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A-FAB coalition of Greenpeace, Oxfam & WWF: ASEAN must demonstrate leadership in UN climate negotiations

4 April 2011

A-FAB, ASEAN for a Fair, Ambitious and Binding Climate Deal, a regional coalition composed of Greenpeace, Oxfam and WWF, calls upon leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nations to take a higher ground in the latest rounds of UN climate negotiations that began in Bangkok today.
IMF gold sales windfall should go to poor countries in crisis, urge global development advocates

4 April 2011

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board will meet this week [6 April] to discuss how to use the extra $2.8 billion windfall it made from selling 403.3 tons of gold late last year. The windfall profits should be used to cancel the debts of poor countries facing crises outside their control.
Clock is ticking for refugees fleeing Ivory Coast

1 April 2011

More than 100,000 people have already crossed the border from Ivory Coast to Liberia and are living in dire conditions in border villages.
Oxfam statement on UK government initiated meeting on Libya

28 March 2011

The UK government is hosting an international meeting in London on 29 March on Libya.
As tensions rise in the Middle East, Oxfam calls for calm

25 March 2011

With violence escalating over the past week, now is the time for both Palestinians and Israelis to show immediate restraint, says humanitarian aid agency Oxfam. All sides must do everything they can in order to protect innocent civilians.
Poll: Majority in five major European countries back Robin Hood Tax

22 March 2011

A poll commissioned by Oxfam and carried out in six European countries found a majority of people in the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy all support a Robin Hood Tax.
Liberia: Refugee crisis needs world’s attention says Oxfam as UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits country

21 March 2011

International agency Oxfam today welcomed the visit of UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, to Liberia, as it called on the international community to pay greater attention to the worsening refugee crisis in the country.
Oxfam position on Libya following UNSC resolution 1973 of 17th March

18 March 2011

Oxfam believes that the protection of civilians is of the utmost importance and welcomes the concerns clearly expressed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the safety and welf
Tsunami appeal: Oxfam Japan to fund two partners helping mothers and babies, and non-Japanese nationals

15 March 2011

Oxfam Japan is appealing for public donations for two partner organizations, one that is assisting mothers and babies and the other providing information to non-Japanese speakers living in Japan.
Oxfam airlifts aid to refugees fleeing fighting in Ivory Coast

14 March 2011

International agency Oxfam today flew relief supplies for 70,000 people from the UK to Liberia. The aid is in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis as people continue to flee the political violence that continues to affect Ivory Coast.

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A-FAB coalition of Greenpeace, Oxfam & WWF: ASEAN must demonstrate leadership in UN climate negotiations

IMF gold sales windfall should go to poor countries in crisis, urge global development advocates

Clock is ticking for refugees fleeing Ivory Coast

Oxfam statement on UK government initiated meeting on Libya

As tensions rise in the Middle East, Oxfam calls for calm

Poll: Majority in five major European countries back Robin Hood Tax

Liberia: Refugee crisis needs world’s attention says Oxfam as UN High Commissioner for Refugees visits country

Oxfam position on Libya following UNSC resolution 1973 of 17th March

Tsunami appeal: Oxfam Japan to fund two partners helping mothers and babies, and non-Japanese nationals

Oxfam airlifts aid to refugees fleeing fighting in Ivory Coast