Press releases

The improvements for Afghan women’s rights gained over the last decade are at risk of slipping away and could be lost in a quick fix bargain for peace, Oxfam warned today.

Police abuses need to be tackled as Afghan conflict reaches tenth year.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso today threw his full support behind an EU Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) arguing that banks must make a '”contribution” back to society af

International aid agency Oxfam expressed alarm over the floods in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, as only $1.30 has been committed per person by international donors in the first 10 days of the UN appeal as opposed to $3.20 committed in the same period during last year’s floods.

Oxfam spokesperson Caroline Peace said:

 

World Development Report:

Oxfam’s Caroline Pearce said:

Kirsten Hagon, Oxfam’s Head of Office in New York said:

Oxfam spokesperson Caroline Pearce said:

 

Economic crisis and growth

Oxfam spokesperson Luc Lamprière said:

Financial transaction tax:

Kenya's Prime Minister will be the first world leader to sign a ground-breaking Charter that would make deadly food crises like the one gripping East Africa a thing of the past.