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Responding to the release of the second Climate Vulnerability Monitor report on the side-lines of the UN General Assembly today, Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Dir

The International Monetary Fund has announced that its Executive Board has approved a package of governance reforms intended to give emerging economies a bigger say in the institution.

The fact that the IMF is proposing that adaptation efforts are funded by grants rather than loans is positive. But this will only work if developed countries ensure the money is there to resource this vital assistance to vulnerable countries.

Reacting to the latest developments in Turkey and at the border with Greece, Oxfam’s Europe migration campaign manager Evelien van Roemburg said: “Governments are using people fleeing violence and persecution as pawns in a political game to avoid taking responsibility. There is no justification for the decision by the EU and the Greek government to leave people stranded in a no-man’s land at their borders without access to food, shelter and medical…

There is a real risk that the OECD’s proposal on the application of a new minimum corporate tax rate will only benefit a handful of mainly rich countries where multinational companies are headquartered. Countless other rich and poor countries where these corporations do business will not be able to recover lost taxes.

Oxfam spokesperson Caroline Peace said:   World Development Report:

Today the Presidents of the three Ebola affected countries and senior figures from the UN, African Union and EU gathered in Brussels to discuss how to eradicate the virus and how to address recovery needs. In response to the outcomes, Debbie Hillier, Oxfam’s policy lead on Ebola, said:  “Today’s conference was a useful first step on the long road to recovery but much more needs to be done."Donors have pledged to make children in Liberian schools safer and healthier post-Ebola with clean water and proper sanitation – they should now step up in the same…

Oxfam spokesperson Luc Lampriere reacting to President Sarkozy today:

The liquidator of the Oxfam Foundation in Poland, with its registered office in Kraków, at ul. Stefana Rogozińskiego 6, 31-559 Kraków, entered in the National Court Register under KRS number 0000970025 in the register of associations, other social and professional organisations, foundations and independent public healthcare institutions, NIP 6762617587, REGON 522032243, hereby gives notice that, pursuant to a statement by the Founder’s Representative dated 28 June 2026, the Foundation has been dissolved…

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