Non-Government organizations such as Oxfam, formed during the war to alleviate distress in Greece, Save the Children and Médecins Sans Frontières have, together with the Red Cross, carried forward the humanitarian impulse in this field.

Windschuttle claimed that Daum " had done no research into the matter " and that " the reports of the Sudanese operations of the several Western aid agencies, including Oxfam, Médecins sans Frontières, and Norwegian People ’ s Aid, who have been operating in this region for decades, will not find any evidence of an unusual increase in the death toll at the time ".

Various international organizations ( including Oxfam International, IANSA and Amnesty International, as part of the Control Arms Campaign, and the United Nations ) and domestic groups ( e. g. the Small Arms Working Group in the US ) have committed themselves to limiting the trade in, and proliferation of, small arms around the world.

Groups such as Oxfam have criticized the Uruguay Round for paying insufficient attention to the special needs of developing countries.

Other Oxfam affiliates also have stores, such as Jersey, Germany, Ireland ( 45 shops in NI / ROI ), the Netherlands and Hong Kong.

Many other religions ( and non-religious organisations and individuals, e. g.: humanistic Oxfam ) have also performed equivalent or similar work.

Nineteen leading Laos-based international NGOs, including Save the Children, Oxfam, CARE International, Plan International and World Vision have launched a boycott of Nestlé and written an open letter to the company.

A typical Oxfam bookshop will have around 50 volunteers, as well as a small number of full-time staff.

Charity bookshops, particularly those belonging to Oxfam, have been criticised for forcing traditional bookshops out of business.

Small bookshops have complained that Oxfam receives unfair advantages in the form of favourable tax rates and cheaper waste disposal, amongst other things.

At recent shows, Street Dogs have been promoting Oxfam America, a humanitarian organization fighting poverty and hunger.

Several NGOs also have presences there, including Oxfam and Save the Children.

Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu and author Francis Moore Lappe have teamed up with Oxfam America to promote World Food Day Sunday Dinners.

Clients have included: Amnesty International, CafeDirect, Christian Aid, Comic Relief, The Co-operative Bank, British Red Cross, Consumer Focus, Ecology Building Society, International Consumer Research and Testing, Friends of the Earth, Glasgow Caledonian University, Lush cosmetics Médecins Sans Frontière Belgium, Natural History Museum, Oxfam, The Guardian, the Soil Association, Vegetarian Society, Water Aid, Women's Institute, WWF.

Since the election defeat McAllion has been working with Oxfam and resigned his membership of the Labour Party, subsequently joining the Scottish Socialist Party.

During his working career, he has been Principal Psychiatrist with the Medical Foundation for Care of Victims of Torture in London, Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George's Hospital Medical School at the University of London and a consultant to Oxfam on projects in war-affected settings.

" Currently, they are working with Oxfam America's Stoves for Sudan Project.

They moved to India for a year, Horwood working for Oxfam and Arora for the UN programme on AIDS and a small charity working on sexual health in the slums of Delhi.

During this same period, Oxfam Canada began to analyze its role in the development process, moving from a traditional model of charity ( one-time grants ) towards long-term development programming ( working with communities to effect lasting positive change.

Robinson has been Honorary President of Oxfam International since 2002 and of the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation EIUC since 2005, she is Chair of the International Institute for Environment and Development ( IIED ) and is also a founding member and Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders.

Health care was another area where the Sandinistas made incredible gains and are widely recognized for this accomplishment, e. g. by Oxfam.

* Jay Kay, frontman of the funk / acid jazz group Jamiroquai, is known for donating a part of the profits earned from his album sales to Friends of the Earth and Oxfam, among other things.

* INGO stands for international NGO ; Oxfam, INSPAD, Institute of Peace and Development " A European Think Tank For Peace Initiatives ";

In return for their work at the festival Oxfam receive a donation, which in 2005 was £ 200, 000.

In December 2008 several of the 7 Worlds Collide lineup reconvened in Auckland, New Zealand to record The Sun Came Out, a charity album for Oxfam to be released 29 September 2009.

Thousands of people hold events for Oxfam on International Women's Day, join the celebration by visiting the website and registering their events.

Because of the strong economic advantages realizable by widespread proliferation of freight bicycles, Oxfam has designed the OxTrike and established local production at community workshops in non-industrialized countries for use in non-industrialized countries worldwide.

It is a non-stop 100km endurance event along the South Downs Way to raise money for Oxfam and the Gurkha Welfare Trust.

John McAllion ( born 13 February 1948, Glasgow, Scotland ) is a former Labour Party convener of Tayside Regional Council, Member of Parliament ( MP ) and Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP ), and a campaigner for Oxfam in Scotland.

Before that, he traveled to West Africa with the Academy for Educational Development, Oxfam and Save the Children to work on programs related to women ’ s health and education in Africa.

He subsequently worked for Christian Aid, Oxfam and other development agencies until his election to Westminster.

As well as her party political activities, Lucas has worked with developmental NGO Oxfam as Press Officer ( 1989 – 91 ), Asia Desk Communications Officer ( 1991 – 94 ), Policy Adviser on Trade and the Environment ( 1994 – 97 ) and Team Leader for Trade and Investment ( 1998 – 99 ).

The album was promoted with a small UK tour, profits from which were donated to Oxfam, a charity which " offers the chance for thousands of people to use music to achieve something together, which is an idea that gets me excited ", said Gough.

In October 2007, the same line up performed again as Monaco at the Ritz in Manchester which raised money for Oxfam.

Oxfam stores, for example, sell fair trade food and crafts.

Meyer is currently Chair Emeritus for Oxfam Canada.

Following heavy rainfall and flooding in February 2007 the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan ( UNAMA ) opened a sub-office in the province and Oxfam, one of the few NGOs operating in the province, described UNAMA's input into coordinating flood relief as impressive.

Gaventa was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to Oxfam.

In 2007, British animal rights group Animal Aid criticized World Vision, Oxfam, and other aid groups for sending farm animals to families in developing countries.

Dawson is involved with the Lower East Side Girls Club and supports other charities such as environmental group Global Cool, the ONE Campaign, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Stay Close. org ( a poster and public service ad campaign for PFLAG where she is featured with her uncle Frank Jump ), International Rescue Committee, and Voto Latino, and she participated in the Vagina Monologues.

In March 2009, Sudan expelled several major foreign aid agencies including Oxfam and Save the Children from Darfur in response to the extradition request of Omar al-Bashir to answer ICC charges.