Louis Belanger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake Relief, Oxfam, Haiti Earthquake, Oxfam America, Haiti, Haitiblog, World News

A few weeks ago the government identified a temporary relocation site for those most vulnerable to the rain in the settlement camps. Last week people began to be relocated there. The camp now houses five thousand people.

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Haitian Lives Still to Save

George Rupp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Donations, Oxfam America, American Jewish World Service, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Haiti Earthquake Relief, International Donors Conference, Save the Children, International Medical Corps, Donate to Haiti, Donate to Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Aid, Catholic Relief Services, Impact News

This week's International Donors' Conference could mean the difference between life and death for many in Haiti. It's our hope that governments agree upon long-term reconstruction commitments.

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Will Chevron Heed the Call for Transparency?

Ian Gary | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Companies, Chevron Corp, Oxfam America, Business News

Hundreds of Chevron shareholders will descend upon Houston this week to participate in the oil company's annual general meeting.

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For one day, at least, Haitians celebrate

Coco McCabe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Coco-in-Haiti, Oxfam America, Haiti, World News

Marching through the streets of Saint Michel, revelers celebrate on the eve before a feast day honoring the patron saint of their community. Photo by...

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In Haiti's countryside, schools are in short supply

Coco McCabe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coco in Haiti, Education, Haiti, Oxfam America, World News

Chrisner Roche has sent his children to school in Port-au-Prince, far from where he lives, because there are few good schools in Haiti's rural areas...

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Oxfam Raises $3,500 Total For Chile, 1/8th Of 1 Percent Of Haiti Donations

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chile, Chile Haiti, Giving Fatigue, Chile Donations, Oxfam America, Chile Earthquake Relief, Oxfam Chile, Chile Haiti Earthquake, Chile Earthquake, Impact News

According to USA Today, Oxfam America has raised a total of $3,499 for relief in Chile since an 8.8 earthquake hit the South American country on Satur...

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As New Leaders Emerge From the Camps in Haiti, Will Their Voices be Heard?

Coco McCabe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coco in Haiti, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, Oxfam America, Home News

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Lots of Priorities, Little Time

Coco McCabe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oxfam, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Haiti, Oxfam America, Home News

Samuel, 12, digs a trench to help drain water from his family's shelter. Photo by Kenny Rae/Oxfam America My Oxfam colleague, Kenny Rae, is in Port-...

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With Rain, Urgency Grows for Shelter and Sanitation in Haiti's Capital

Coco McCabe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Haiti Earthquake Relief, Oxfam, Haiti Earthquake, Oxfam America, Haiti, World News

Late last week, rain doused the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, heightening the dread of hundreds of thousands of people there who have been living in makeshift shelters since the massive earthquake.

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