Press releases

New research reveals abuse and exploitation of migrant domestic workers in the UK
Jul 2

Another Inconvenient Truth: Biofuels drive hunger and are not the answer to climate or fuel crises says Oxfam
Jun 25

New Deal needed to stop 'age of scarcity' plunging millions into poverty
Jun 23

Oxfam celebrates its fifteenth year at Glastonbury
Jun 20

Oxfam's Barbara Stocking made Dame Commander of the British Empire
Jun 14

Rich countries offer little in latest climate change talks, Oxfam says
Jun 13

G8 nations face 'credibility crunch' as ministers meet to tackle global crises, Oxfam warns
Jun 13

Handbag mania crashes Oxfam's online shop
Jun 6

Oxfam suspends field operations in Zimbabwe
Jun 6

Rome summit 'important first step' but much more needed says Oxfam
Jun 6

Don't leave poor people vulnerable to climate change, Oxfam warns
Jun 3

Oxfam calls for radical change of approach to address food price crisis
Jun 2

Oxfam welcomes government's new AIDS strategy - but rues "missed opportunity"
Jun 2

Cluster bomb ban: commonsense and common humanity prevail say campaigners
May 30

Oxfam shops' diamond anniversary
May 30

Groundbreaking treaty banning cluster bombs agreed
May 29

Ban Ki Moon's announcement welcome but more hurdles to clear to help cyclone victims, Oxfam says
May 23

Myanmar Donor Conference must put people before political differences
May 22

"Elementary my dear Oxfam..." - Sherlock Holmes first edition sells for £15,500
May 20

Oxfam announces support for National Ethical Investment Week
May 16

Oxfam aid workers reaching remote areas affected by Chinese earthquake
May 15

Oxfam to spend £796,000 ($1.55m) on emergency relief for China earthquake
May 13

To air drop aid in Myanmar or not?
May 13

Oxfam's response to calls for aid air-drops to Myanmar/Burma
May 12

Oxfam to help local groups fight poverty in Oxford
May 12

Oxfam warns up to 1.5 million in danger if aid effort cannot reach cyclone victims
May 11

Beating poverty with style - Oxfam opens new fashion boutiques
May 8

DEC launches urgent Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone Appeal as UK charities reach thousands affected
May 7

Oxfam commits up to £250,000 for Myanmar cyclone
May 6

Oxfam calls for government action to protect vulnerable workers
May 6

After almost a year of siege Gaza closer than ever to total breakdown
May 2

Aid is not enough to address food price crisis, says Oxfam
Apr 28

Oxfam welcomes Government action on food prices, urges them to scrap biofuels targets
Apr 22

Oxfam: 'rethink unfair EU trade deals before it's too late'
Apr 21

Oxfam and CARE call for fundamental changes in tackling global hunger and food price hikes
Apr 18

Oxfam calls on Government to rethink reckless biofuels policy: British motorists unwittingly drawn into £500m biofuels fallacy
Apr 14

Oxfam criticises incoherent government policy on biofuels
Apr 10

Urgent action needed on climate and food crises at IMF World Bank meeting
Apr 10

Disasters caused by human failures not nature
Apr 10

Oxfam shop receives biggest musical donation ever
Apr 9

Intensive schedule of UN climate talks demands a bigger effort from all countries, says Oxfam
Apr 7

Rich country pledges on aid in serious doubt as spending falls for the second year
Apr 4

Aid agencies warn over 2 million people risk being cut off from assistance without more funding for vital Sudan aid flights
Mar 28

Sarkozy's plans to break promises on aid 'morally indefensible and politically inept'
Mar 26

Major donors failing Afghanistan due to $10bn aid shortfall
Mar 25

M&S partnership sends Oxfam sales and donations rocketing
Mar 7

Gaza: Humanitarian situation worst since 1967
Mar 6

DFID must do more to push for crucial World Bank reform, says Oxfam
Mar 5

Oxfam warns of dire humanitarian consequences of full scale military incursion into Gaza
Mar 3

Israeli bombs destroy Oxfam-funded health clinic in Gaza
Feb 28

Local peacebuilding urgently needed to reduce insecurity in Afghanistan, Oxfam says
Feb 28

