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OXFAM

/ ˈɒksfæm /

acronym for

  1. Oxford Committee for Famine Relief
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

Nafkote Dabi, Oxfam International Climate Policy lead, has called this "profoundly unfair".

From BBC

One of the MPs, Zarah Sultana, who represents Coventry South, flagged Oxfam research showing the richest 1% of Britons hold more wealth than 70% of the UK population.

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The DEC, which brings together 15 of the UK’s biggest aid charities including Oxfam, British Red Cross and ActionAid - says the scale of need is "overwhelming".

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“The implication that the humanitarian situation has markedly improved in Gaza is a farce,” said Scott Paul, an associate director at Oxfam.

From Salon

Signatories including ActionAid UK and Oxfam GB warned the government would "enacting damaging cuts to life-saving humanitarian and development programmes".

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