Oxfam International - Press releases 2007

24 December 2007 Oxfam has helped over 2.3m people recover from the tsunami
20 December 2007 EU trade agreements pose huge threat to development, campaigners warn
15 December 2007 The Bali Finale: Oxfam's Verdict
14 December 2007 For aid to be effective, donors need to insist Israel changes its policies towards occupied Palestinian Territories
13 December 2007 Donors, UN Security Council must act to relieve humanitarian catastrophe in Eastern DR Congo, warns Oxfam
12 December 2007 Oxfam calls on rich countries to pressure the World Bank to end harmful lending practices
12 December 2007 The Bali Roadmap: Driving ahead or steering off course?
11 December 2007 Oxfam dismayed by EU failure to lift trade threat on poor nations
11 December 2007 US threatens to undermine funding for climate change adaptation
11 December 2007 Global Campaign for Education: World off track to meet education goals, 72 million still out of school
11 December 2007 Oxfam calls for mandatory targets to force rich countries to pay for adaptation
10 December 2007 400,000 lives hang in the balance as EU member states drag feet on Chad Force
08 December 2007 Oxfam warns of dire consequences of EU's rushed trade deals
07 December 2007 EPA: By signing with Cote d’Ivoire, the European Union is putting West African integration at risk
06 December 2007 Unfair trade deals undermine partnership, says Oxfam ahead of EU-Africa summit
05 December 2007 Six years after the Bonn Agreement Afghanistan still needs more effective aid and better rural development
04 December 2007 Rich countries must pay up to help poor countries adapt to climate change
03 December 2007 Bali can be the tipping point on climate change says Oxfam
01 December 2007 Oxfam Global Ambassador Annie Lennox launches charity single for World AIDS Day
28 November 2007 World AIDS Day 2007 – More doctors and nurses urgently needed to help HIV and AIDS response
27 November 2007 Pharmaceutical industry is undermining its own future as millions of poor people denied access to medicines
27 November 2007 Oxfam International reaction to EAC-EU free trade agreement
25 November 2007 Disasters escalating four-fold as climate change hits poor hardest, says Oxfam
24 November 2007 Oxfam warns of possible Domino Effect as rumours spread that free trade deal agreed between Southern Africa and the EU
21 November 2007 Gaza siege puts public health at risk as water and sanitation services deteriorate, warns Oxfam
20 November 2007 100,000 lives saved, but the catastrophe is just beginning for Bangladesh
19 November 2007 Bangladesh cyclone survivors urgently need food and shelter, Oxfam says
19 November 2007 Oxfam supports population affected by earthquake in Northern Chile
19 November 2007 Oxfam warns that rushed trade deals pose serious risks to poor countries’ development
19 November 2007 Millions of vulnerable people in Asia bearing the brunt of climate crisis, says new report
17 November 2007 Governments must act as "unequivocal" climate change hits world's poorest people
16 November 2007 Oxfam fears huge humanitarian impact as cyclone hits Bangladesh
08 November 2007 Peru trade deal fails to deliver on development potential
04 November 2007 Dominican Republic faces a national disaster after Tropical Storm Noel
02 November 2007 Most Governments say they want tough arms control at the UN
01 November 2007 Nearly 60,000 people left homeless by floods in the Dominican Republic
01 November 2007 Biofuelling Poverty – EU plans could be disastrous for poor people, warns Oxfam
31 October 2007 Oxfam calls on new IMF chief to set the tone on urgent reform
30 October 2007 International NGOs cannot adequately respond to the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia
26 October 2007 Oxfam: Presidents Bush and Kabila must commit to peace in the Congo
19 October 2007 World Development Report must galvanize greater international support for agriculture, says Oxfam
18 October 2007 World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings: Oxfam calls for leadership and a new focus for the institutions
