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Oxfam Reaction: International Monetary and Financial Committee, Verdict on 2011 Spring Meetings

16 April 2011
Oxfam spokesperson Elizabeth Stuart said:    Verdict on the spring meetings “It’s very promising that this global forum has focused so much on food and jobs, real issues that affect people’...
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Oxfam reaction: G20 finance ministers, Washington

15 April 2011
  OXFAM REACTION: G20 finance ministers   Oxfam spokesperson Luc Lamprière said:    Innovative financing ”The G20’s increased focus on a financial transaction tax could be a real...
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Oxfam reaction: Opening remarks at World Bank-IMF spring meetings

14 April 2011
Robert Zoellick / the food crisis: Oxfam spokesperson Luc Lamprière said:  “The international community was skeptical when France put food at the center of the G20 agenda, but now the rest of...
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Oxfam reaction to European Commission paper on climate finance

8 April 2011
The European Commission published today a paper on how to raise the $100 billion per year pledged by rich countries at last year’s UN climate talks in Cancun to help poor countries protect themselves...
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Oxfam reaction to the FAO's announcement on global food prices

7 April 2011
In response to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s announcement that global food prices slightly decreased last month, Oxfam’s policy advisor Luca Chinotti said:  “With many poor communities...
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Oxfam statement on UK government initiated meeting on Libya

28 March 2011
The UK government is hosting an international meeting in London on 29 March on Libya. Up to 35 countries will discuss the implementation of the two Security Council Resolutions (1970 and 1973) on...
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Oxfam position on Libya following UNSC resolution 1973 of 17th March

18 March 2011
Oxfam believes that the protection of civilians is of the utmost importance and welcomes the concerns clearly expressed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the safety and welfare of...
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Oxfam team ready to respond in Tsunami-affected areas following massive Japan earthquake

11 March 2011
Daniel Gorevan, Humanitarian spokesperson of Oxfam said:“We remain worried about the impact waves may have on small island states such as Tuvalu or Samoa. We have several teams and partner...
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Oxfam response to the FAO’s State of Food and Agriculture report, which focuses on the need to address the gender gap

7 March 2011
Oxfam’s senior gender advisor Ines Smyth said:“The FAO’s report on women and agriculture provides valuable hard data and analysis on the critical role women play in agriculture, in the face of...
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States make “big step” towards an Arms Trade Treaty

4 March 2011
Baffour Amoa, spokesperson for the Control Arms Coalition said: “This week, governments took a big step towards the establishment of a robust treaty to regulate the international arms trade. Despite...
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