A report by Oxfam International has found that 70 percent of Afghan's blame the war on poverty and unemployment. "The Cost of War" report surveyed 70...
Posted 11.13.2009 | Impact
The southeastern United States was spared the catastrophic damage many expect from fall hurricanes, but Hurricane Ida did its share of damage, floodin...
Avaaz.org | Avaaz.org | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home
The clock is ticking on climate change. In one month, 192 countries will meet at the international climate summit in Copenhagen to negotiate a new glo...
Avaaz.org | Avaaz.org | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home
The clock is ticking on climate change. In one month, 192 countries will meet at the international climate summit in Copenhagen to negotiate a new glo...
Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World
When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.
Louis Belanger | Posted 10.22.2009 | World
During the years since the 1984 famine, things had begun to change in the area around Korem, and these changes made it possible for a young woman like Merzeneb to think about pursuing new options in life.
Louis Belanger | Posted 10.06.2009 | World
in 2006, 153 governments took the historic step of voting to begin work on an Arms Trade Treaty. Now, governments have the chance to launch formal negotiations to make the Treaty really happen.
Louis Belanger | Posted 10.05.2009 | World
In all my years of working in the aid world, starting in 1978 in Indonesia, I have never witnessed such a rapid and relentless series of crises as I've seen this week.
Sal Nunziato | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment
This week's picks: Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Corey Harris, Ian Hunter, Kris Kristofferson, Madness, Rod Stewart, Madonna and more.
David Finkle | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books
I love books, but they foment torrents of guilt in me. I feel guilty about: the amount of money spent on them; the space they take up; the ones that rest unread while more come in as competition.
Kevin Grandia | Posted 11.11.2009 | Green
To say that the Copenhagen Summit is a key moment in our history would be the understatement of the century. Will we continue to allow the unabated burning of dirty fossil fuels like coal and oil?
Charles London | Posted 09.21.2009 | World
Displaced, vulnerable populations are a breeding ground for extremism and contribute to the instability and failure of states. Now, U.S generals say climate change acts as a "threat multiplier."
Louis Belanger | Posted 09.18.2009 | World
The UN has designated August 19th the inaugural World Humanitarian Day, to honor aid workers and the jobs they do in difficult and dangerous environments. Here is a slideshow to mark the event.
Louis Belanger | Posted 09.10.2009 | World
The Geneva Conventions are 60 years old this week. They represent the most widely ratified and recognized legal instrument worldwide. But they are now being violated in every modern conflict.
Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living
For the past six years, the daily headlines have been dominated by the war in Iraq and the political and social turmoil and widespread violence among ...
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.14.2009 | World
The aid group OXFAM did something no one else has done and took a survey of the civilians in eastern Congo and asked them how the campaign was affecting them.
Huffington Post Contributor | Hassan Noor | Posted 07.24.2009 | World
Oxfam Humanitarian Coordinator Hassan Noor has just come back from a field trip in Somalia. The latest fighting around the capital Mogadishu has had a...
Jeffrey Buchanan | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics
The Biloxi City Council will vote June 16th on an ordinance, backed by the City's community development office, forcing FEMA trailers to be removed from residential zones by August 9th.
Louis Belanger | Posted 06.29.2009 | World
While there is much talk about physical suffering like hunger and illness, we often overlook the psychological impact of poverty, particularly on the elderly and people with disabilities.
Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 06.29.2009 | World
How involved was the United States State Department in the destabilization of the Kivu provinces in eastern DRC? Did our State Department officials become "terrorists" in the eyes of a revolutionary movement in Congo?
Louis Belanger | Posted 06.21.2009 | World
Fashion photographer Rankin has joined forces with aid agency Oxfam to put together a unique selection of portraits from Congo's war-zone: The exhibit...
Louis Belanger | Posted 06.15.2009 | World
"Mr Gul and his family fled with literally just the clothes on their backs and are crammed into a small tent without blankets or any possessions."
Louis Belanger | Posted 06.13.2009 | World
The international agency urged all major donor countries to give sufficient attention to the humanitarian crisis, which has been raging since January.
Louis Belanger | Posted 05.30.2009 | World
Civilians are seen with suspicion by both warring sides, and accused of being collaborators. People had no choice but to leave their villages -- but also had nowhere really safe to go.
Huffington Post | Kelly van der Kwast | Posted 05.22.2009 | World
Climate change might be inevitable, but according to an Oxfam report, the number of people who die and are made destitute due to ensuing natural disas...
Posted 11.18.2009 | World