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“Oxfam welcomes any fall in the number of hungry people. This is proof that we can make great strides in eradicating global hunger.
The failure to extend the ceasefire will cost more lives and further endanger innocent civilians who deserve much better from their political leadership.
Reacting to the appointment of Staffan de Mistura as new UN peace envoy o
Oxfam warned today that any further escalation in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel will have devastating humanitarian consequences for civilians.
In response to the UN's review of funds needed for Syria and the regional refugee crisis today, Andy Baker, who leads Oxfam's response to the crisis in Syrian and Iraq, said:
The support required to get 57 million children into primary school fell more than a billion dollars short of its target – that’s the disappointing outcome of the Global Partnershi
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today publishes a major new report on global corporate taxation: “Spillov
Oxfam welcomes today's World Bank report 'Clima
Reacting to the largest number of displaced people in world since the Second World War, Shannon Scribner, Oxfa
International agency Oxfam today flew out a seven strong team of experts to Iraq to set up an aid program to help thousands of people forced to flee their homes in recent days.
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