Last Sunday marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Why is this day important? Well, it serves as a reminder that violence against women happens across the world every single day. Not only is it a violation of human rights, it also continues to trap women in poverty. It must be stopped.
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation figures released this week, updating the state of play in poverty and social exclusion in the UK, ring all too true with the experience of people Oxfam works with every day.
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As UN climate talks continue in Qatar this week, here's a look at some of what made 2012 another year of extreme weather, with impacts often seen on the food we eat and the farmers who grow it around the world.
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Oxfam's online discussion on Making the food system work for women got off to a great start last week. Here Lauren Ravon summarises the debate so far and invites you to join in.
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Against a backdrop of tax dodging companies who shirk the need to pay into society, the JRF's annual 'state of the nation' report looks particularly bleak. As the difficulties facing ordinary people increase, and pressure on Government funds rise, it is imperative we make our tax system as fair and efficient as possible.
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If you tuned into coverage of the US election earlier this month, you'll almost certainly have heard talk about an impending 'fiscal cliff' - a term to describe the need for new legislation to get the US economy on track.
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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Wazhma Frogh is a leading women's rights activist from Afghanistan. Here, she recounts the story of Lal Bibi and explains how tribal and civil society support helped this young woman to achieve justice.
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In Honduras, one woman is killed every 18 hours and the perpetrators go largely unpunished. Local campaigns groups have been working with Oxfam's 'Raising Her Voice' to call for justice for women in Honduras and across the world.
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Our guest blogger Dr Prasanna Poornachandra asks when will we see the elimination of violence against women and argues that the 'We Can' campaign's success at creating collective social transformation could be a crucial step towards that goal.
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