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Obama's Trip to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: Summer 2001, Demonstrations, Antiglobalization, Protests, 9/11, Obama, Oxfam, Cctv, Eu, Bush Jr., Christian Groups, London, Seattle, g20, Anarchists, Genoa, Seattle Anarchists, Obama g20, G-20 Summit Obama, Heather Mills, Battle in Seattle, Obama G-20 Summit, Obama g20 Summit, Global Financial Crisis, Gothenburg, World News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Eight years after Bush ignored protesters at the EU meeting in Goethenberg, Obama is arriving in Europe for the London G20 talks. One thing is for sure...this time the leaders need to listen.

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Alison Woodhead: Brown's Busiest Day

G20Voice | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gordon Brown, Australia, Kevin Rudd, G20 - London, United Kingdom, Oxfam, g20, g20voice, londonsummit2009, Global Financial Crisis, World News
G20Voice

Gordon Brown repeatedly made the point that Thursday is part of a process of building a new economy; not an attempt to solve it all in one day.

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Bloggers to Make History at G20 Summit in London

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Uk, Gcap, G20 Summit, Oxfam, Obama at g20, Save the Children, g20, Media News
Louis Belanger

A coalition of NGOs -- the G20Voice -- and the UK government are breaking with convention and, for the first time, allowing 50 bloggers to report live from the G20 summit.

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The "Silent Emergency" in Iraq: The Suffering of Thousands of Women

Louis Belanger | Posted 04.07.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq Security, Women's Rights, Oxfam, Iraq, International Women's Day, World News
Louis Belanger

In Iraq, countless women have been driven deep into poverty and many continue to face threats to their personal safety. Their stories have largely gone unheard and they are being left on the sidelines.

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Sudan Expels Charities From Darfur

Rob Crilly | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: Aid, Care International, Sudan, Oxfam, Darfur, Ngos, World News
Rob Crilly

"We didn't know how the government was going to react," said a Western diplomatic source. "This is one of our worst-case scenarios."

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Sudan Arrest Warrant: Aid Organizations Kicked Out Of Country

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Darfur, Omar Al-Bashir, Sudan, Genocide, Sudan Arrest Warrant, Icc, Bashir Arrest Warrant, Arrest Warrant Bashir, International Criminal Court, Video, Sudan Aid Organizations, Oxfam, Aid Organizations, Sudan Doctors Without Borders, Sudan Oxfam, Sudan Care, World News

UPDATE: 4 pm Sudan revoked the licenses of 10 aid organizations working in the country after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warran...

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Diary From an Oxfam Aid Worker -- Civilians in the Midst of War

Louis Belanger | Posted 03.07.2009 | World

Read More: Civilian Casualties, Hamas Gaza, Oxfam, Gaza, Humanitarian Aid, Israel Hamas Ceasefire, Israel, World News
Louis Belanger

Left wing Israeli people told me they didn't like what was happening to civilians in Gaza. They said they could hear the explosions and feel the ground shake.

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Solving the Global Food Crisis: The Case for a "Poverty Czar"

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 03.01.2009 | World

Read More: Oecd, Global Poverty, Robert Zoellick, Chatham House, John Podesta, Food Crisis, United Nations, World Bank, Richard Holbrooke, George MItchell, Jacques Diouf, Nicholas Kristof, Paul Krugman, Hillary Clinton, Oxfam, Barack Obama, Gates Foundation, India, Poverty, Biofuels, Afghanistan, Pakistan, US Aid, Haiti Poverty, Middle East, Us Aid to Pakistan, Haiti, Food, Hunger in the United States, China, World News
Bruce Friedrich

Addressing global poverty at its roots means recognizing that the most significant factors driving up food costs are the diversion of crops to biofuels and the growing demand for meat.

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Aid Agencies: Lulls In Israel-Hamas Fighting Not Enough

Louis Belanger | Posted 02.14.2009 | World

Read More: Oxfam, World Vision, Save the Children, Gaza, Humanitarian Aid, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, World News
Louis Belanger

Since the UN Security Council called for a ceasefire on January 8th, there have been more than 200 people killed; more than 1,300 people injured; and three hospitals hit by the bombing.

