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Reaction To Scotland Announcement On Loss And Damage Fund

Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 11:24 am | Oxfam UK

Responding to the announcement that the Scottish Government has pledged £1 million (NZ$1.9 million) for 'loss and damage', Jamie Livingstone, Head of Oxfam Scotland, said: "The First Minister's announcement today is ground breaking recognition ... More >>

Four Billion People Threatened By Water Shortages

Saturday, 30 January 2010, 11:06 am | Oxfam UK

World leaders are set to fail their first test on climate change since Copenhagen and put the world on track for almost four degrees of warming, said Oxfam International today, ahead of the January 31 deadline for countries to submit emission reduction ... More >>

G8 Must Not Forget Poor Crippled By Food Crisis

Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 10:34 pm | Oxfam UK

Oxfam highlights that in fact Africa and other poor countries are being hit hardest by economic woes and G8 action on poverty is needed more than ever. Instead the G8 are trying to water-down previous aid commitments and are failing to tackle biofuels. More >>

Ministers are running out of opportunities

Friday, 25 May 2007, 12:05 am | Oxfam UK

Ministers are running out of opportunities to stop unfair trade deals between the EU and ACP More >>

Oxfam Calls For Multilateral Process

Thursday, 24 May 2007, 10:33 am | Oxfam UK

Development agency Oxfam International today called for countries to come out and nominate candidates for the next President of the World Bank. More >>

Action to save jobs in Fiji’s key industry

Monday, 9 August 2004, 5:55 pm | Oxfam UK

International aid agency Oxfam has today called for the New Zealand government to take urgent action to keep Fiji’s fragile garment industry alive in the face of the imminent loss of crucial trade preference arrangements with Australia. More >>

Sudan – New Zealanders respond to crisis

Thursday, 10 June 2004, 3:48 pm | Oxfam UK

While we are going about our daily lives, in the faraway country of Sudan people are dying. And the tragedy unfolding will not go away. Already, one million people have been forced to leave their homes in Darfur, Western Sudan, fleeing fighting ... More >>

South Asia Makes A Big Noise To Make Trade Fair

Wednesday, 21 January 2004, 1:32 pm | Oxfam UK

Over 1.5 million people in India and 1.2 million people in Bangladesh have protested against the international trade system and are calling on world leaders and governments to make trade fair. More >>

Rich Countries Wreck WTO Trade Talks

Monday, 15 September 2003, 10:11 am | Oxfam UK

Today, international agency Oxfam slammed the European Union and America for wrecking the WTO trade talks in Cancun. The two agricultural subsidy superpowers refused to concede any ground to developing countries on agriculture, and Europe?s attempt to ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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