Policy update

Oxfam's analysis of policy developments on all the big issues.

The global food-price crisis, and how to prevent it

9 July 2008

Globally, food prices have risen by an average of 83 per cent over the last three years. This is due to a number of factors, including bad weather, increased demand...

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From Poverty to Power - Oxfam's major new study on poverty

8 July 2008

Every ten years or so, Oxfam produces a serious, in depth study on global poverty, and presents aruguments for the best way to tackle it. Following The Oxfam Poverty Report,...

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European trade agreements fail to live up to their promises

15 February 2008

December 2007 was the deadline for the negotiation of new trade agreements between Europe and 76 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. Oxfam has been campaigning on these agreements since...

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