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Oxfam reaction to FAO emergency meeting on the East Africa food crisis

25 July 2011
At the request of the French government, currently chairing the G20, the Food and agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) held today an emergency meeting to mobilize international support to address...
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The UN announcement declaring famine in parts of Somalia must be an urgent wake up call

20 July 2011
The UN announcing famine in parts of Somalia, the first in the region in the 21st century, must be an urgent wake up call to the rest of the world, Oxfam said. The crisis has been building for...
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Oxfam welcomes Kenyan government's announcement that the Ifo II camp will be allowed to open

15 July 2011
Oxfam welcomes the Kenyan government's announcement that the Ifo II camp will be allowed to open. There is no time to waste as every day more people arrive from Somalia, fleeing the drought and...
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Oxfam welcomes Gilead’s historic decision to make HIV drugs accessible to poor

12 July 2011
Oxfam today praised the Medicine Patent Pool (MPP) for securing the first licenses for HIV medicines with the pharmaceutical company Gilead, a move that will boost the affordability and effectiveness...
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A new UN Mission for South Sudan: UNMISS

8 July 2011
Oxfam reaction to UN Security Council’s Resolution on the new Peace Keeping Mission Kirsten Hagon, Head of Oxfam's Office in New York said:“While the Council’s commitment to South Sudan, especially...
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World food prices near record high: Oxfam reaction

7 July 2011
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has just published its food price index which shows a sharp rise in June, after a steep increase in the price of sugar.Thierry Kesteloot, Oxfam food...
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DFID announces new aid for Ethiopia food crisis

4 July 2011
In reaction to DFID's statement today announcing new aid for Ethiopia for the food crisis: Jane Cocking, Oxfam’s Humanitarian Director said: “Oxfam welcomes the UK government's announcement and the...
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Oxfam and CIDSE welcome EU FTT plan but the money must go to tackle poverty

30 June 2011
The European Commission proposed today an EU-wide Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) to fund its next long-term budget (2014-2020) partly through own resources. International development NGOs Oxfam and...
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Oxfam has called for the public release of the transcript of Christine Lagarde’s interview with the IMF Board

28 June 2011
Oxfam’s Sarah Wynn-Williams said: “This farcical appointment process has damaged the IMF’s credibility. There were noises made about openness, but the decision was made before the candidates were...
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FAO elects new Director General

27 June 2011
Responding to the election of José Graziano da Silva as Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Luca Chinotti, policy advisor for Oxfam’s GROW campaign said:  “Oxfam...
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