Committed to food security bill: Thomas
July 18th, 2012 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Food Minister K.V. Thomas Wednesday said the union government was committed to ensuring food security of the people, particularly the vulnerable sections.He said the proposed ... Read more...
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‘Food security bill can be global example’
July 17th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The proposed National Food Security Bill has the potential to be a global example, experts from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Oxfam said ... Read more...
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Activists term Rio+20 summit a ‘hoax’
June 23rd, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) As world leaders ended the Rio+20 summit with a 53-page statement called "The Future We Want", activists have slammed the UN Conference on sustainable development as ... Read more...
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Four US diplomats to go on ‘padyatra’ in India
February 6th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Four American diplomats from the US Consulate in Mumbai will embark on a brisk 100-km-long two-day 'padyatra' to raise funds for the poor in India, an ... Read more...
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Inequality on rise in G20 nations: Report
January 19th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Inequality has increased in 14 of 18 countries of G20, including India, with economic growth failing to trickle down to the poor, a new ... Read more...
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Blake Lively designs charity cupcake
December 13th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Actress Blake Lively, known for teen drama "Gossip Girl", has designed cupcakes for charity.The 24-year-old was spotted at a Sprinkles Cupcakes store in New York Dec ... Read more...
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Sharjah Business Women Council signs MoU with Oxfam
December 9th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Dec 8 (IANS/WAM) Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC) Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oxfam GB, a member of an international confederation of 15 organisations working together ... Read more...
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Now bid to meet Colin Firth
November 24th, 2011 - 3:06 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Nov 24 (IANS) Actor Colin Firth has teamed up with Oxfam America to auction off a meeting with himself to raise funds for the charity.Oxfam America is an ... Read more...
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Healthcare cost up 22 times in rural areas, shows study
October 12th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The cost of health care has gone up by 22 times in rural areas over the last seven years, a study said Wednesday."In an average ... Read more...
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Kristin Davis adopts baby girl
October 8th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) "Sex And The City" star Kristin Davis has adopted a baby girl.The single actress, an ambassador for poverty organisation Oxfam, became the legal guardian of Gemma ... Read more...
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Johansson bats for famine-struck Africa
September 27th, 2011 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 27 (IANS) Actress Scarlett Johansson says "extreme action" is needed to tackle famine in Africa.Johansson, who serves as an ambassador to British aid agency Oxfam, visited a refugee ... Read more...
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Oxfam India rolls out three projects in Chhattisgarh
July 26th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 26 (IANS) Rights organisation Oxfam India said Tuesday it has taken up three projects in Chhattisgarh in partnership with local NGOs."Oxfam India is working with three NGOs in ... Read more...
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Johansson, Penn fuel relationship rumours by holding hands at White House
May 2nd, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 2 (ANI): Actors Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn have added fuel to the rumours that they are dating after they were spotted holding hands at a White House party.There ... Read more...
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Oz man gives all his money to charity so wife won’t get any
April 9th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr 9 (ANI): A man in Australia, who blamed greed for ruining his marriage, has given all his money to charity so that his wife will not get any of it.After ... Read more...
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Comic book on communalism launched in capital
March 9th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Think action and fantasy is all that is there to a comic book? Think again. A comic book dealing with the sensitive issue of communalism ... Read more...
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Johansson not dating Penn
February 11th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Scarlett Johansson's representative has shot down reports that the actress is dating veteran star Sean Penn, and said the two are collborating for Haiti Relief. It ... Read more...
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Scarlett Johansson dating Sean Penn
February 11th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Feb 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Several reports suggest that Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn are dating.The US Weekly Magazine reports that the 26-year-old is smitten with 50-year-old Penn after the two ... Read more...
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Millions of flood-hit Pakistanis struggle for food
January 27th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Millions of Pakistanis hit by last year's devastating floods are "still facing flood water, shivering in temporary shelters and struggling to find food", said a report of an ... Read more...
