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Children across India are calling for the government to keep their promise to devote 9% of government spending on health and education.
Are poor people begin left behind by the G20?
A friend once asked me what makes Haiti so different from other Caribbean countries. I paused to think about what answer I would give. My response was "the struggle"...
2011 has been an incredible year when it comes to people fighting for their rights. Oxfam campaigners around the UK might not be entirely aware of this, but they have been the major actors in a very impactful revolution for mothers' rights around the world.
Christmas and New Year; a time to reflect on the last twelve months. Supporters like you have achieved loads, contributing to the Grow campaign, aid and maternal health campaigns and the Robin Hood Tax campaign. During this time, the groups network has doubled in size to 126 groups and the ...
The UN climate change conference in Durban has ended. An imperfect agreement was reached but some progress was made. The creation of a ‘Green Climate Fund’ is good news but it will only work if it is adequately filled and much still needs to be done to protect those suffering ...
In the early hours of Sunday morning, governments meeting at the UN climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, set a path towards a new legally binding agreement for all countries to cut emissions. But the deal struck does little to meet the needs of poor people fighting climate change ...
In Northern Yemen, tens of thousands of people remain displaced since fighting erupted between tribal groups in 2009. Here, Kelly Gilbride, Oxfam’s policy adviser in Yemen, reports on how Oxfam is helping people who have lost their livelihoods in the conflict to start working again.
Campaigning on GROW at the Coldplay gig at the MEN Arena in Manchester and spread the message of GROW.
A quick message from Durban where Ian Sullivan writes about the progress of talks and how twitter users all over the world can participate by pushing for the right outcome. If you're on twitter check out the suggested tweets and get involved.
The UN are in town and so are the campaigners. COP 17 is under way. We're here to add our voice to the thousands demanding a lasting deal on climate change writes Christopher Garrard.
The first week of COP17, Durban Climate Change Summit is done. There's been energy and vibrancy outside the meeting rooms to focus our leaders on taking the action necessary to safeguard the future of our planet.
Video: We kicked off our efforts at the Durban climate talks with a dinner party in the sea to provide a stark illustration of the effects that extreme weather will have on our already creaking food system.
The United Nations have arrived for the next round of climate negotiations. Leaders, policy experts, delegates, caravanites, photo exhibitions, puppets, the world's media and all manner of colourful characters have arrived to secure progress in the fight against climate change.
A couple of weeks ago GROW supporters took action by calling on UK political leaders to ensure proposed legislation doesn’t reduce the ability of people suffering human rights abuses abroad to seek redress. This action is still live and it’s very important that leaders strive to address concerns over this ...
