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Key Legislation Calls for Resource Revenue Transparency
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Oxfam America supports mandatory disclosure to empower communities affected by oil, gas, and mining development.

Increase in forced labor, rape in Congo
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Nowhere to hide as brutality continues in places of 'sanctuary'

Give the world a gift this holiday with Oxfam America Unwrapped
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More than 50 unexpected gifts that do good

G20 must put fight against poverty at the center of global economic reforms
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Global leaders must not squander historic opportunity for reform.

Found: $50 billion for adaptation needs
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Innovative financing mechanisms can fund adaptation needs without breaking the bank.

Foreign Aid Reform Critical for Success in Defense Secretary Gates's proposal on Smart Power
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Oxfam calls on Defense and State Departments to support Gates proposal at Senate hearing.

Food price crisis offers lessons for new trade and agriculture policies
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Oxfam report outlines policies that increase vulnerabilities for some and help other developing countries fare better.

First "American Human Development Report" Introduces New Measurement of Americans' Well-being
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American Human Development Index provides a snapshot of America by state and Congressional districts and shows the American Dream in peril.

Farm Bill Subsidies Could Instead Feed Millions
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Oxfam calls on Congress to stop pandering to wealthy farmers

Fair Trade Deal Needed Now More Than Ever
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Poor countries must not be rushed into an unfair deal that endangers development

Emile Hirsch shares his diaries from Oxfam trip to the DRC
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Oxfam Ambassador on the cover of January's "Men's Journal"

DRC: Civilians under attack need urgent protection
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EU and other UN member states should send more peacekeepers.

DR Congo: Peace Process Fragile, Civilians at Risk
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More Than 200 Killed and 150,000 Displaced Since January Accord Signed

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Matt Herrick
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Maura Hart
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