May 31, 2011
Dried up corn is seen in a field in eastern China, where a record drought threatens to push global food prices up. Oxfam called on Tuesday for an overhaul of the world’s food system, warning that in a couple of decades, millions more people would be gripped by hunger due to population growth and climate-hit [...]
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December 12, 2010
 A woman and her son mending tires on Bui Thi Xuan Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Migrants have added to the poor population in Vietnam’s urban areas but, so far, their numbers have not been accurately been measured in poverty surveys, according to a recent study by Oxfam and ActionAid. A huge [...]
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July 2, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Hearing a radio forecast about a new storm forming in the East Sea, Nguyen Thi Tuong hurriedly places some food in a high part of the house. Women play a significant role in disaster preparedness by working on a flood control dyke in the central province of Quang Tri’s Hai Lang district.“We were [...]
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June 24, 2009
A recent research work by two non-governmental organisations, Oxfam and Action Aid, said that Vietnam’s current trial poverty lines are still too low. What figures are appropriate? Ms. Le Kim DungLookAtVietnam – A recent research work by two non-governmental organisations, Oxfam and Action Aid, said that Vietnam’s current trial poverty lines are still too low. [...]
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December 3, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge – To ensure that more people, particularly the poor, benefit from economic developments is a huge challenge not just for the Vietnamese government but also non-governmental organisations (NGO), said Oxfam Hong Kong (OHK) Director General John Sayer. In order to promote the fight against poverty in Vietnam, some modifications should be made to [...]
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