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Oxfam News December 2005
Oxfam News – December 2005
In this issue, we focus on helping our closest neighbour, Timor-Leste address critical food shortages and severe child malnutrition. We also have a special section on the 12-month anniversary of the boxing day tsunami.
The following articles from the current issue can be read on the website. The full version of the magazine can be read in pdf format (pdf 2.95mb).
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Food crisis in Timor-Leste
Six years after the bloodshed and violence which swept through Timor-Leste following the vote for independence, the people are facing a new crisis - malnutrition.
Timor women create history
History was created in Timor-Leste this year, when women were elected to village councils for the first time. Maureen Bathgate met some of the inspirational women who have broken new ground.
River of poison
Remote river communities in Papua New Guinea are uniting to speak out against mining company DRD Gold which is dumping contaminated mine waste directly into their precious water sources.
The house that Shane built
Major donor Shane Higgs tells Maureen Bathgate about the joy of seeing how his money is making a real difference to the lives of poor people in rural Cambodia.
Country profile: South Africa
South Africa is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in Africa and has the largest white population on the continent. Racial and ethnic strife have played a large role in much of the country's history and politics.
Editor Maureen Bathgate Design Paoli Smith Picture Editor Martin Wurt Proofreading Sandra Eterovic Printed by Argyle Times Graphics. Oxfam News is published quarterly by Oxfam Australia, 132 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053 Australia ABN 18 055 208 636/CC29173 ISSN 1446-0521 The publisher does not necessarily endorse views expressed by contributors to Oxfam News. Available free to donors and supporters.
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