Oxfam raps rich nations over aid
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Wealthy countries need to do much more to fight global poverty, the international aid agency Oxfam says.
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THE WORLD knows Oxfam as a development, relief and campaigning organization that works with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world.
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Efforts continue to deliver aid to large parts of Africa after heavy rains and flooding in at least 14 countries.
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The humanitarian agency, Oxfam, predicts that 45 million children will die in the next decade because rich countries have failed to meet their aid promises.
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Political leaders and aid agencies are pleading with governments and individuals around the world not to skimp on donations to Africa as they open their wallets to tsunami victims in south and southeast Asia.
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JOWHAR, Somalia  - A top Islamist has accused   Western aid agencies of squandering funds on luxury cars and   fancy houses instead of helping the poor.
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Tony Blair is being urged to use all his negotiating powers to end poor countries&#39; debt and double aid. Some 45m children will die needlessly before 2015 and aid budgets are half their 1960 levels, charity Oxfam says in a new report, Paying the Price.
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The world&#39;s richest nations need to show greater commitment towards Africa, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Thursday, amid concern that pledges on aid and development were falling short.
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South African icon Nelson Mandela  challenged leaders of rich nations on Thursday to ease the  plight of the poor by slashing debt, boosting aid and making  world trade fairer.
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The aid charity Oxfam blasted talks on the Middle East crisis between US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair as more &quot;hand-wringing&quot; in the face of a rising death toll.
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The Group of Eight wealthiest nations pledged 60 billion dollars Friday to fight AIDS and malaria in Africa and uphold an earlier promise to boost development aid.
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Rich nations must do far more to help poor countries cope with climate change, an influential report will say.
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WASHINGTON: Chinese Minister of Finance Jin Renqing has called on the world&#39;s developed countries to step up their aid provision to poorer nations.
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One of the world's poorest countries, Cambodia, is set to ask for almost $2bn in aid over the next three years.
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The United Nations envoy on AIDS urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to persuade the world's richest countries to provide more funds to step up treatment of the disease in Africa.
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The United Nations appealed to the world's prosperous nations on Thursday for $3.9 billion in donations next year to address humanitarian emergencies touching 27 million people in 29 countries, with most of the money targeted at Africa.
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More than 100 countries have endorsed a campaign to raise an additional $50 billion (28 billion pounds) a year in development aid to combat global hunger, but the