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- US legislators, Oxfam partners discuss gold mining in Ghana
- Meeting focuses on the impact of mining on poor communities, and shows how upcoming US legislation can help people claim their rights.
- In Prestea, Ghana, gold mine expansion threatens water sources
- Communities are requesting a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of a new mining project and for their right to free, prior, and informed consent regarding ...
- British High Court freezes mine company assets
- Monterrico Metals will be required to compensate injured people and their communities if courts in the UK find the company responsible for human rights ...
- Haiti no longer grows much of its own rice
- Once almost self-sufficient, Haiti now imports 80 percent of the rice it consumes. A dramatic cut in import tariffs led to a drop in national rice production.
- Getting water to a Haitian hospital
- At a university hospital in Port-au-Prince, clean water has made all the difference to staff trying to keep conditions clean and reduce the risk of infection.
- Reconstructing Haiti
- A summary of recommendations for moving forward following the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
- Oxfam comments on Haiti government announcement of new camps for displaced people
- Oxfam relief efforts continue in Haiti
- Clean water and sanitation prevent disease and save lives after disaster strikes
- During disasters, water and sanitation systems often collapse. Repairs can take time—time that people who depend on them to stay alive don’t have.
- Radiohead Concert to Benefit Oxfam America’s Work in Haiti
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Oxfam humanitarian response in Haiti - interviews available this weekend
- Avoiding a food crisis in rural Haiti
- Oxfam’s Yves Gattereau talks about how the January 2010 earthquake poses a threat to the country’s already shaky food supply.
- “Our entire world has changed”
- Yolette Etienne, Oxfam’s country director in Haiti, lost her mother in the earthquake a week ago. She buried her the next day and went to work. Caroline Gluck ...
- Video: Making the water flow
- Oxfam distributes water to thousands of displaced Haitians.
- A grim scene
- Oxfam's Caroline Gluck reports from Port-au-Prince.
- Video: The need for water is acute
- Without water, people cant last much beyond three days. Thats why Oxfam focuses much of its emergency response on rushing to provide survivors with a safe ...
- Video: Haiti at risk
- Just under 80% of Haiti's 9.6 million people live on less than $2 per day. About half of Haiti's population lacks clean drinking water. These images, taken in ...
- Haiti at risk
- A country already struggling to overcome poverty reels.
- New potential for conflict in Peru’s Amazon
- Madre de Dios could be next flashpoint in ongoing confrontation between indigenous communities and foreign oil, gas, and mining companies.
- Members of Ghana’s Parliament concerned about use of new oil money
- Communiqué calling for urgent steps to ensure new wealth is managed transparently and responsibly.
- International Conference on Extractive Industries Contracts
- Conference Report
- International Conference on Extractive Industries Contracts
- September 23, 2009, Washington, DC. House of Sweden, Alfred Nobel Hall, 2900 K Street NW 20007 (30th and K St. NW).
- The struggle continues in Ghana
- Members of a farmers’ group continue their long struggle to claim their rights in court, but one farmer loses everything in a surprise legal move.
- New Senate bill would open the books in the oil, gas, and mining sector
- The water started to rise, and it did not stop
- Three major storms struck Haiti in the space of two weeks, leaving devastation in their wake. Oxfam is providing relief supplies and clean water to those in ...
- Emergency update: storms in Haiti
- Oxfam continues to address water and sanitation problems in areas hit by hurricanes.
- After the storms, travel is almost impossible in remote areas of Haiti
- Olbert Nicolas, Oxfam's disaster risk reduction project officer describes his expedition from the water-logged Nippes Department to Port-au-Prince.
- Following the money in Latin America
- Where revenue from mining and oil comes from—and where it goes—can be hard to determine in Latin America.
- Obama's visit to Africa: Time for a new partnership founded on transparency and shared responsibility
- Oxfam calls for an end to violence in the Peruvian Amazon
- Aid agency urges US government to help resolve the crisis
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