When people are blocked from opportunity, they often need to change laws, customs, and policies. Without these changes, real progress against poverty cannot be achieved. Oxfam's economic and political analysis helps us change the minds of powerful decision makers.
The planet produces enough food to feed everyone. But the food system is broken. It is broken so badly, in fact, that some of the hungriest people in the world are the same women who plant, pick and package food that the rest of us eat.
The 2011 G20 Summit in France has now concluded. Check out the links below for an overview of the issues and outcome.
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