Oxfam warns of dangers of 'food mile' fantasy
Feb 26

Give your mum the celebrity treatment this Mothers' Day with Oxfam
Feb 25

Aid to be flown in to Bolivia for flood victims in El Beni
Feb 22

Oxfam warns Europe not to repeat mistakes of Darfur in Chad
Feb 18

Three months on from Cyclone Sidr - 1.3m Bengalis face monsoon rains in temporary shelter
Feb 15

Oxfam provides aid to 20,000 flood affected people in Bolivia
Feb 14

Proposed Arms Trade Treaty now in the hands of 28 government experts - they must not fail warn campaigners
Feb 11

Oxfam response to National Audit Office report on DFID expenditure
Feb 8

Don't let the poorest pay the price of economic downturn, Oxfam warns G7
Feb 8

Oxfam's aid effort in Chad three weeks away from total shut down
Feb 8

Oxfam evacuates aid workers from Chad capital
Feb 3

Oxfam continues aid effort despite upsurge in conflict in Chad capital
Feb 2

Oxfam's concerns on Afghanistan
Jan 31

2.4billion items of unworn clothing in the British wardrobe
Jan 28

Oxfam welcomes 'Call to Action' on poverty at Davos
Jan 25

Israel's blockade poses immediate threat to the lives of Gaza's sick and elderly
Jan 25

EU must show global leadership with Energy Package
Jan 23

Oxfam calls for action on climate change at Davos
Jan 22

Gaza hours from water and sewage crisis as fuel for pumps run dry
Jan 21

Oxfam calls for an end to Gaza fighting
Jan 21

Mozambique floods under control for now, but risk of further devastation still real, alerts Oxfam International
Jan 18

M&S and Oxfam to launch 'M&S and Oxfam Clothes Exchange' - UK's biggest clothing recycling campaign
Jan 15

Oxfam International on Economic Partnership Agreements in 2008
Jan 9

Kenya crisis update
Jan 4

Kenya crisis: Statement of concern by members of the Election Violence Response Initiative (EVRI-1)
Jan 1

Reasons to feel good about supporting Oxfam
Dec 31

Oxfam will save you from your Christmas gifts of shame
Dec 28

Oxfam has helped over 2.3m people recover from the tsunami
Dec 24

Oxfam launches the ultimate charity Christmas present
Dec 22

EU trade agreements pose huge threat to development, campaigners warn
Dec 20

Oxfam's reaction to Paris conference on pledging funds for Palestine
Dec 17

Developed nations fail to lead the way in the climate change conference in Bali
Dec 15

Bangladeshi cyclone survivors face huge recovery struggle one month on
Dec 15

For aid to be effective, donors need to insist Israel changes its policies towards occupied Palestinian Territories
Dec 14

Global School Report looking at 178 countries - from Haiti to Norway
Dec 12

Oxfam dismayed by EU failure to lift trade threat on poor nations
Dec 11

The USA threatens the Bali roadmap by rejecting sufficient adaptation funding
Dec 11

400,000 lives hang in the balance as EU member states drag feet on
Dec 11

Oxfam warns of dire consequences of EU's rushed trade deals
Dec 8

US-EU trade proposal: old wine, different bottles
Dec 8

Unfair trade deals undermine partnership, says Oxfam ahead of EU-Africa summit
Dec 6

Rich countries must pay up to help poor countries adapt to climate change
Dec 4

Oxfam's Online Shop makes its first million in just three months
Dec 3

...And a rubber-Johnny in a pear tree!
Dec 1

Oxfam global ambassador Annie Lennox launches charity single for World AIDS Day
Nov 30

Oxfam says more doctors and nurses are urgently needed to address HIV and AIDS crisis
Nov 30

Oxfam International reaction to EAC-EU free trade agreement
Nov 27

Pharmaceutical industry is undermining its own future as millions of poor people denied access to medicines
Nov 27

John Lennon's Fat Budgie flies in to celebrate the Golden Anniversary of Oxfam's Christmas Cards
Nov 26

