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US foreign aid has saved millions of lives and helped millions more overcome poverty. Yet foreign aid is still under-performing and often fails to reach the ...
Oxfam boosts aid effort to thousands fleeing new fighting in Somalia
Little progress at the G8 in Japan
In the end, the results fell short of what the world's poorest people require.
Pasture pressure
Erratic rains and encroaching bush limits grasslands for herders in southern Ethiopia.
In Ethiopia, hunger lurks as rain begins to fall
4.6 million people now need emergency assistance as drought and high food prices take their toll.
Coffee growers earn a better price, protect the environment
Oxfam America invests in eco-friendly coffee processing, and helps farmers grow a world-class crop.
Grounds for Change
Market volatility and declining terms of trade, along with inadequate access to infrastructure, financial resources, and market information, put sustainable ...
This short video was produced by our partners at the Center for Global Development.
New Day New Way
The importance of supporting development and reducing poverty abroad are understood now as never before to be both moral imperatives and prerequisites for ...
Field Report from El Salvador
Smart Development in Practice Series
Field Report from Mozambique
Smart Development in Practice Series
Oxfam evacuates aid workers from Chad capital
Oxfam has evacuated its international staff from its N'Djamena office, following the latest upsurge in fighting in the Chadian capital.
In Liben, herders find local solutions to local problems
A community reaches out to Oxfam in the spirit of partnership.
In a Chad camp, gluey porridge sustains the Aboubakars
Travelling through 24 countries, the authors of a book called 'Hungry Planet: What the World Eats' learn from the Aboubakars about the hardships in a Chad ...
Ethiopia celebrates Earth Day with films, lectures, and discussions
Oxfam America helped to organize a three-day event that raised local awareness about the consequences of climate change in Ethiopia.
Drought in Ethiopia brings hardship
Herders and the animals they depend on for survival are suffering through a dry spell.
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Troubled Waters: Focus on Oxfam's water and sanitation work
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Come Together: Building a movement to overcome poverty and change the world
New well for Neftegna Sefer means rebirth for this village
In a land of recurrent droughts a clean source of water is an invaluable resource. In Neftegna Sefer in the Bacho district, villagers treat their new well and ...
Moyale Primary School sows seed of peace for the community
A school is the focal point for a community, bringing together ethnic groups in conflict.
Lure of clean water: some displaced Chadians may not return
In temporary settlements in eastern Chad, displaced people have found some comfort in the new things around them: clean water and access to a large market.
Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015
Home is a shelter of straw and plastic
Omar Bukhari Ahmed, his two wives, and their nine children live in a makeshift shelter a few miles from their home in North Darfur while they wait for safety ...
Aid still at 1993 level despite increase
Focus on poverty reduction and local ownership critical to successful aid in Afghanistan
Worldwide food crisis highlights need for foreign aid overhaul, says Oxfam
Foreign Affairs Committee takes first step on path to fundamental reform.
US Must Modernize Foreign Aid to Re-establish US Global Standing
Oxfam calls on policymakers and presidential candidates to commit to foreign aid reform.
US Foreign Aid Crashing: Failing Commitments
Despite a commitment to substantially increase foreign aid to fight extreme poverty, US funding has dropped for the second year in a row. The US made the ...
The Future of US Foreign Assistance: Effective Development and National Security
Republican Convention Media Advisory: Monday, September 1, 2008, 11:30 AM
Proposal to Screen Foreign Aid Workers Against Terror List Will Fail the Poor and Create Greater Insecurity
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