"We will not take funds that might allow a government to use a humanitarian operation as an instrument of foreign policy, thereby increasing the chances of war or prolonging it once it starts, " said Oxfam International Executive Director Jeremy Hobbs.

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Oxfam and other international charities say that 750, 000 Somalis are at immediate risk of dying from hunger.

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My own organization, Oxfam, an international relief and development organization, recently endorsed the idea of eating less meat and dairy as part of our GROW campaign to fight global hunger.

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Venerable charities such as Oxfam America and Heifer International have seized on the opportunity.

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The humanitarian crisis in areas of northern Mali recently recaptured from Islamist militants is "alarming", international charity Oxfam has warned.

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The island's government has given the money to the international charity Oxfam which is working in the capital, Freetown, one of the hardest hit areas.

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The Play Fair at the Olympics Campaign was launched jointly in March by Oxfam, Global Unions, an international confederation of trade unions, and the Clean Clothes Campaign.

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The reason, says Lord Joffe, formerly head of Oxfam, one of Britain's biggest international charities, is that British companies hardly ever promote payroll giving among their staff.

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Abraham Conneh, of Oxfam Liberia, warned the clock was ticking on an international pledge made in 2000 to give every child access to primary education by 2015.

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