As greater responsibility is handed over to the Afghan National Security Forces, there is a serious risk that unless adequate accountability mechanisms are put in place, violations of human rights and humanitarian law will escalate – and Afghan civilians will pay the price. Troop-contributing states have been slow to honour their moral and legal obligation to ensure the accountability of the national security forces; and time to do so is running out.
This Fair Trade Fortnight (May 7 -22) thousands of Kiwis will take part in Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break – a nationwide Oxfam event, aimed at raising awareness of Fairtrade and raising funds for Oxfam’s work towards a just world without poverty.
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At a time when one in seven people face a daily struggle to get enough food, Oxfam is calling on world leaders gathering in Turkey May 9-13 to seize the opportunity and help lift the most vulnerable nations out of poverty.
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