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- 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 ...
- Fighting off starvation in Zimbabwe
- After a poor harvest and subsequent drought depleted food supplies, Oxfam partners distributed food and seeds to reduce the need for future aid.
- Chevron shareholders cast their votes for transparency
- Shareholders call for transparency and accountability at Chevron annual meeting
- New administration plan brings hope against hunger
- 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
- Native American Group Wants Barrick Gold Corporation Off Sacred Lands
- Groups Urge Newmont to Address Shareholder and Community Concerns
- Community leaders, shareholders press Denver-based Newmont for reforms
- Oxfam commends Senate effort to open the books in the oil, gas, and mining sector
- OXFAMExchange Fall 2009
- Facing Down Hunger: The global food crisis one year later
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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).
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