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  1. A boy rests on top of sacks containing relief goods at an evacuation centre in the southern Philippines city of Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao island December 29, 2011. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

    Crises in a new world order: Oxfam op-ed

    07 February 2012 15:06 GMT | Comments (4)

    Blog from Oxfam | AlertNet News Blog

    Op-ed from Oxfam's humanitarian director, Jane Cocking

  2. PHOTO: Thomas Mukoya / Reuters

    Good news on aid: dependency is falling, and quality (slowly) improving (but France is still rubbish)

    29 September 2011 11:55 BST | Comments (1)

    Blog from Oxfam | AlertNet AidWatch

    "Real Aid: Ending Aid Dependency" is a smart new aid-report-with-a-difference from ActionAid

  3. Brenda Mwila is a nurse outside of Lusaka, Zambia. To combat malaria, health workers distribute bed nets and diagnose and treat patients free of charge. In 6 years, their efforts have resulted in 66% fewer malaria deaths. Photo/OXFAM.

    World Health Day, polio, and my dad

    07 April 2011 17:42 BST | Comments (1)

    Blog from Oxfam | AlertNet News Blog

    Today is World Health Day. And the world is on the brink of eradicating polio. It’s hard for most of us to remember that ...

  4. April fools is for laughs and kicks. But the pranks should stop when it comes to cutting life-saving assistance.

    April fool’s day could go on for a month. Maybe longer.

    01 April 2011 21:46 BST | Comments (0)

    Blog from Oxfam | AlertNet AidWatch

    April fools is for laughs and kicks. But the pranks should stop when it comes to cutting life-saving assistance.

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