SYRIA CRISIS APPEAL

Media reactions

Oxfam reaction to donor pledges for Syria humanitarian crisis

30 January 2013
Welcoming generous donations to the UN humanitarian appeal for Syria, Nigel Timmins, Oxfam’s Deputy Humanitarian Director, who visited Zaatari camp in Jordan today, said: “We welcome these generous...
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Oxfam calls for the European FTT to be a Robin Hood tax

22 January 2013
Reacting to the vote of the European Finance Ministers in favour of the 'enhanced cooperation procedure' for a financial transaction tax in eleven European countries, Nicolas Mombrial, Oxfam’s...
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UN resolution on Universal Health Coverage

12 December 2012
It is expected today that the UN General Assembly will pass a resolution on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), calling on UN member states to ensure that health systems avoid direct payments, so that...
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MEPs’ vote of confidence for FTT sends strong signal to EU Member States

12 December 2012
In reaction to the European Parliament's plenary vote on the Financial Transaction Tax, Nicolas Mombrial, Oxfam’s EU Policy Adviser said: “The European Parliament's overwhelming support for an FTT...
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UN's global agriculture report on track: small farmers need investment and support

6 December 2012
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization has just published it's The State of Food and Agriculture, 2012 report, on investment in global agriculture. The FAO says that in developing countries,...
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EU clampdown on tax avoidance to release hidden billions to fight poverty

6 December 2012
International development agency Oxfam and the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) welcome the European Commission’s initiative to step up action against tax fraud and tax evasion,...
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Typhoon Pablo makes landfall in Philippines; Initial reports show minimal damage so far

4 December 2012
Manila, Philippines – Typhoon Pablo (international name: Bopha) made landfall shortly before 5:00 AM (Manila time, GMT+8) today in Davao Oriental in Mindanao. Initial reports show minimal damage so...
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Energy ministers fail to spell out a vision for a future without harmful biofuels

3 December 2012
In reaction to the Council’s conclusions on a renewable energy strategy for Europe beyond 2020 adopted in Brussels today by Energy Ministers, Marc Olivier Herman, Oxfam’s EU Policy Adviser said:...
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Blockade must end now says international agency Oxfam

21 November 2012
Martin Hartberg, Oxfam Policy Officer in Jerusalem said: “This ceasefire must hold. The violence over the last few weeks has been devastating for people in Gaza and Israel. Hundreds of lives have...
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Oxfam latest on sitiation in Eastern Congo, Goma

19 November 2012
Oxfam's humanitarian coordinator Tariq Riebl said: "More than 50,000 people have fled camps and homes since yesterday and are in dire need of shelter, water and food. Families have been split up...
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