Disasters escalating four-fold as climate change hits poor hardest
Nov 25

Oxfam warns of possible Domino Effect as rumours spread that free trade deal agreed between Southern Africa and the EU
Nov 24

Oxfam, ECHO help clean up water sources in cyclone-hit districts of Bangladesh
Nov 23

A pound on your curry could help to save Bangladesh cyclone victims
Nov 22

100,000 lives saved, but the catastrophe is just beginning for Bangladesh
Nov 20

Gaza siege puts public health at risk as water and sanitation services deteriorate warns Oxfam
Nov 20

Oxfam Unwrapped lifts the lid on the need for loos this
Nov 19

Oxfam launches £2m Bangladesh Cyclone Appeal
Nov 19

Oxfam warns that rushed EU trade deals pose serious risks to poor countries' development prospects
Nov 19

Oxfam supports population affected by earthquake in northern Chile
Nov 19

Bangladesh cyclone survivors urgently need food and shelter, Oxfam says
Nov 19

Oxfam fears huge humanitarian impact as cyclone hits Bangladesh
Nov 16

Campaigners welcome Gordon Brown's commitment to arms controls but are concerned new loopholes could be created
Nov 14

Oxfam Statement to the WHO Intergovernmental Working Group on innovation and intellectual property rights
Nov 9

Bollywood legend Big B unwraps for Oxfam this Diwali
Nov 9

Stars Unite in Campaign Against Christmas Tat!
Nov 5

Most Governments at UN meeting say they want tough arms controls
Nov 2

Biofuelling Poverty - EU plans could be disastrous for poor people, warns Oxfam
Nov 1

Oxfam applauds Brown's policies on aid but argues he must show special effort on climate change and more consistent leadership on foreign policy
Oct 26

Oxfam welcomes Soil Association announcement on organic certification
Oct 25

World Development Report must galvanise greater international support for agriculture, says Oxfam
Oct 19

Over 38 million people break Guinness World Record for Stand Up and Speak Out on International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Oct 19

Oxfam says US must reform illegal cotton subsidies or lose credibility, following wto panel ruling
Oct 16

Fifteen years of conflicts have cost Africa around $300bn
Oct 11

Oxfam Mourns Death of Founder of the Modern Day Charity Shop
Oct 2

Oxfam launches the UK's biggest ever music festival
Oct 1

Stars play gigs in a charity shop to launch Oxjam month of music
Oct 1

Fair Trade banana farmers will need a year to recover from Hurricane Dean
Sep 28

Oxfam response to UK government statement on EPAs
Sep 28

Peace Talks: Northern Ugandans don't feel they are being heard
Sep 28

Oxfam response to Open Letter on EPAs from Commissioners Mandelson and Michel
Sep 27

My day at the Labour Party conference
Sep 27

Protesters unite around the world against EU's unfair Free Trade Deals
Sep 26

Oxfam's reaction to Gordon Brown's Labour Party Conference speech
Sep 24

Oxfam distributes food and water to communities devastated by Hurricane Felix
Sep 24

EU Ministers must put brakes on reckless trade deals, says Oxfam
Sep 20

Oxfam: Peru quake reconstruction effort must focus on reducing vulnerability to future disasters
Sep 14

Oxfam Emergency Response Team deployed to Sumatra Earthquake Zone in Indonesia
Sep 14

Oxfam launches first UK online charity shop
Sep 14

Oxfam launches Health and Education 'For All' Global Call to Action
Sep 13

OXFAM TO PROVIDE AID TO MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE AFTER HURRICANE FELIX HITS NICARAGUA
Sep 11

Stars play gigs in a charity shop to launch Oxjam month of music
Sep 11

Oxfam and UNISON: International Health Partnership could save millions of lives - if countries give it their full backing
Sep 5

Oxfam welcomes Brown and Merkel's health initiative for poor countries.
Aug 22

Oxfam International teams return from Peru earthquake assessment: Rural areas in desperate need of aid
Aug 18

Peru Earthquake: Oxfam team plans response focusing on water provision amid heightened security concerns
Aug 17

Peru earthquake: aftershocks continue as Oxfam International plans to target rural areas in emergency response
Aug 17