18 October 2007 38.7 million people break Guinness World Record for Stand Up Speak Out on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
15 October 2007 Oxfam says US must reform illegal cotton subsidies, or lose credibility, following WTO panel ruling
11 October 2007 Fifteen years of conflicts have cost Africa around $300bn
10 October 2007 Oxfam calls on EU to show flexibility in EPA negotiations
09 October 2007 Generals and war correspondents unite to call for tough arms control
08 October 2007 Oxfam calls on the African Union and civil society organizations to increase collaboration
05 October 2007 Small scale coffee farmers make headway in new International Coffee Charter
27 September 2007 Protesters unite around the world against EU's unfair Free Trade Deals
24 September 2007 Northern Ugandans feel shut out of recovery planning
21 September 2007 Oxfam welcomes high-level UN push to tackle climate change
20 September 2007 EU Ministers must put brakes on reckless trade deals
14 September 2007 Oxfam: Peru quake reconstruction effort must focus on reducing devastating impact of future natural disasters
14 September 2007 Oxfam Emergency Response Team deployed to Sumatra Earthquake Zone in Indonesia
13 September 2007 Oxfam launches Health and Education ‘For All’ Global Call to Action
11 September 2007 Oxfam to provide aid to more than 30,000 people after Hurricane Felix hits Nicaragua
06 September 2007 Hurricane Felix victims likely to increase as rains continue to pound Nicaragua, Oxfam warns
06 September 2007 Groups urge World Bank to strengthen guidelines for controversial mining projects
05 September 2007 Oxfam and UNISON: International Health Partnership could save millions of lives – if countries give it their full backing
29 August 2007 Two weeks on: Oxfam delivering critical water, shelter in rural Peru
29 August 2007 Oxfam Youth Ambassador returns from Darfur with a call to action for young Americans
18 August 2007 Oxfam International teams return from Peru earthquake assessment : Rural areas in desperate need of aid
16 August 2007 Peru earthquake: aftershocks continue as Oxfam International plans to target rural areas in emergency response
16 August 2007 Peru earthquake: Oxfam teams on the ground assessing damage
13 August 2007 Oxfam calls for radical rethink of flood policies in South Asia
08 August 2007 Oxfam urges preparedness, raises funds for stepped-up response to South Asia floods
06 August 2007 Indian ruling against pharmaceutical giant Novartis a victory for public health, say leading aid and advocacy agencies
01 August 2007 Oxfam’s response to the UN Security Council resolution on Darfur
01 August 2007 Oxfam calls for a coordinated response to Bihar flood crisis
30 July 2007 Nearly a third of Iraqis need immediate emergency help as conflict masks humanitarian crisis , say Oxfam and NCCI
24 July 2007 Oxfam launches Global Ambassadors program, with Scarlett Johansson, Annie Lennox, Colin Firth, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Helen Mirren topping the bill
17 July 2007 Oxfam Ambassador Tegla Loroupe narrates her experiences on the dire situation in Darfur
17 July 2007 New numbers on agriculture inch in right direction, but WTO development deal remains a long way off
15 July 2007 Continued commercial closure of Gaza will cause complete humanitarian dependency, groups warn in advance of Middle East Quartet meeting
11 July 2007 Global new media competition winners announced for Oxfam’s Make Trade Fair campaign
10 July 2007 Pakistan floods: Oxfam sends aid teams to coastal areas
06 July 2007 Oxfam: Gaza refugees facing massive water cuts, disease
03 July 2007 Oxfam salutes the recovery of the land rights of the Bolivian indigenous peoples
28 June 2007 Afghanistan: rush to WTO membership could endanger development
26 June 2007 Governments show overwhelming support for Arms Treaty
25 June 2007 Oxfam to Robert Zoellick: 100 days for a new deal at the World Bank
25 June 2007 Oxfam condemns the caging of Gaza
22 June 2007 WTO: Exclusive negotiating process and rich country intransigence caused trade meeting breakdown; developing countries not to blame
