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Media reactions
29 November 2011
In response to the World Meteorological Organization’s statement that 2011 was the warmest La Niña year on record, Kelly Dent, policy advisor for Oxfam said:
“2011 was a year marked by weather...
24 November 2011
International aid agency Oxfam is deeply concerned about the escalating violence witnessed across Egypt and strongly condemns the excessive use of force by Egyptian security forces against peaceful...
24 November 2011
Oxfam today called on governments to inject significant levels of aid into Yemen so that the country's poorest and most vulnerable benefit from this tentative move to reform.
Yemen's step towards an...
21 November 2011
Oxfam is extremely concerned about the humanitarian impact of any foreign military intervention in Somalia – no matter who it involves – as it is taking place at a time when humanitarian needs are...
18 November 2011
In response to the FSNAU announcement that areas of Somalia have shown some improvement, Oxfam's Country Director for Somalia, Senait Gebregziabher, said:
"Any improvement to the humanitarian...
18 November 2011
Oxfam response to the Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (launched...
14 November 2011
Oistein Thorsen, humanitarian campaigner at Oxfam International said:"This recent international focus on one of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups is hugely significant."Oxfam works with people in...
9 November 2011
In response to donor commitments announced at the Global Partnership for Education replenishment meeting in Copenhagen today, Oxfam’s Education Policy Advisor, Katie Malouf Bous, said:
“Oxfam...
8 November 2011
EU Finance Ministers today adopted a report on Europe’s progress towards its share of the $30 billion promised by rich countries at the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit to help poor countries adapt to...
4 November 2011
Oxfam spokesperson Luc Lampriere said: "The principle of a multilateral convention on tax is welcome -- but it must make it possible for poor countries to recoup the 125 billion Euros in tax...