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Date: Aug 2012

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31 Aug 2012

Oxfam reaction to World Bank food price report

Colin Roche of Oxfam said: "Today's World Bank report that the price of maize and...

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29 Aug 2012

Assam facing deepening humanitarian crisis, says Oxfam

  "Oxfam is appealing for help to provide effective relief in some of the badly...

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Flooding in Assam

By Jonaid Jilani

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26 Aug 2012

Tens of thousands at risk of cholera in Haiti after Tropical Storm Isaac

The 400,000 people living in camps in the capital Port-au-Prince, such as Jean Marie Vincent, as...

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By Lucy Brinicombe

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25 Aug 2012

Haiti dodges eye of storm but camp dwellers still at risk from flooding and cholera

Initial assessments of the aftermath of the storm, which cleared the island's landmass in the...

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By Lucy Brinicombe

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24 Aug 2012

Oxfam gears up its aid effort to escalating cholera crisis in Sierra Leone

International agency Oxfam will be flying out eight tonnes of water purification aid to Sierra...

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24 Aug 2012

Oxfam prepares for possible impact of Tropical Storm Isaac - due to hit Haiti on Friday

Oxfam teams in Haiti are working to prepare communities to help avoid damage from Tropical Storm...

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By Ian Bray

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23 Aug 2012

Oxfam calls for a rapid scale-up of aid effort to tackle Sierra Leone's escalating cholera outbreak

Almost 12,000 people have contracted the disease across 10 of the country's 13 districts, with...

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22 Aug 2012

Oxfam reaction to Glencore Director saying the US drought is good for business

Jodie Thorpe, spokesperson for Oxfam's Food Justice GROW Campaign said: "Unguarded...

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21 Aug 2012

Oxfam was proud to be an official partner of the London 02 Asian Mela

Oxfam is proud to have been an official partner of the London O2 Mela on 19 August 2012. Thousands...

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21 Aug 2012

Novartis launch renewed attack on India's right to produce affordable medicines

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis is back in court this week, in a renewed attempt to block India's...

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By Sarah Dransfield

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