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Marking a New Dawn – Historic Arms Trade Treaty Signed at U.N

By Lucy WestcottReprint | Anna MacDonald of Control Arms speaks at the start of the ceremony for the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty at United Nations headquarters in New York, Jun. 3, 2013. Credit: Keith Bedford/INSIDER IMAGES (UNITED STATES) UNITED NATIONS,… Continue Reading →

Private health providers are NOT more efficient, accountable or medically effective #healthcare

POSTED BY ANNA MARRIOTT ON MAR 28TH, 2013 globalhealthcheck.com     In 2009 Oxfam published “Blind Optimism: Challenging the Myths about Private Health Care in Poor Countries,” to help redress what we saw as an international health discourse increasingly dominated by unchallenged private sector… Continue Reading →

Needless hysterectomies on poor women rampant across India: Study #Vaw #womenrights

Malathy Iyer, TNN Feb 10, 2013, 01.12AM IST (Oxfam said that unnecessary…) MUMBAI: Is India witnessing a spurt in unnecessary hysterectomies? Data released by international charity organization Oxfam on February 6 says as much. The agency said that unnecessary hysterectomies were being performed… Continue Reading →

Oxfam says world’s 100 richest people could end #poverty #mustshare

  UK-based charity says the world’s 100 richest people earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty four times over.   The world’s richest one percent have seen their income increase by 60 percent in the last 20 years [EPA]… Continue Reading →

UN adopts historic ‘land grab’ guidelines

In recent years large-scale acquisitions of farmland in developing countries have caused concern 11 May 2012 Last updated at 15:23 GMT,  BBC NEWS The United Nations has adopted global guidelines for rich countries buying land in developing nations. The voluntary rules call… Continue Reading →

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