A million refugees urgently need shelter, food and water
Media reactions
16 October 2012
A ministerial meeting on volatile food prices has taken place today in Rome, alongside the annual meeting of the UN Committee on World Food Security. The meeting follows the cancellation of a Rapid...
16 October 2012
In response to the publication of UNESCO's Education For All Global Monitoring Report 2012, Sandra Dworack, education expert for Oxfam, said: "The report shows a worrying trend of stagnating aid for...
15 October 2012
Today, EU Development Ministers meeting at the Foreign Affairs Council approved conclusions on social protection in development cooperation.
International aid agency Oxfam welcomes the strong signal...
13 October 2012
Oxfam Japan Executive Director Akiko Mera said:
Gold sales profits for low-income country lending
“The news that the IMF will make $1.1 billion in gold sales profits available to low income countries...
11 October 2012
Responding to comments by Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director, endorsing moves towards a European Financial Transaction Tax, Oxfam spokesperson Sebastien Fourmy said:"It is clear that political...
11 October 2012
Oxfam spokesperson Elizabeth Stuart said:
On reform of the IMF:
“Emerging markets are right to be deeply frustrated at the pace of change. IMF governance reforms are moving far too slowly. Emerging...
11 October 2012
Oxfam spokesperson Elizabeth Stuart said:
IMF – Christine Lagarde
Courageous and cooperative action: “It’s imperative that the poorest countries are not overlooked at this meeting.Europe’s...
9 October 2012
Today, at a meeting of EU Finance Ministers in Luxembourg, Commissioner Algirdas Semeta announced that another four countries are in support of moving forward with a Financial Transactions Tax (FTT...
9 October 2012
The publication of the Food and Agriculture Organizations’ Hunger Report today revealed that almost 870 million were hungry in 2010/12 and showed a dramatic slowdown in the number of people lifted...
27 September 2012
(The ‘Friends of Yemen’ Meeting saw an additional US$1.5 Billion pledged for the Yemen’s Transition Process. This bring the total pledges since May to US$7.9 Billion)Kelly Gilbride of Oxfam said:“...