OXFAM [to 1 November 2014]
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Ebola: Oxfam warns on gaps in the number of laboratories and more foreign medical teams are needed
31 October 2014
Today (Friday 31st October) marks the half way point in the UN’s Ebola response plan for West Africa which aims to bring the outbreak under control by the end of November. Since October 1st, we have seen some positive and encouraging steps. For example, pledges have reached almost $1 billion and several nations have offered military and other support.
Chocolate companies offer “mixed-bag” on women’s rights
31 October 2014
Leading chocolate companies Mars, Mondelez International and Nestle have made some progress on their 2013 promises to improve gender equality in their cocoa supply chains but significant gaps still remain, according to an independent evaluation published today.
Number of billionaires doubles since financial crisis as inequality spirals out of control
29 October 2014
Rising inequality could set the fight against poverty back by decades, Oxfam warned today as it published a new report showing that the number of billionaires worldwide has more than doubled since the financial crisis.
Mistrust and confusion are allowing Ebola to thrive in West Africa
27 October 2014
Mistrust, rumor and myths about the origin and spread of Ebola are allowing the disease to thrive, the aid agency Oxfam is warning.