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A short film about guns
"A Short Film About Guns" examines the illegal arms trade and how it functions across the globe."A Short Film About Guns" examines the illegal arms trade and how it functions across the globe, features...
View ArticleOxfam reaction to the High-Level meeting on Africa's Great Lakes: Military...
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View ArticleOxfam calls for immediate restraint as Gaza-Israel violence rapidly escalates
In the context of rapidly escalating violence in and around Gaza and southern Israel, the international aid and development agency Oxfam has called for an immediate halt to rocket attacks towards Iread...
View ArticleOxfam supported kindergarten destroyed in Gaza violence
An Israeli airstrike has destroyed one Oxfam supported, left another damaged in North West Gaza City.An Israeli airstrike has destroyed one Oxfam supported kindergarten (Al Bajan kindergarten) and left...
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Humanitarian suffering set to worsen across eastern Congo following fall of...
As the M23 armed group fights to take control of yet more territory in eastern DRC, and a multitude of other armed groups terrorize communities, there is a risk of complete collapse of state authority...
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Oxfam steps up response to growing crisis in eastern Congo
As the humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo grows, with thousands of people fleeing new fighting in the past 48 hours, Oxfam is stepping up the supply of life-saving aid to more than 80,000 people in...
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Millions left at the mercy of militias and armed forces across eastern Congo
More than one million people are at risk of militia, rebel and army attacks, with little or no protection from the government or UN peacekeepers.Oxfam warns of risk of war on top of the daily violence...
View Article10 NGOs call for measures to mitigate harm to civilians in any military...
A military offensive in northern Mali would have serious humanitarian consequences and requires serious safeguards to be put in place warns a coalition of ten non-governmental organizations today.20...
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Oxfam calls on civilians to be protected and humanitarian needs met as Mali...
International aid agency Oxfam is extremely concerned that the recent intensification of fighting in Mali, which includes the intervention of French military, could worsen restrictions on humanitarian...
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Mali refugee crisis hits Sahel – in pictures
Photos of our humanitarian aid response in northern Mali and in refugee camps in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mauritania. We're providing basic food, clean water and healthcare.Oxfam is providing...
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African Union must lead to end the crisis in eastern DR Congo
As hundreds of thousands of people still live in fear of attacks, African leaders at the AU Summit must “seize the moment” and make peace a priority.Oxfam: As hundreds of thousands of people still live...
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Families in northern Mali fear running out of food supply
Latest estimates indicate that household food stocks in and around Gao will only last few weeks.Latest estimates indicate that household food stocks in and around Gao will only last few weeks.Most...
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Oxfam calls on military advisors for Mali to prioritize training on human...
International agency Oxfam appealed to the UK government to ensure that training on international humanitarian and human rights law is prioritized in its dispatch of military advisors to...
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Crisis in Mali
mali-refugees-dec2012-burkinafaso-woman-660x290.jpgArmed conflict in Mali has driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Oxfam is providing humanitarian assistance. Your help is urgently...
View ArticleConflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – In depth
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe five-year war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which involved the armies of five other countries, officially ended in 2003 and democratic...
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Urgent call for tighter rules on arms trade on eve of final treaty negotiations
Draft Arms Trade Treaty text littered with loopholes which need fixing urgently to save lives.Draft Arms Trade Treaty text littered with loopholes which need fixing urgently to save livesMore than...
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History made as Arms Trade Treaty agreed
On 2 April 2013, history was made at the UN as countries agree for the first time that the global arms trade must be brought under control.On 2 April 2013, history was made as the Arms Trade Treaty -...
View ArticleSomalia Conference in London: more guns will not bring peace
Regarding the Somalia Conference in London, Oxfam says:read more
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EU foreign ministers must bite the bullet and extend the arms embargo on Syria
Transfer of weapons to Syria likely to spell further disaster for civilians caught in the crossfire, and fuel deadly arms raceTransfer of weapons to Syria likely to spell further disaster for civilians...
View ArticleOxfam reaction to EU failure to extend arms embargo on Syria beyond August
EU Foreign Ministers failed last nightto extend the EU arms embargread more
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