OXFAM [to 23 April 2016]
http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressreleases
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22 April 2016
Signing of Paris climate agreement marks key moment to turn aspiration into action
As more than 160 countries come together to sign the Paris Climate Change Agreement, taking a critical step towards its implementation, Oxfam calls on governments to continue to confront climate change collectively and turn their commitments into action.
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Nepal one year on: Millions still displaced or in temporary shelters, most vulnerable people risk exclusion from earthquake recovery
22 April 2016
Some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Nepal are being excluded from the reconstruction process a year after the earthquakes there that killed 8,700 people, said Oxfam in a new report published today.
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Ballet star calls for more protection of refugee children and announces artistic project with Oxfam
21 April 2016
Global ballet star Irina Kolesnikova aims to show how art can respond to one of Europe’s most urgent crises with a new dance production set in a refugee camp following trip to Western Balkans with Oxfam.
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Oxfam to dispatch first shipment of aid to people following Ecuador quake
19 April 2016
World-wide development organization Oxfam will send its first shipment of aid tomorrow to those people most affected from the 7.8 earthquake that struck Ecuador last Saturday.
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Ten of the world’s biggest food and beverage companies battle to improve their social sustainability through the Behind the Brands campaign
19 April 2016
Food and beverage industry giants improve policy commitments but they must turn them into action.
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Lampedusa 1 year on: EU still failing to deal with migration crisis as death toll rises
18 April 2016
Despite 800 people drowning off Lampedusa in the Mediterranean on this day last year, Europe is still failing to deal effectively with the migration crisis, said Oxfam in a new report today, “EU hotspots spread fear and doubt”.
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El Nino drought forces Malawi to declare a food emergency: urgent action needed
18 April 2016
The international community must act swiftly and decisively on the Malawi Government’s “declaration of emergency” where people are facing worsening hunger because of El Nino-related drought and country-wide crop failures.