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The effects of climate change on Nepal will mean more suffering for millions of people living in extreme poverty, an international aid agency said. Nepal already is experiencing poor harvests and water shortages in rural areas, an Oxfam report said. Millions of people are dependent on water flowing from the mountains and some streams have dried to a trickle, the report said. The report was released Thursday in advance of a December summit in Copenhagen on the threat of climate change in the...

NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Amnesty International has organized an inter-organizational panel event at the NYU Center for Global Affairs to address the ongoing crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The May 20th event will take place at 7:00 p.m. at 15 Barclay Street and include other organizations, including, Oxfam America, the United Nations and the Congo Coalition. Representing Amnesty International will be the event's organizer, Zachary Michaelson, a member...

Oxfam Calls for Urgent Action, Increase Could Overwhelm Current Response System WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of people affected by climate-related humanitarian disasters is projected to rise by 54% by 2015, threatening to overwhelm emergency response and humanitarian aid systems, said international agency Oxfam America in a new report released today. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/DC14723LOGO ) The rise in numbers -- from the current 250...

According to the head of British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, the company will begin sharing knowledge of patented treatments, and will cut prices for medication in developing nations.Andrew Witty, in an interview with the British newspaper Guardian, said he believed pharmaceutical companies had an obligation the help treat the poor, and has challenged his competitors to do the same."We work like crazy to come up with the next great medicine, knowing that it's likely to get used...

Midland organisations today joined criticism of the energy giant e.on for its plans to build the UK's first coal plant in three decades. In a letter to Paul Golby, chief executive of e.on, an influential group of development and environmental organisations, and academics from the Midlands called on him to reconsider the plans. They claim a new coal power plant in Kingsnorth, Medway, Kent, would emit seven million tonnes of carbon every year, which amounts to more than the combined...

X FACTOR winner Leon Jackson is calling on bands and musicians to get involved with charity music festival Oxjam. Money raised from all events at Oxjam will be used to fight poverty and support Oxfam projects around the world. The Whitburn-born star said: "Oxjam needs musicians to put on gigs to raise money for Oxfam projects. Every single pound raised counts. Oxjam organisers are looking for musicians from all types of musical backgrounds and tastes to put on gigs and make a difference...

Oxfam warns new humanitarian crisis looms in north Uganda NAIROBI, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- A new report from international agency Oxfam warned on Wednesday that northern Uganda risks another humanitarian crisis unless adequate social and health services are urgently put in place to help people return home following 20 years of conflicts. The report published in Nairobi found that despite no peace settlement, people are returning to their villages, many of which lack the basic health and...

The Waikato Management School in collaboration with Oxfam is hosting a public forum featuring Duncan Green, head of research at Oxfam Great Britain and author of From Poverty to Power. Mr Green will provide insights into the massive human and economic costs of inequality and poverty, and propose realistic solutions in the context of climate change, trade and food security. The free event will be held on Tuesday, September 2, between noon and 1.30pm in Room MSB 1.01 at the University of...

By Sophie Morris NEW MEDIA CHARITIES Whether it's an online soap opera or cutting- edge film, Sophie Morris reports on how web-savvy charities are using the net to raise funds Kroo Bay has everything you would expect from an online soap opera. The cross-generational cast of characters stretches from grandmother Elizabeth down to Madlyn, aged seven, and her big brother Chris. There is the town's football team, as well as Double K, a good-looking reggae duo who are working on their second...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With rising gas prices and global instability wreaking havoc on the oil industry around the world, international agency Oxfam America welcomes Senator Charles Schumer's (D-NY) introduction of key legislation aimed at reducing corruption and insecurity in the oil, gas, and mining industries. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080221/DC14723LOGO ) The Extractive Industry Transparency Disclosure (EITD) Act of 2008 (S. 3389) introduced...