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Oxfam in South America
To their government officials and to the corporations who want to exploit their lands and natural resources, the indigenous and rural people of South America ...
Oxfam in the Horn of Africa
Drought. Conflict. Low crop prices. These are among the realities that poor people across the Horn of Africa face on a daily basis. But with new tools for ...
Oxfam welcomes climate bill, urges increased support for hardest hit
Historic house climate bill passes first test, more resources still needed for hardest hit
Volunteer spotlight: Duyen Nguyen
Oxfam's climate change campaign holds a special significance for the Los Angeles Oxfam Action Corps co-leader.
Group lives up to its name: Coastal Women for Change
Gulf Coast women join together to talk about what was happening in their community, what issues and problems they faced, and how these could be addressed.
From the US and Senegal, stories of climate survival
An Oxfam America speaking tour brings together two women who are leading the fight against climate change.
Emerging artist paints with a purpose
For Ashley Cecil, each work of art means a chance to make a difference.
As Climate Change Campaign takes off, organizers and volunteers mobilize
Walk for Climate Justice explains impacts of climate change on poor people.
A day in the life of an activist
Oxfam Action Corps volunteers take to Capitol Hill with a message about climate change and poverty.
Women of influence get results on Capitol Hill
Oxfam's Sisters on the Planet Ambassadors generate Congressional support for women who face the devastating effects of climate change.
West Africa asks, "Where is my gold?"
Oxfam America and leading civil society organizations in West Africa are launching a week of action aimed at raising public awareness about the mining industry ...
In Congo, women face sexual violence and legacy of shame
Spilling beyond the conflict that has swept the region, sexual violence is now beginning to corrode the core of traditional Congolese communities.
Up in Smoke? Asia and the Pacific
The fifth report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development.
We are asking that the US cut greenhouse gas emissions, and provide financial assistance so that the most vulnerable communities can adapt.
Oxfam's striking short film, shot in eastern Congo in 2008, elevates the stories of women working to overcome brutality and asks viewers to take action by ...
Little progress at the G8 in Japan
In the end, the results fell short of what the world's poorest people require.
Climate Change and Security Fact Sheet
Climate Change and Women Fact Sheet
Ethiopia sets the stage for immediate response to global warming
Leaders from government, NGOs, and the private sector come together to discuss creation of national policy.
Climate Wrongs and Human Rights
Putting people at the heart of climate-change policy
Climate, Poverty, and Justice
What the Poznań UN climate conference needs to deliver for a fair and effective global climate regime
Turning Carbon into Gold
How the international community can finance climate change adaptation without breaking the bank
Women are key to solving AIDS crisis in Southern Africa
Discrimination is at the root of the disproportionate burden of the disease on women.
Deepening droughts hinder efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in South Africa
In rural Hluhluwe, a drier, hotter climate means fewer nutritious crops for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Pasture pressure
Erratic rains and encroaching bush limits grasslands for herders in southern Ethiopia.
Credibility Crunch
Food, poverty, and climate change: an agenda for rich-country leaders
Bolivian indigenous groups attacked
Oxfam expresses solidarity with Chiquitano indigenous people in eastern Bolivia after their offices are ransacked and leaders are threatened.
"Without land there is no life"
Elba Flores, head of research at the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS), describes the struggle of the Chiquitano people to overcome racism.
Defending the people, and Lake Izabal
Despite threats to her life, Eloyda Mejía raises awareness about industrial mining near a beautiful lake in eastern Guatemala.
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