Oxfam International

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Oxfam International

international organization

Also known as: Oxford Committee for Famine Relief

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 • Article History

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Category: History & Society

Oxfam abbreviation of:: Oxford Committee for Famine Relief

Date:: 1942 - present

Areas Of Involvement:: origins of agriculture; foreign aid; relief; developing country

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Oxfam International, privately funded international organization that provides relief and development aid to impoverished or disaster-stricken communities worldwide. The original Oxfam was founded at Oxford, England, in 1942 to raise funds for the feeding of hungry children in war-torn Greece. It is now a federation of 17 organizations (Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Quebec, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States). The organization grew as it provided aid to refugees in the years following World War II. Its aid emphasis shifted in the 1960s to helping improve agriculture ...(100 of 194 words)

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