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Subject: emergency

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08 Nov 2012

Pic of the week: UN air drop

A UN plane drops sacks of food aid for refugees in...

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By Al Kinley, Alun McDonald

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16 Oct 2012

Oxfam urges support from the International Community to help people affected by tropical storm in Bangladesh

International agency Oxfam today (16th October) called on the International Community for support...

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By Jonaid Jilani

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11 Oct 2012

Oxfam responds to The Human Security Report 2012

The Human Security Report is at it again. The latest edition from Canada's Simon Fraser...

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Women and girls spend several hours a day collecting water often standing in baking heat. They then carry the heavy jerry cans home, either on their heads or tied to the end of poles.

By Ed Cairns

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08 Oct 2012

New survey reveals Somalia’s food crisis remains critical and likely to worsen in coming months

A new survey of people across 40 regions of Somalia by international agency Oxfam has found that...

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By Anna Ridout

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02 Oct 2012

Oxfam responds as flooding affects Pakistan

International aid agency Oxfam has started an emergency response to get aid to those affected by...

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27 Sep 2012

Yemen: Rafiqa's story

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes in Abyan, Yemen, in the last...

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By Amal Alariqi

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25 Sep 2012

Top 10 Oxfam videos

Oxfam loves the movies. We've got more than 500 videos on our channel and together people like...

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By Al Kinley

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12 Sep 2012

"I miss my husband": DR Congo refugees seek safety in Uganda

As vast swathes of eastern DR Congo descend further into chaos with little government or security...

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By Janna Hamilton

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29 Aug 2012

Great Lakes crisis: A Q&A

Right now, more people are displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) than at any time...

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By Sam Dixon

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24 Aug 2012

Haiti: camp dwellers in the eye of the storm

There are 18,000 Haitians currently living in the Club de Golf camp in Pétionville where Oxfam...

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