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Media reactions
8 April 2011
The European Commission published today a paper on how to raise the $100 billion per year pledged by rich countries at last year’s UN climate talks in Cancun to help poor countries protect themselves...
7 April 2011
In response to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s announcement that global food prices slightly decreased last month, Oxfam’s policy advisor Luca Chinotti said:
“With many poor communities...
28 March 2011
The UK government is hosting an international meeting in London on 29 March on Libya. Up to 35 countries will discuss the implementation of the two Security Council Resolutions (1970 and 1973) on...
18 March 2011
Oxfam believes that the protection of civilians is of the utmost importance and welcomes the concerns clearly expressed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the safety and welfare of...
11 March 2011
Daniel Gorevan, Humanitarian spokesperson of Oxfam said:“We remain worried about the impact waves may have on small island states such as Tuvalu or Samoa. We have several teams and partner...
7 March 2011
Oxfam’s senior gender advisor Ines Smyth said:“The FAO’s report on women and agriculture provides valuable hard data and analysis on the critical role women play in agriculture, in the face of...
4 March 2011
Baffour Amoa, spokesperson for the Control Arms Coalition said:
“This week, governments took a big step towards the establishment of a robust treaty to regulate the international arms trade. Despite...
3 March 2011
Oxfam’s food policy adviser Thierry Kesteloot said: “The hike in food prices is deeply worrying. Millions more people are sliding into poverty as they struggle to afford basic food supplies and...
26 February 2011
Oxfam deplores the current violence against protestors in Libya which has led to many hundreds of deaths at the hands of the state security forces. All relevant actors, including the Libyan...
23 February 2011
Today Oxfam’s thoughts are with all of the people affected by the earthquake in Christchurch – those who lost their lives, those who are missing and every family and friend waiting with nervousness...