21 June 2007 Oxfam celebrates win-win outcome for Ethiopian coffee farmers and Starbucks
21 June 2007 Reform of US cotton subsidies could feed, educate millions in poor west African countries
19 June 2007 Oxfam: key players must put development at heart of WTO talks
18 June 2007 Israeli blockade of Gaza must end
17 June 2007 Oxfam to withdraw from Darfur’s largest camp
13 June 2007 Palestinian families facing a $1bn debt burden, since aid embargo started, says Oxfam
08 June 2007 Oxfam response to G8 statement on Africa
08 June 2007 G8 miss mark as 'new' announcements disguise overall failure
07 June 2007 Oxfam reaction to G8 agreement on climate change
07 June 2007 "Ocean’s 13" cast and producer donate $750,000 to Oxfam through the "Not On Our Watch" Initiative
06 June 2007 Killed by HIV/AIDS: the cost of G8 penny-pinching in Germany?
05 June 2007 G8 risk going into reverse on aid, warns Oxfam on eve of summit
01 June 2007 Oxfam response to US announcement on climate change
01 June 2007 Oxfam welcomes German announcement of more aid for Africa; Calls on other G8 countries to meet the challenge
31 May 2007 Pre-G8 talks go down to wire; Oxfam urges leaders to remember promises to Africa
30 May 2007 Oxfam says new World Bank President will need to prove he is right for the job
29 May 2007 Climate change: Stop harming and start helping, Oxfam tells G8 summit
25 May 2007 Ministers are running out of opportunities to stop unfair trade deals between the EU and ACP
24 May 2007 Name your candidate for World Bank President, says Oxfam International
18 May 2007 G8 finance ministers try to duck discussion of their failure on aid to Africa
17 May 2007 Oxfam calls for next World Bank President to be appointed on merit
14 May 2007 Oxfam says to EU Ministers: more aid, no free trade deals
11 May 2007 Governments look away as Chad crisis worsens
10 May 2007 G8 broken promises could cost five million lives warns Oxfam
03 May 2007 Oxfam optimistic on progress between Starbucks and Ethiopia on trademarking initiative
30 April 2007 Oxfam: Wolfowitz position untenable as World Bank's anti-poverty work overshadowed
27 April 2007 Ministers missing in action, children missing an education, says the Global Campaign for Education
25 April 2007 Oxfam and TWN Africa challenge the EU to extend market access in the absence of an EPA
23 April 2007 Governments must build a strong Arms Trade Treaty
23 April 2007 Leaders, celebrities and journalists call on governments to deliver life-saving Arms Trade Treaty
19 April 2007 Worldwide mobilization against unfair trade deals between Europe and Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
13 April 2007 Oxfam survey: Financial boycott pushes Palestinians into poverty and essential services to meltdown
13 April 2007 Oxfam calls for more doctors not band aids
03 April 2007 Rich countries guilty of breaking promises as aid falls, warns Oxfam
20 March 2007 Oxfam: Spread of Free Trade Agreements threatens poor countries
15 March 2007 African farmers squeezed by subsidies and privatization efforts
12 March 2007 EU development ministers must act to stop unfair trade deals with Africa, say EU NGOs
09 March 2007 Oxfam: Urgent international action needed to boost UN Humanitarian Fund
06 March 2007 Novartis PR offensive not enough to mask its aggressive tactics – Oxfam
27 February 2007 Actor Scarlett Johansson visits India & Sri Lanka; commits to helping end poverty
21 February 2007 Aid teams ready to respond as Cyclone Favio threatens more flooding in Mozambique
21 February 2007 Scarlett Johansson visits Oxfam’s health care, education and women’s programs
21 February 2007 Middle East Quartet should end Palestinian Authority aid boycott and press Israel to release confiscated taxes
21 February 2007 Oxfam concerned over rising harassment of activists addressing impact of oil and mining in Africa
21 February 2007 Starbucks takes step towards recognizing Ethiopia's right to coffee names
16 February 2007 Scaling down the UN peacekeeping force in Congo could prolong the humanitarian crisis, Oxfam warns
15 February 2007 Oxfam: Eastern Chad must not become another Darfur
15 February 2007 Oxfam targeted with email campaign as Novartis' legal action against India approaches climax
15 February 2007 Vulture fund must not take cash from Zambia, say campaigners
14 February 2007 Oxfam flies aid to flood-hit Mozambique
14 February 2007 Oxfam and Jubilee call for action as Vulture swoops on Zambia’s cash
14 February 2007 NGOs denounce EU pressure over new African Trade deals
10 February 2007 G7 ignore aid promises to Africa
09 February 2007 Oxfam assists communities affected by Jakarta floods
08 February 2007 Oxfam calls on G7 to deliver for Africa
07 February 2007 Over a million euros a month of European aid to Palestine wasted in bank charges
01 February 2007 Oxfam: Meaningful Farm Bill reform crucial for a pro-development round
29 January 2007 Humanitarian agencies warn Darfur operations approaching breaking point
29 January 2007 Novartis lawsuit threatens access to medicines for millions
29 January 2007 Oxfam welcomes Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' intention to work with Ethiopia on coffee project
26 January 2007 Extra US aid to Afghanistan must be spent on development, not just to support military campaigns, says Oxfam
26 January 2007 Oxfam: beware the fine print – new trade offers could amount to nothing
26 January 2007 UN must not abandon the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxfam warns
23 January 2007 Oxfam: Davos meeting must signal change of direction in trade talks
20 January 2007 Oxfam International takes part in the World Social Forum’s focus on Africa
19 January 2007 Stalled Ugandan peace talks put civilians at risks warns Oxfam
12 January 2007 Oxfam: Somali organizations report of bombings targeting innocent civilians

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