Millennium Development Goals

Fears grow that rich countries are set to turn their backs on global poor

As governments from across the world gather for a major international conference in Doha, Qatar, this weekend, international agency Oxfam is calling on rich countries not to water doread more

EU ministers set to fudge €1 billion food package for poor farmers

Ahead of a crucial meeting this Friday in Brussels to decide the fate of the proposed EU food crisis package, leading anti-poverty campaigners expressed their concern that no new resread more

NGOs warn poor countries neglected in financial bail-outs

The below statement was signed by the heads of six international NGOs:read more

Shooting Down the MDGs

Irresponsible arms transfers are undermining many developing countries’ chances of achieving their Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets.read more

Irresponsible arms transfers wrecking attempts to reduce poverty

Global commitments to reduce poverty and improve lives cannot be reached unless the international community makes urgent progress towards controlling the arms trade, according to a nread more

Millennium Development Goals: bold leadership needed to turn tide of poverty

Ahead of a crucial meeting in New York next week to assess the state of the world’s fight against global poverty, international agency Oxfam called on world leaders to redoubleread more

Oxfam condemns lethargic reaction to global food crisis – Billions of vital funds missing

As world leaders meet in New York at a special Summit on poverty, aid agency Oxfam slammed the lack of urgency by the international community in tackling the ongoing food crisis nowread more

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MDGs: Bold leadership needed to turn tide of poverty

Ahead of a crucial meeting in New York next week to assess the state of the world’s fight against global poverty, international agency Oxfam called on world leaders to redoubleread more