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20 Articles

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03 Aug 2012

Food Power in action at Camp Bestival

After having recently graduated from a degree in History and International Relations, I wanted...

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By Emily Smyth

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30 Jul 2012

Disappointed but not discouraged

Despite herculean efforts from around the world, the Arms Trade Treaty was not agreed on Friday...

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Control Arms campaigners

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27 Jul 2012

For two years I was a dad... then a man started firing

My son Alistair was asleep in his pram inside the cafe in Turkey. He wasn't the gunman's...

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By David Grimason

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25 Jul 2012

Two days left to make a strong treaty

There are now just two days to go at the UN Arms Trade Treaty negotiations in New York and the...

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Fake tombstones are placed along the East River by members of the Control Arms Coalition to coincide with a diplomatic conference on the future Arms Trade Treaty in New York. They are calling on the over 190 countries present to agree a strong global agreement that will bring the arms trade under control. July 24, 2012. Andrew Kelly

By Rachel George

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09 Jul 2012

Food heroes are serving up some local food solutions!

We in the UK are surrounded by food. Shops and markets on every high street are stocked...

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By Kat Hobbs

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28 Jun 2012

Control Arms: Rolling around London… in a Tank!

Yesterday, Oxfam and Amnesty International UK drove a tank around central London, startling passers-by...

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By Abby Mason

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15 Jun 2012

Sahel Crisis: A crucial conference

Since the first warnings of drought and poor harvests in the Sahel emerged in late 2011, vulnerable...

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Sahel conference

By Ged Barker

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28 May 2012

Villagers GROW for Oxfam

For the first time Oxfam will be exhibiting a show garden at this year's BBC Gardeners'...

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Residents of Lighthorne with Campaigns intern Andy Schofield

By Nina Gora

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23 May 2012

12,000 of you have voiced your concern for Syria

More than 12,000 people signed our petition on Syria for Ban Ki-moon. Our CEO, Barbara Stocking,...

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By Ged Barker

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18 May 2012

It's action time for Robin Hood

If Gandhi's chronology of "first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight...

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By Ian Sullivan

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