Offices

We have campaigning and advocacy staff in the following locations:

Brussels  |  Geneva  |  New York  |  Washington  | Brasilia |  Addis Ababa

Washington

Oxfam International Advocacy, Washington
Acting Head of Office: Elizabeth Stuart 
1100 15th St. NW, Suite 600, Washington DC 20005, USA
Tel:  +1 202 496 1170 | Fax: +1 202 496 0128
Email: advocacy@oxfaminternational.org

Our Washington campaign and advocacy office focuses on the International Financial Institution, primarily the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The key objective is getting these organizations to provide more and better aid to enable poor countries to reach the internationally-agreed Millennium Development Goals and overcome poverty, and to allowing countries more space to decide their own development priorities.

The office works to persuade the World Bank to ensure universal access to essential services (particularly health and education); to fight effectively against climate change; and to ensure that there is better investment in agriculture in developing countries.

We also aim to promote more participatory, transparent and accountable decision-making, from the country level up to the Bank and Fund Boards. Recent work has focused on the role of economic policy conditions attached to the institutions' loans, for example.

In addition, the office also helps coordinate Oxfam's three Global campaigns: Health and Education For All, Rights in Crisis, and Economic Justice. 

New York

Oxfam International Advocacy, New York
Head of Office: Kirsten Hagon
355 Lexington Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA
Tel:  +1 212 6872091  |  Fax: +1 212 687 2092
Email: advocacy@oxfaminternational.org

Since 2002 our NY office has led Oxfam's campaign and advocacy work at the United Nations Headquarters. The office concentrates its efforts on humanitarian issues associated with Oxfam’s priority emergency responses according to our Rights in Crisis campaign (Darfur-Chad, DRC and Afghanistan) and the humanitarian issues of greater interest discussed at the UN.

The office also advocates on thematic issues such as the Arms Trade Treaty, the Responsibility to Protect and the Humanitarian Reform agenda.

Brussels

Oxfam International Advocacy, Brussels
Head of Office: Natalia Alonso
Rue de la Science 4, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel:  +32 2 234 1110 |  Fax: +32 2 502 19 41
Email: eu@oxfaminternational.org or eumedia@oxfaminternational.org

Our EU campaign and advocacy office works to increase Oxfam's influence on European Union policies across a number of areas that are key for development, including aid, humanitarian assistance, protection of civilians, climate change, agriculture and trade.

The Brussels office works on the premise that Oxfam must effectively coordinate its advocacy work with the European Institutions and in European capitals to achieve impact on policy and promote change. The staff in our Brussels office ensure that EU officials, European politicians, developing country embassies, and journalists all have the latest Oxfam analysis and policy proposals.

Oxfam's EU campaign and advocacy office also works closely with like-minded organizations, seeking to strengthen civil society voices on development and humanitarian issues across the European Union.

Geneva

Oxfam International Advocacy, Geneva
Head of Office: Stephen Hale
15 rue des Savoises, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel:  +41 22 321 7516 |  Fax: +41 22 321 2753
Email: advocacy@oxfaminternational.org

Since the launch of Oxfam's Make trade Fair campaign in 2003, the Geneva office has led Oxfam's advocacy and campaigning work on the World Trade Organization (WTO). Our main objective at the WTO is to achieve a pro-development outcome in the Doha Development round of talks.
The Geneva office agenda also covers Humanitarian issues, Access to Medecines, Agriculture and Food Security and Climate.In this context, it works with key governments, especially developing country missions, with other NGOs and with key international organisations based in Geneva, such as UNHCR, OCHA, ICRC, UNCTAD, WHO and ILO.

Oxfam International Advocacy and Campaign Office, Brasilia

Head of Office: Nathalie Beghin
SCS Quadra 08 - Bloco B-50 - Sala 401 - Edifício Venâncio 2000
Brasília - DF - 70333-900 - Brazil
Tel: +  55 61 3321 4044 / Fax: +  55 61 3323 8552
Email: brasilia@oxfam.org.br

The Office coordinates the campaigns and advocacy activities of Oxfam International in Brazil, focusing on Economic Justice issues. The Office works with partners and allies on international, national  and regional issues, particularly those in which Brazil plays a key part, such as a key player in the climate change international negotiations and food security global governance. Our Brazil office has been very active on the cotton issue, in efforts to reform the coffee industry and in the debates on intellectual property relating to access to medicines.

The leading role of Brazil to strengthen and build regional integration processes in Latin America and the Caribbean is also important in tackling poverty and injustice, both regionally and globally.

Addis Ababa

Oxfam International liaison office with the African Union
Head of Office: Desire Assogbavi
TK Building, Bole Airport area, Suite 304 B, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: + 251 11 661 16 01
Email: addisababa@oxfaminternational.org

In Addis Ababa Oxfam International has set up a Liaison Office with the African Union. Oxfam recognizes the African Union as a positive force for realizing social, economic, political and cultural rights of Africans. Over many years Oxfam has supported the emergence of strong civil society coalitions in Africa to engage and support the AU.

The purpose of the Liaison Office is to further that work, in particular around cooperation on issues relating to:

• Achieving social and economic rights;
• Fighting poverty and HIV/AIDS;
• Promoting peace and security;
• Supporting the AU projects in the areas of good governance and information technology;
• Promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in Africa;
• Promoting economic policies and strategies for shared growth.