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- Commodities of War
- Communities speak out on the true cost of conflict in eastern DRC
- Families flee as new waves of violence grip eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
- Since April, rebel groups have been tightening their grip on the region as civilians suffer profound abuses.
- OXFAMExchange, Winter 2012
- What if development took the kind of time and commitment it takes to raise a child? (It does.)
- Oxfam responds as hundreds of thousands flee Ivory Coast capital
- Fifty tons of relief supplies delivered to neighboring Liberia.
- In northern Ethiopia, weather insurance offers a buffer against drought
- A growing number of families have signed up for weather insurance to protect their crop investments from insufficient rainfall.
- In Cambodia, System of Rice Intensification helps families climb out of poverty
- Low-cost agricultural techniques help a farmer achieve a six-fold increase in annual production in one small field, and become a leader in the community.
- New vision needed for Somalia
- A Shift in Focus: Putting the interests of Somali people first
- More than six months after the UN declared a famine, Somalia is still in the throes of its worst humanitarian crisis in decades, with 31 per cent of the ...
- More than 1 million growers are now embracing innovative approaches to producing more rice
- System of Rice Intensification helps small-scale farmers in Vietnam.
- Haiti: a grain milling operation offers an economic lifeline for women
- To help tackle unemployment and ensure families have access to food, Oxfam is working with a women's group to modernize and expand a service center.
- OXFAMExchange, Fall 2011
- Africa's last famine?
- Beyond Viktor Bout
- A briefing paper on why the United States needs an Arms Trade Treaty
- Land grabs push thousands further into poverty
- Large-scale land grabs threaten poor communities' access to food. In such deals, small-scale farmers are forced to leave their land, their homes, and their ...
- Looking to Sacha Inchi for their future
- How indigenous farmers are growing an ancient plant that promises to bring new opportunities—and money—to the central Amazonian jungle.
- A tiny seed and a big idea
- Insurance for Ethiopia's farmers
- Selas Samson Biru faces uncertainty with the seasons
- But with weather insurance she doesn't have to worry so much about her teff harvest.
- Gebru Kahsay relies on rain but has the security of insurance
- If harvests fail because of poor rain, some teff farmers in Ethiopia now have a back-up plan.
- Weather insurance offers Ethiopian farmers hope—despite drought
- For the first time, poor farmers can now buy insurance for teff, a staple grain that feeds their families.
- Medhin Reda's best asset is her own hard work
- This farmer is trading her labor for an insurance premium to cover her teff.
- Beyond Sudan's big day
- What next for one of the least developed places on earth?
- For a Safer Tomorrow
- This report, based on Oxfam International's experience in most of the world's conflicts, sets out an ambitious agenda to protect civilians in times of warfare.
- OXFAMExchange Spring 2009
- The power of resilience
- Darfur five years on: five steps forward
- Five years since the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, first erupted, 4.5 million people are caught in its grip and are in need of aid. As the violence continues, that ...
- Geneva Convention turns 60
- New respect needed for international law designed to protect civilians.
- What’s in a stove?
- In Darfur, fuel-efficient stoves benefit the environment and much more.
- People-centered resilience
- Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security
- Bold commitment to innovation
- Le Ngoc Thach made a commitment–and a guarantee–to help farmers grow more rice.
- Clock is ticking for refugees fleeing Ivory Coast
- Oxfam warns of potential regional crisis as thousands flee Ivory Coast
- Thousands pour over Ivory Coast border, with more on the way
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