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As heads of state prepare to gather for the NATO summit in Chicago, the undersigned NGOs call on NATO member states and the Afghan Government to prioritize improving the accountability of the Afghan National Security Forces as well as measures to enhance their capability to protect civilians more broadly.

Humanitarian field studies | Cholera response in Haiti

When a massive earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010, followed by a cholera epidemic that broke out in October of that year, Oxfam rushed assistance—clean water, sanitation, and hygiene materials and information—to hard-hit areas to protect public health.

USAID is changing the way it implements US foreign aid programs to put local actors in the driver’s seat. Called “Implementation and Procurement Reform,” or IPR, this effort will invest more money directly by partnering with country governments, local businesses, and local organizations. The effort is designed to help countries deliver for their own people, and help people hold their governments accountable.

“How can the sale of bananas be more tightly-controlled than the sale of machine guns?”

Anna Macdonald

Oxfam's Head of the Control Arms Campaign

Published: 3 May 2012

Oxfam says lack of global rules on arms trade is main factor for embargo violations

More than $2.2 billion worth of arms and ammunition have been imported since 2000 by countries operating under arms embargoes, according to new figures released today by international humanitarian agency Oxfam.

Published: 3 May 2012

Author: Deepayan Basu Ray, Policy Advisor on Arms and Development, Oxfam GB

According to new figures, more than $2.2 billion worth of arms and ammunition have been imported since 2000 by countries operating under arms embargoes. The figures show the extent to which states have been flagrantly flouting the 26 UN, regional or multilateral arms embargoes in force during this period.