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Media reactions
6 September 2012
The Food and Agricultural Organisation's Food Price Index has today revealed that global food prices have remained at peak levels. In response, Oxfam’s head of advocacy for the GROW campaign Colin...
4 September 2012
Responding to the statement from World Food Program, International Fund for Agricultural Development and Food and Agriculture Organization today which calls for urgent political action to avert a...
30 August 2012
According to the World Bank's quarterly food price watch, the prices of internationally traded maize and soybeans reached all-time peaks in July, and the price of wheat has soared to 2011 peaks.Oxfam...
22 August 2012
In response to Glencore director saying the US drought was good for business:
Jodie Thorpe, spokesperson for Oxfam’s GROW Campaign said:
"Unguarded comments from one of Glencore's top brass...
10 August 2012
In reaction to today’s USDA Crop Report, Eric Munoz, senior policy advisor for Oxfam America, made the following statement:
“Today’s gloomy USDA report confirms that the drought across America’s...
9 August 2012
Oxfam spokesperson Colin Roche said:“This is not some gentle monthly wake-up call – it’s the same global alarm that’s been screaming at us since 2008. These new figures prove that the world’s food...
1 August 2012
Oxfam spokesperson Stephen Hale said:
“If this Panel wants to be taken seriously, they need to focus on action now as well as life after 2015. There are 1146 days to go until the deadline for meeting...
28 July 2012
Anna Macdonald Head of Arms Control at Oxfam said: “Key countries have dropped the ball today and let the rest of the world down. Today was the day for political courage – not delays and dithering....
26 July 2012
New York City, 8.30pm EST Time, 26 July 2012
Anna MacDonald of Oxfam said:“There have been some improvements since the last text and the historic treaty we need is within reach.“A major problem...
24 July 2012
Reaction from the International Committeof the Red Cross
Peter Herby , Head Arms Unit, Legal Division, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (ICRC is not a Member of the Control Arms...