A million refugees urgently need shelter, food and water
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22 February 2011
Oxfam deplores the use of lethal force against unarmed civilian protesters in North Africa, particularly evident in Libya. Oxfam supports the rights of all to live in dignity with political freedom...
3 February 2011
The FAO announced today that world food prices have reached a new historic peak - surpassing levels seen during the global food price crisis of 2007 - 08 when the number of hungry people in the world...
2 February 2011
The European Commission today unveiled a new strategy on how Europe should protect its access to raw materials and the issue of regulation of commodity markets including farm goods.
On commodity...
28 January 2011
Oxfam is shocked and saddened by the killing of David Kato. Oxfam worked closely with David on raising awareness of the discrimination that sexual minority groups face in Africa and their lack of...
27 January 2011
“Today President Sarkozy signaled that a number of ‘lead’ countries could forge ahead this year with a tiny levy on financial transactions – a Robin Hood tax – and that he is confident others will...
24 January 2011
Responding to French President Nicolas Sarkozy's call for the G20 to agree a tax on financial transactions to raise funds for international development, Jeremy Hobbs, Oxfam International Excecutive...
31 December 2010
Number of people hit by Colombia’s worse flood in decades continues to rise
The number of people affected by the flood emergency in Colombia has risen by 50,000 people in the last two weeks, bringing...
15 December 2010
Reacting to the World Bank’s announcement that it had secured $49.3bn for its fund for the world’s poorest countries, the International Development Association (IDA), international development agency...
12 December 2010
After this week’s protests following the announcement of the results from the first round of the Presidential elections, Saturday and Sunday have been relatively calm. However, protests are...
8 December 2010
Oxfam response to the Finance section in the LCA text, which Ministers in Cancun are debating today: Oxfam's international climate change adviser Tim Gore said: "At last, women - who are among...
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