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Mining development in Haiti: A golden dream or nightmare?
By Keith Slack from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 18, 2013.
A view on the public debateSyria: a room for eight is hardly a home
By Coco McCabe from First Person. Published on Jun 18, 2013.
When their house was hit, they fled to Damascus. When the bombing started there, too, they left for Lebanon and the dark, damp room that now houses eight of them. There is no running water. Their room serves as kitchen, bedroom, living room, toilet.Slew of new payment disclosure requirements undermine oil industry case
By Ian Gary from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 17, 2013.
Major wins in the battle for transparency in the European Parliament, Canada and Switzerland brings pressure to bear in API v. SEC case.A chef speaks out for fair chocolate
By Guest Blogger from First Person. Published on Jun 17, 2013.
Acclaimed chef Mary Sue Milliken explains how she took action with Oxfam to make her favorite treat even sweeter.Will you take the food aid challenge?
By Ben Grossman-Cohen from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 14, 2013.
You too can live on international food aid.Farmers build a new safety net in the Sahel
By Chris Hufstader from First Person. Published on Jun 14, 2013.
Eastern Senegal is hot and dusty in May. The wind swirls into spiraling dust devils, stirring up the dirt and dead leaves, whirling drunkenly through the bush before disappearing up into the clear, cloudless blue sky. The inescapable heat feels like opening up a hot oven, when the heat blasts into your face. Except it’s [...]Syria’s children have been tuned out
By Guest Blogger from First Person. Published on Jun 13, 2013.
It's time to pay attention to what's happening in Syria and surrounding countries: a humanitarian disaster with children bearing the greatest burden.Trust but verify: Companies assessing their own impacts on human rights?
By Guest Blogger from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 13, 2013.
Oxfam’s experience supporting communities to conduct human rights impact assessmentsIt’s just not true—the Arms Trade Treaty and gun registration (Part II)
By Scott Stedjan from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 12, 2013.
More myths from the gun lobby on end use monitoring and record keepingIt’s just not true—the Arms Trade Treaty and gun registration (Part I)
By Scott Stedjan from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 11, 2013.
More misinformation from the gun lobby on a national control listSenators consider Froman as US Trade Rep: Infinite wisdom or delusion?
By Guest Blogger from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 11, 2013.
Big Pharma shows its influence in the Senate Finance Committee.Tanzanian farmer to Congress: We don’t want food aid. We want reform.
By Jennifer Lentfer from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 10, 2013.
“We can help children survive in other regions of Tanzania and other countries.”Syria appeal is biggest in UN’s history, underscores urgency faced by millions
By Noah Gottschalk from First Person. Published on Jun 07, 2013.
The UN estimates that more than 1.6 million refugees have now fled Syria to seek safety in neighboring countries. They have arrived with virtually nothing and face huge obstacles in meeting the needs of their families. Inside Syria, an estimated 4.25 million people have been displaced.What’s the return on investment on the New Alliance?
By Eric Muňoz from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 07, 2013.
Oxfam finds it's an initiative in need of repair.#NotJustNumbers: Congress, where is the logic?
By Jennifer Lentfer from The Politics of Poverty. Published on Jun 06, 2013.
Cutting poverty-reducing foreign aid will not solve our country’s budget problems.Syria: behind the numbers, the voice of a generation
By Coco McCabe from First Person. Published on Jun 05, 2013.
Reema speaks for every child wrenched from the security of home and confronted by unbearable destruction.7 surprising facts about the crisis in Syria
By Anna Kramer from First Person. Published on May 29, 2013.
Many news stories about the war in Syria don't talk about another fast-growing emergency: millions of ordinary people have had to leave their homes.Another view of Goma
By Andrew Blejwas from First Person. Published on May 24, 2013.
Why Armin Rosen's article in The Atlantic tells a story about DRC that we need to hear.Video: Which is it, transparency or darkness?
By Chris Hufstader from First Person. Published on May 22, 2013.
Big Oil companies say one thing in Sydney, do another in Washington.Loss of a leader in Ghana
By Chris Hufstader from First Person. Published on May 17, 2013.
Emelia Amoateng led a struggle for justice in a small town near a big gold mine.
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