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Taking up the gauntlet for sister’s education
January 6th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
By Usha Chowdhary Barmer, Jan 6 (ANI): Growing up in Barmer district in Rajasthan Hajariram is just another kid on the block, the son of Togaram and Kamladevi he was sincere student ... Read more...
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Street plays to increase awareness on climate change
December 3rd, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) With climate change talks on at Cancun in Mexico, several voluntary groups are organising street plays, photo exhibitions, signature campaigns and talks in the capital to make ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
UAE charity, Oxfam to help displaced Pakistanis
November 30th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 29 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and Oxfam Monday signed an agreement to boost cooperation in crisis management, including the creation of an "Emirati village" in Pakistan ... Read more...
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Youth from abroad get glimpse of local talent
November 26th, 2010 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) As part of an international youth partnership programme, Oxfam International Youth Partnerships (OIYP) organized a community visit for over 300 youth from 100 countries to areas in ... Read more...
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NATO official’s ‘Kabul safer than most Western cities’ claim blasted by kids, aid groups
November 23rd, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 23 (ANI): Aid groups and young Afghans have reportedly criticised a top NATO official's comments that war-ravaged Kabul is a safer place for children to grow up than most ... Read more...
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Shabana Azmi urges youth to bring change
November 22nd, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) India's youth, who form more than half the country's population, should be given a boost to develop leadership qualities to bring positive changes in the world, veteran ... Read more...
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Children safer in Kabul than London: NATO envoy
November 22nd, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) A British diplomat has sparked fury after claiming that Kabul is a safer place for children than Britain's major cities.Afghanistan has one of the world's highest child mortality ... Read more...
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UN’s Pakistan flood appeal drying up, threatening aid and reconstruction effort: Oxfam
October 29th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 29 (ANI): Three months after unprecedented floods devastated Pakistan, cases of disease are on an increase but funds for the UN flood appeal are drying up and threatening the aid ... Read more...
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Youth from 100 nations to meet, discuss social problems
October 26th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Over 300 youngsters from across the globe are all set to meet here next month to discuss various challenges facing their respective communities, think of possible solutions ... Read more...
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If Pak had money to buy F-16s, why didn’t it have money for flood victims: Expert
October 22nd, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Montréal (Canada), Oct. 22 (ANI): Pakistan is an oligarchy (a government in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes), which has money to buy F-16s and ... Read more...
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US aid workers in Pak under threat of terrorist attacks over Stars and Stripes logo: Charities
October 12th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 12 (ANI): Eleven charities have written a letter to the US, warning that the aid workers in Pakistan might face terrorist attacks if it does not back down on ... Read more...
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Nurse bequeaths $800,000 house to charity
September 12th, 2010 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Auckland, Sep 12 (IANS) In a rare altruistic gesture, a nurse in New Zealand donated her house worth $800,000 to a charity.
Knipe-Ackermann, who died in January on her 73rd birthday after a ... Read more...
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‘Shelters for Leh’s homeless should be ready before winter’
September 11th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Actor Rahul Bose, the ambassador for Oxfam India, Saturday said it was the responsibility of the government to build safe shelters for those affected by the Aug ... Read more...
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Hundreds of children missing after Pakistan floods
September 10th, 2010 - 6:14 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Hundreds of children have been missing following the devastating floods in Pakistan, a media report said.
Some 10 million parents were separated from their children and many are ... Read more...
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‘Maternal health key to fighting poverty’
September 8th, 2010 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Improving maternal health can help fight poverty, which is a top goal under the UN's millennium development campaign, experts said Tuesday.
"Women hold the key to a better ... Read more...
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Last surviving dodo lived in Oxford?
September 5th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Dodo, an extinct flightless bird that existed in the forests of Mauritius, was last seen in Oxford in Britain, claims a new book.
British author Michael Johnson found a ... Read more...
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Canadian charities concerned about poor aid flow to flood-hit Pak
August 17th, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto, Aug.17 (ANI): Coordinators for a four-member humanitarian aid coalition have expressed their distress over the poor inflow of funds to aid flood victims in Pakistan.So far, this coalition of charities has ... Read more...
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