Delay on climate agreement will cost lives
Hundreds of thousands of poor people will continue to pay with their lives if rich countries continue their delay tactics on reaching a global climate deal in Copenhagen, Oxfam Australia said today.
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25 years on from Ethiopian famine, Oxfam calls for radical shake-up of aid system
As the Ethiopian government issues an emergency appeal for food aid, international aid agency Oxfam is calling for a radical shake up in the way the world deals with food crises in Ethiopia and other countries.
Oxfam calls for radical shake-up of aid system to break cycle of hunger
As the Ethiopian government issues an emergency appeal for food aid, international aid agency Oxfam is calling for a radical shake up in the way the world deals with food crises in Ethiopia and other countries.
In its Band Aids and Beyond report released today to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the worst famine in Ethiopia’s history, Oxfam said there has been a “knee-jerk reaction” to addressing food crises dominated by sending food aid which fails to offer long-term solutions to hunger.