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Oxfam media officers are based around the globe. They can:

  • Link you up with spokespeople who can provide expert comment and analysis on all issues related to Oxfam's GROW campaign in a range of different languages
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Ten biggest food and beverage companies failing millions of people who grow their ingredients

Press Release | 26 February 2013

The social and environmental policies of the world’s ten biggest food and beverage giants are not fit for modern purpose and need a major shake-up.

Coldplay fans to be a part of groundbreaking new video to tackle land grabs

Press Release | 18 February 2013

Oxfam's GROW Campaign is asking Coldplay fans to take part in a groundbreaking global music project to highlight the global injustice of land grabs.

The World Bank’s private sector financing arm doesn’t know the environmental and social impacts of nearly half its portfolio

Press Release | 8 February 2013

Campaigners are calling for a fundamental overhaul of World Bank lending to financial markets actors, following the publication of an Ombudsman audit.

Poorly governed countries targeted by land investors, warns Oxfam

Press Release | 7 February 2013

Investors are targeting the world’s weakest-governed countries to buy land, according to new analysis published by Oxfam to mark today’s international day of action on land grabs.

Government must allot funds for livelihoods recovery and food security of Typhoon Pablo’s affected communities

Press Release | 12 December 2012

We call on the government to allot resources for food security and livelihoods recovery of the people particularly in Davao Oriental and Compostella Valley.

Lack of new concrete EU commitments risks climate finance falling off a cliff

Media Reaction | 13 November 2012
At the ECOFIN meeting today, EU Finance Ministers have failed to provide a clear answer to what Europe will do to ensure climate finance...

European Parliament draws line in the sand: financial markets must not play with food

Media Reaction | 26 October 2012
Onus of incorporating strong rules to limit speculation on food commodities into Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) now...

Oxfam: Ahead of Doha talks, Europe must plug looming climate finance gap

Media Reaction | 25 October 2012
Council conclusions adopted today by Environment Ministers set out the European Union's expectations for the United Nations climate...

European Commission proposal on biofuels shortchanges the poor and the climate

Media Reaction | 17 October 2012
Today’s proposal by the European Commission to cap support for biofuels made from food crops at 5% of the demand for energy in transport...

Ministerial meeting on food price volatility - Oxfam reaction

Media Reaction | 16 October 2012
A ministerial meeting on volatile food prices has taken place today in Rome, alongside the annual meeting of the UN Committee on World Food...

Ali Mostafa speaks out on behalf of Oxfam on the Sahel food crisis

An appeal from film director Ali Mostafa on behalf of Oxfam on the need for action on the Sahel food crisis affecting 18 million people. To act go to http://sahel2012.org

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Join the GROW movement

We know that it's possible to feed everyone on the planet, but many go hungry because the food system is broken. Join our movement to help GROW a better future and ensure that everyone has enough to eat.

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#Sahel2012 Will you act before it's too late?

In the Sahel region, 18 million people can't get enough to eat. Let's stand together to repair the broken food system - fix the cracks to keep the house standing.

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Food Speculation: a matter of life and death

Food prices are a matter of life and death to many in the developing world. This video by Oxfam Germany illustrates the consequences of excessive speculation with food commodities.

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Female Food Hero in Russia: Svetlana Maksimova

Svetlana Maksimova, a female farmer, started her farm in 1997 several years after collapse of Soviet Union when Russia was going through economic and political turmoil.

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Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen visits Turkana, Northern Kenya

Oxfam Ambassador and photographer Helena Christensen is back from Turkana, Northern Kenya -- one of the many regions in the Horn of Africa that have been affected by the severe drought that has put over 13 million people at risk.

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Female Food Heroes in Tanzania

This short video shows how 11 finalists were chosen from 6,000 entries for Female Food Hero, for their outstanding contribution to their community and agriculture. The winner Ester and the other 10 finalists proved that sometimes it is the unheard voices that make the loudest noise.

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Introducing 'The Doughnut': A safe and just space for humanity

Kate Raworth, Senior Researcher at Oxfam Great Britain introduces her discussion paper "A Safe and Just Space for Humanity: can we live within the doughnut?"

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GROW recipe competition: Flavio Solórzano cooks the winning recipe

Peruvian chef Flavio Solórzano cooks the winning dish from the GROW recipe competition. Diego Camacho from Trujillo, Peru won with his creation "Tribute to Pachamama", which celebrates the Andean goddess of agriculture and the work of small-scale women farmers.

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A new way of life on the Dawa River in Ethiopia

Drought is making it difficult for herding families in southern Ethiopia to earn a living from their livestock. Some people have decided to try a new approach: irrigated farming. With Oxfam's help, they are adapting to the changing climate by tapping the Dawa River for water.

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