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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: OXFAM

OXFAM stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

Ethical Gifts Ease Western Guilt, Not Third World Poverty

Condescending gifts will not eradicate poverty

Dec 25, 08 12:30 PM CST
(Newser) - The trend of giving ethical holiday gifts couldn't be more pompous, writes Nathalie Rothschild for Spiked. "Rather than lifting people out of poverty, Oxfam and the rest are helping to sustain underdevelopment," she argues. And occupying a higher level of condescension is the organization Animal Aid, which opposes... More »

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ethics • UNICEF • charity • poverty • OXFAM • Third World • presents • Animal Aid

Third of Iraqis Need Critical Aid

Government of violence-riddled nation can't provide basics

Jul 30, 07 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A third of Iraq's population—some 8 million people—are in critical need of emergency aid because they have no food, water or shelter, according to an OXFAM report detailed in the BBC. Trapped in a maelstrom of sectarian violence, the Iraqi government is unable to provide basic needs. Some... More »

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Iraq • food • sectarian violence • water • children • poverty • OXFAM • sanitation • Iraq government • Iraq war

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