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- US Helsinki commission examines human rights in resource-rich countries
- Oil and mining transparency initiative grants extensions to broad range of countries
- International Labour Organization urges suspension of mining operations in Guatemala
- UN bodies push the government on rights violations in mining cases.
- Oxfam Calls on Mali and Gold Mining Companies to Open their Books
- Gold has surpassed cotton as main export, transparency in disclosing mining revenues missing
- Many countries failing test of political will to implement oil and mining industry anti-corruption initiative
- Lifeblood at risk
- In northern Peru, small-scale farmers can earn more by growing organic products. They say the rush to mine for copper in the mountains above their farms would ...
- Djimon Hounsou learns how US subsidies affect Africa
- In June 2005, Academy Award-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou took a fact-finding mission to Mali on behalf of Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign. Oxfam's Lyndsay ...
- 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 ...
- A perfect storm is driving millions into poverty
- More than one billion people now face chronic hunger—and more could join their ranks if we don't act now. With increasing food prices, droughts and floods, and ...
- 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
- 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.
- Oxfam Impact July 2009
- A quarter million now Saving for Change
- Women in Mali lead Saving for Change
- An innovative savings and loan program is helping people work their own way out of extreme poverty. Women in Mali are leading the way as the program expands to ...
- 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
- Oxfam calls on mining company to respect human rights
- Tarnished Legacy
- A Social and Environmental Analysis of Mali's Syama Goldmine
- Hidden Treasure?
- In search of Mali's gold-mining revenues
- Resource revenues elusive in Peru
- Money from mines and pipelines is hard to track, and not obviously helping the poorest people in the country.
- Cocoa farmers threatened by gold mine
- Farmers in a small town seem more interested in keeping their farms than selling out—but the struggle to protect their land will be a hard one.
- New coalition to monitor resource revenues in Cambodia
- Oil and mineral wealth could change the country, and a new watchdog intends to ensure revenues are well spent, and reduce poverty.
- Oxfam in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
- All across this diverse and beautiful territory, new faces of leadership are emerging. Women, rural communities, and small farmers are adding their voices to ...
- Oxfam in West Africa
- Across the vast Sahel and down through the lush rainforests of Ghana, there is a growing sense of possibility.
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