Oxfam International
Oxfam International is a global confederation of twelve international independent non-governmental organizations committed to fighting poverty and injustice around the world.
Primary web addresses
http://www.oxfam.org
Main Address
Suite 20, 266 Banbury Road
Oxford
OX2 7DL
Oxford
OX2 7DL
Country
United Kingdom
Main Telephone
01865 339 100
Joined OneWorld
01.10.1998
Features
29.04.2008
World leaders at a UN meeting in Switzerland must go beyond immediate aid to address the root causes of the global food price crisis, an international charity said before UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched an appeal for $755 million to help the starving and said he would chair a new task force on the issue.
more...Image: Food aid, Zimbabwe © IRIN
23.04.2008
Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group.
more...Related topics/regions: [China] [Zimbabwe] [Trade] [Arms & military]
04.04.2008
For a second year in a row, rich countries have not delivered on their 2005 commitment to substantially increase their aid to fight extreme poverty.
more...Image: Unloading aid shipment
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