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HHAC is raising the money on behalf of Oxfam-America, the domestic branch of an international relief organization, and of Catholic Relief Services, an arm of the Catholic Church. The funds will pay for the purchase and distribution of food and supplies for Cambodians in their nation and in refugee camps in Thailand...
...Oxfam-International recently announced a unique agreement with the Vietnam-backed government of Cambodia to allow the distribution of food and supplies. That government had refused all foreign...
Anne D. Fish, assistant director of resource development for Oxfam-America, said yesterday her organization had agreed with the Cambodian government that only civilians would receive food. The government did not want the food to reach soldiers of the deposed Pol Pot regime, who still control parts of the country, she added...
...scheduled a University-wide fast November 15 in conjunction with OXFAM, an international relief agency. They are also planning a jazz benefit next month...
James C. Howard, Oxfam's technical officer disaster specialist, said "Unless we act now, we see the possible extinction of Cambodia before Christmas. The population will die and simply melt into the ground. It's as simple as that...