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Today, the European Commission unveiled a package of emergency measures to curb the surge in energy prices which are hitting European consumers hard. The package includes two measures to capture extraordinary profits from energy and fossil fuel companies.

 The government of Haiti announced today that it will suspend Oxfam Great Britain’s operations in the country for two months while it investigates how Oxfam GB handled the case of some staff having used sex workers during the agency’s humanitarian response in 2011.

On 1 June 2011, Oxfam launched the GROW campaign to tackle food injustice and build a better food system.

What began as a mission to save lives has grown into a global struggle against the systems that create inequality and injustice.

A full copy of Oxfam's final internal report into allegations of sexual misconduct and other unacceptable behaviour during Oxfam’s humanitarian response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake has been made public today.

International agency Oxfam today said that the disaster in Sri Lanka was deepening as a result of a second wave of flooding in the country. One million people in Sri Lanka have already been affected by the first wave of flooding.

Oxfam is preparing to respond to Super Typhoon Haima as it heads for the northern Philippines, should assistance be requested. Millions of Filipinos could be affected if the huge storm maintained its current course.

Oxfam International has accepted the resignation of its Board chair, Dr Jemilah Mahmood, who is leaving in order to focus on a new board role outside the sector. Deputy chair Nisreen Alami will assume the chair while Oxfam pursues a new appointment.

On 22 December, at around 1am, Oxfam’s office in Al Dhale’e was hit by two RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades). One hit the roof, while the other hit the office gate. Neither of the guards on duty were injured and there were no other staff present. The offices of several other agencies in Al Dhale’e were also targeted at around the same time.

Oxfam International announced today the appointment of Amitabh Behar as its new Executive Director. Behar is a global civil society leader, with three decades of experience and extensive work on human rights, economic inequalities, governance accountability, philanthropy, democracy and social justice.