World Development Report must galvanize greater international support for agriculture, says Oxfam Today’s new World Development Report must galvanize a strong response from governments and institutions to correct many years of neglect of the millions of poor people who depend on agriculture, says international agency Oxfam. Oxfam welcomes the World Bank’s report in highlighting the vital (...)

EU Ministers must put brakes on reckless trade deals EU Development Ministers meeting in Portugal this weekend should demand that the European Commission (EC) scraps current proposals for free trade deals with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries because they will undermine poverty reduction, said Oxfam (...)

Indian ruling against pharmaceutical giant Novartis a victory for public health, say leading aid and advocacy agencies Today’s verdict by an Indian court against the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is an important victory for global public health, according to aid agencies CARE International and Oxfam International, and the church-based advocacy network, the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. The decision will (...)

Small scale coffee farmers make headway in new International Coffee Charter Oxfam’s advocacy work to support the agenda of small-scale farmers and workers in the new International Coffee Agreement (ICA) came to successful conclusion last week as members of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) concluded a year and a half of negotiations. The ICA serves as the (...)

EU trade agreements pose huge threat to development, campaigners warn EU Ministers will today formally approve a market access regulation for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries with which the EC has concluded interim trade agreements. Development campaigners warn these deals may devastate livelihoods and undermine future growth. Countries that have (...)

Oxfam welcomes high-level UN push to tackle climate change Rich countries must heed the United Nation’s call for an urgent political response to tackle climate change. Oxfam is concerned that climate change is increasing poverty and vulnerability among poor people who are least responsible for the problem and least able to bear its effects. The changes (...)

Oxfam calls on EU to show flexibility in EPA negotiations Oxfam International welcomes the decision of October 5th by Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Mauritania to officially request an extension of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations into 2008. Oxfam believes that the European Union (EU) (...)

Oxfam says US must reform illegal cotton subsidies, or lose credibility, following WTO panel ruling Washington — The United States must act immediately to reform its trade distorting cotton subsidies, otherwise its credibility as an international trading partner will be undermined, and significant damage will be done to the multilateral trading system, said Oxfam today in response to a (...)

Oxfam calls on new IMF chief to set the tone on urgent reform Washington DC: As Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn takes up his position at the head of the IMF, development and aid agency Oxfam International called on him to implement much needed and long overdue institutional reforms. Oxfam called on the new managing director to show early support for (...)

Another Inconvenient Truth: Biofuels are not the answer to climate or fuel crisis says Oxfam Today’s biofuel policies are not solving the climate or fuel crises but are instead contributing to food insecurity and inflation, hitting poor people hardest, according to a new report by international agency Oxfam. In today’s report “Another Inconvenient Truth”, Oxfam calculates (...)