SYRIA CRISIS APPEAL

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Oxfam reaction to FSNAU announcement that the famine status in Somalia has ended

3 February 2012
The FSNAU has announced that the famine status in Somalia has ended. What does Oxfam think of this? “125,000 children no longer face severe malnutrition – thanks largely to the efforts of the Somalis...
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Oxfam response to the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability report launched today

30 January 2012
In response to the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability report presented to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Addis Ababa today, Sarah Best of Oxfam said: "The Panel's report is a welcome...
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Oxfam statement on the Global Fund 10 year anniversary

27 January 2012
Tomorrow, 28th January, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will celebrate its 10 year anniversary. Oxfam is warning that the Fund, which saves 4,000 lives a day, could save...
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Oxfam reaction to outcome of EU Finance Ministers meeting on derivatives

24 January 2012
Today’s EU Finance Ministers meeting inBrussels reached a deal to resolve disagreement on regulators’ powers over clearinghouses that will handle over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. This decision is...
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Oxfam response to Canada’s announcement to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol

13 December 2011
In reaction to the announcement by Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent that Canada is to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, Oxfam’s International Climate Adviser Tim Gore, said: “Canada’...
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Oxfam reacts to the UN Humanitarian Appeal on Somalia

13 December 2011
Senait Gebregziabher, Oxfam Country Director for Somalia said: “Unfortunately, the crisis is set to last well into 2012. What’s crucial right now is to get enough funding to help people cope with the...
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Oxfam rejects SGS report findings into its Forest Stewardship Council certification of New Forests Company

12 December 2011
Oxfam rejects the findings of this report. We stand by our research that indicates at least 22,500 people were evicted from their homes and the land they relied on for their livelihoods in the...
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Oxfam's reaction to the 2011 Bonn Conference on Afghanistan

5 December 2011
Louise Hancock, Oxfam's Afghanistan policy officer, said: “It’s been another conference of flowery speeches: big on rhetoric and short on substance.   “One of the few scraps of comfort...
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Top civil society executives issue warning call: US step up or step aside

5 December 2011
Durban, South Africa – At a press conference today at the UN climate talks in Durban, civil society executives representing some of the biggest unions, environmental organizations and development...
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Europe fails to deliver on aid reforms at major summit

1 December 2011
The world’s biggest aid donor, the European Union, was sidelined at the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness taking place in Busan, South Korea from 29 November – 1 December. The EU gives over €...
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