Oxfam International

29.04.2008 World leaders at a UN meeting in Switzerland must go beyond immediate aid to address the root causes of the global food price crisis, an international charity said before UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched an appeal for $755 million to help the starving and said he would chair a new task force on the issue.

24.04.2008 Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group.

04.04.2008 For a second year in a row, rich countries have not delivered on their 2005 commitment to substantially increase their aid to fight extreme poverty.