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Media reactions
19 June 2012
Reacting to the draft G20 communiqué circulating on Monday 17th, Oxfam spokesperson Carlos Zarco said:
On Food:
“The G20 is falling far short of what is needed on food security. Food security was...
18 June 2012
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said today at the G20 that he expects agreement on a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) to be reached soon.Oxfam spokesperson Luc Lampriere said: “Last...
18 June 2012
Following today's donor meeting in Brussels to discuss the food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa, Oxfam deputy humanitarian director Graham MacKay said:On the humanitarian response to the current...
18 June 2012
Oxfam spokesperson Carlos Zarco said:
“Emerging economies are bailing out Europe, and they need something in return. Europe has to make room at the IMF decision-making table for the rest of the world...
13 June 2012
The European Parliament voted today on a resolution on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) that will be negotiated at a major UN conference in New York on 2 – 27 July.
The ATT is a potential ground-breaking...
6 June 2012
Today, European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger published the European Commission’s policy blueprint on the post-2020 strategy for renewable energy. EU Energy Ministers will discuss this new...
30 May 2012
In response to the FAO's report "Towards The Future We Want: End Hunger And Make The Transition to Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems", which argues that eradicating hunger should be at the...
25 May 2012
Celine Charveriat, Oxfam advocacy and campaigns director said:
“At the Bonn UN climate talks, no progress was made to deliver the financial support that the world’s poorest and most vulnerable need...
23 May 2012
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of an European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), with 487 votes in favour out of 685.
The vote took place a few hours before an EU 'growth summit' in...
15 May 2012
At the start of the latest round of UN climate talks in Bonn, EU Finance Ministers today debated the state of play of Europe’s commitment to help fight climate change in developing countries.
Lies...