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- Sabodala: Poverty in a land of gold
- In Senegal, a gold mine has displaced farmers from their fields, leaving hundreds without jobs or a decent way to make a living. Oxfam America's partner is ...
- Bold commitment to innovation
- Le Ngoc Thach made a commitment–and a guarantee–to help farmers grow more rice.
- Oxfam and partners hail Ghana for enacting law on petroleum revenue
- As Ghana joins the league of oil producing nations, Oxfam America and its local partners congratulate the country for putting in place the legal framework for ...
- Oxfam's oil, gas, and mining program
- Oxfam advocates just government policies and corporate practices in the oil, gas, and mining industries, and supports the right of communities to participate ...
- Ghana adopts West African mining principles
- After almost two years of its enactment by West Africa’s regional body, Ghana joins Senegal in adopting the principles on mining in the region.
- Community-based human rights impact assessments: Practical lessons
- Report from an international meeting, Canada 2010
- Relief agency hails Obama's historic endorsement of indigenous people's rights
- Big challenges remain for managing Ghana's oil future
- ECOWAS sets up committee on mining reforms
- Latest step in effort to improve, standardize requirements for oil, gas, and mining in West Africa.
- Some justice for a palm tree
- Inadvertent destruction of an oil palm tree leads to highest compensation ever.
- Climate change wake-up call
- You know about global warming. You may already be doing your part to protect the environment. But, climate change is a human issue too—it's hitting the ...
- Oxfam calls for community rights improvements as IFC reviews standards
- What Happened at the G20?
- Initial analysis of the London summit
- Oxfam outlines four stepping stones to the G20's 'new world order'
- Cambodia sees Oxfam as a partner in petroleum lawmaking process
- Public forum on extractive industries attracts attention of national government.
- Prone to fierce storms, Bangladesh works to improve its preparedness
- A native of Bangladesh, Latif Khan has lived through many cyclones—and has spent much of his professional life working on ways to help prevent the death and ...
- Pacific Rim case against the Salvadoran government begins
- Civil society group criticizes handling of dispute between mining company Pacific Rim and the Salvadoran government, says environmental issues and the rights ...
- Take Action: Global Food Crisis
- Already 854 million people on our planet suffer from hunger. Now, as food prices climb high and fast, conditions are becoming worse and threatening the ...
- The Andean challenge: getting there and catching your breath
- At 16,000 feet above sea level, the air is thin in the mountain hamlets of Peru. Oxfam America and its partner, Asociación Proyección, are reaching out to ...
- Oil spill presents array of threats to Gulf Coast
- Oxfam supports community efforts to respond to the spill.
- Instead of tea: Respect
- A savings group in Senegal breeds entrepreneurs and independence on just a few cents a week.
- Chevron shareholders cast their votes for transparency
- Shareholders call for transparency and accountability at Chevron annual meeting
- Oxfam Optimistic on Progress Between Starbucks and Ethiopia on Trademarking Initiative
- Oxfam America to promote the rights of communities impacted by oil, gas, and mining development
- Aid group calls for mandatory disclosure legislation
- Photos, panel discussion demonstrate impact of oil extraction on Nigeria and other African nations
- Oxfam expert explains that oil revenues do not always translate into money to fight poverty.
- Poverty Reduction or Poverty Exacerbation?
- World Bank Group Support for Extractive Industries in Africa
- "Africa's future is up to Africans"
- President Obama's first speech in sub-Saharan Africa hits important points on good governance, responsible use of natural resources, trade, and defeating ...
- Oxfam urges Chevron shareholders to support transparency
- Proposal would call for disclosure of payments to governments, and promote accountability.
- Oxfam calls on Chevron to improve transparency practices
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