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OXFAM

/ ˈɒksfæm /

acronym

  1. Oxford Committee for Famine Relief

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Elsewhere, Oxfam hosted a runway in honour of second-hand September, featuring celebrities including the singer Sam Ryder, model Jade Parfitt and the writer and presenter Katie Piper.

From BBC

The leaders of more than 20 major aid agencies, including Save the Children and Oxfam, warned that "the inhumanity of the situation in Gaza is unconscionable".

From BBC

Jamie Livingstone, head of Oxfam Scotland, also welcomed the statement.

From BBC

“These are theatrics, token gestures dressed up as progress,” Bushra Khalidi of Oxfam told the AP.

From Salon

Maggie Rea, Oxfam bookshop's deputy manager, said the reaction to the donation had been "absolutely mad".

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