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Goodnight My Love, See You in Heaven -- Diary From an Aid Worker in Gaza

Louis Belanger | Posted 02.12.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza Humanitarian Crisis, Oxfam, Gaza, Humanitarian Aid, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World News
Louis Belanger

The situation has now reached such a critical point that doctors frequently confront dilemmas such as these -- to treat the child who is bleeding to death or the baby who has severe head injuries?

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Are We Not Human? Diary from an Oxfam Aid Worker in Gaza City

Louis Belanger | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

Read More: Humanitarian Crisis, Oxfam, Presidential Debates, Israel, Gaza Airstrikes, Middle East, Humanitarian Aid, World News
Louis Belanger

What is the international community waiting for, to see even more dismembered people, and families erased before they act? What is happening is against humanity. Are we not human?

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Zimbabwe: Hopes For a Better 2009

Caroline Gluck | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe, Zanu-Pf, Oxfam, Zimbabwe Cholera, Zimbabwe Cholera Outbreak, ZImbabwe Crisis, Zimbabwe Inflation, Starvation, Hunger, Human Rights, Zimbabwe Hyperinflation, Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe, Humanitarian Crisis, Zimbabwe Health Care, Zimbabwe Elections, Zimbabwe Economic Crisis, World News
Caroline Gluck

2008 was an especially grim year in Zimbabwe -- and prospects for the coming year seem little better. The fact that Zimbabweans were celebrating the new year at all might seem surprising.

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Gaza Faces Dire Humanitarian Situation

Globalsecurity.org | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza Humanistarian Crisis, Gaza Israel, Gaza, Humanitarian Crisis Gaza, Israel Attacks, Palestinian Territories, Gaza Hospitals, Israel Airstrikes, Oxfam, Gaza Aid, Ngos Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israel Gaza, Gaza Faces Dire Humanitarian Situation, World News

GAZA CITY, 29 December 2008 (IRIN) - As a result of a major offensive on 27 December by Israel against Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls Gaza...

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Zimbabwe Cholera Will Get Worse With Rain

Telegraph | Peta Thornycroft | Posted 01.17.2009 | World

Read More: Cholera Zimbabwe, Oxfam, Zimbabwe, World Food Programme, Zimbabwe Cholera Death Toll, Zimbabwe Cholera, Oxfam Zimbabwe, Cholera Rain, World News

Oxfam has warned the disease, which has already claimed more than 1,000 lives, will soon move beyond densely populated towns. The charity is curren...

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Letter From Nicaragua: As Elections Approach, What'll It Be -- Lula or Hugo?

David Paul Appell | Posted 12.13.2008 | World

Read More: Obama Nicaragua, Latin America, Daniel Ortega, Latin America Policy, Central America, Nicaragua, U.S. Policy in Latin America, Sandinistas, Ortega, Bolivarian Movement, Hugo Chavez, Chavez, Arnoldo Aleman, Oxfam, Sandinismo, Aleman, World News
David Paul Appell

What the United States needs to do under the Obama administration is, first off, pay more attention and engage not just with Nicaragua but to Latin America in general.

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Annie Lennox Raises Her Voice

Marianne Schnall | Posted 09.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Women, Nelson Mandela, Hiv, International AIDS Conference, Annie Lennox, Oxfam, Aids, Peace, Feminism, Health, Africa, South Africa, Entertainment News
Marianne Schnall

In this exclusive interview from the International AIDS Conference, Annie Lennox talks about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the status of women, her SING campaign, and staying sane in a world gone mad.

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Susan Sarandon's Double Standards

Omid Memarian | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights Watch, The U.S., Wmd, West Bank, Unicef, Susan Sarandon, Israel, Palestine, UNICEF Goodwill Abmassador, Leviev's New York Jewlelry, Oxfam, Lev Leviev, Amnesty International, Icj, Politics News
Omid Memarian

Whatever the reason is, Sarandon seems to have forgotten that beyond the names of countries and influential people there are some universal rules we all should respect, and those are international laws.

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