Peru earthquake: Oxfam teams on the ground assessing needs
Aug 16

Oxfam calls for radical rethink of flood policies in South Asia
Aug 13

Oxfam launches appeal for massive South Asian floods
Aug 8

Indian ruling against pharmaceutical giant Novartis a victory for public health
Aug 6

OXTRAN - Men in Frocks Flock to Oxfam Shop
Aug 4

Oxfam's response to David Cameron's visit to Afghanistan
Aug 2

Oxfam's response to UN Security resolution on Darfur
Aug 1

Oxfam response to Gordon Brown speech at UN
Jul 31

Oxfam: US-UK 'special relationship' could ease poverty and suffering
Jul 30

Nearly a third of Iraqis need immediate emergency help as conflict masks humanitarian crisis
Jul 30

UK Flooding statement
Jul 26

Oxfam launches Global Ambassadors programme, with A-listers Scarlett Johansson, Annie Lennox, Colin Firth, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Helen Mirren Topping the Bill
Jul 24

Oxfam and Xfm team up with V to give 50,000 pounds to Oxjam gig organisers
Jul 24

Fundraising Efforts Dampened as Thirty Oxfam Shops Affected by Floods
Jul 20

New numbers on agriculture inch in right direction, but WTO development deal remains a long way off
Jul 17

Pakistan Floods: Oxfam sends aid teams to coastal areas
Jul 10

Oxfam welcomes pledge of flood cash from Brown
Jul 6

Gaza refugees facing massive water cuts, disease
Jul 6

Oxfam warns poorest people hardest hit by UK floods
Jul 5

Chiquitano indigenous people receive their land ownership titles after 12 years of struggle, lawsuits and claims
Jul 3

Oxfam's reaction to new Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State for International Development
Jun 28

Over 70,000 people count at Glastonbury 2007
Jun 27

Governments show overwhelming support for Arms Treaty
Jun 26

Oxfam challenges Brown to go further on fighting poverty and injustice
Jun 26

Oxfam confirms former Top Shop director Jane Shepherdson to advise on retail development
Jun 26

Oxfam condemns the caging of Gaza
Jun 25

Exclusive negotiating process and rich country intransigence caused trade meeting breakdown; developing countries not to blame
Jun 22

Oxfam hits Glastonbury with Stella McCartney collaboration and ten tonnes of festival fashion
Jun 21

Car-jacking prompts renewed call for protection of civilians in Chad
Jun 19

Poverty, Inequality and Development in Peru
Jun 19

Oxfam: key players must put development at heart of WTO talks
Jun 19

Israeli Blockade of Gaza Must End
Jun 18

Oxfam and Stella McCartney hit Glastonbury with unique collaboration
Jun 18

Palestinian families facing a $1bn debt burden, with over half of all Palestinian families facing mounting debt since aid embargo started, says Oxfam
Jun 18

Oxfam to withdraw from Darfur's largest camp
Jun 17

G8 miss mark as 'new' announcements disguise overall failure
Jun 8

Oxfam response to G8 statement on Africa
Jun 8

Oxfam: Ocean's 13 stars donate $750,000 to Darfur
Jun 8

Oxfam calls on music fans to join the UK's biggest ever music festival
Jun 8

G8 mustn't backslide on promises to Africa warns Oxfam
Jun 7

Oxfam warns G8 on cost of inaction on climate change
Jun 7

Actor Bill Nighy visits Tanzania with Oxfam to see how G8 money can save lives
Jun 6

Killed by HIV/AIDS: the cost of G8 penny-pinching in Germany?
Jun 6

Oxfam welcomes German announcement of more aid for Africa;
Jun 1

Pre-G8 talks go down to wire; Oxfam urges leaders to remember promises to Africa
May 31

Oxfam says new World Bank President will need to prove he is right for the job
May 30

Glastonbury Festival 2007: "Together we can cool it"
May 30

DEC Darfur and Chad Crisis Appeal raises £3m
May 30

Climate change: Stop harming and start helping, Oxfam tells G8 summit
May 29

Civil Society calls on Ministers to stop unfair trade deals between Europe and Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific
May 24

UK charities join together to launch emergency appeal for Darfur and Chad
May 24

Indian cinema meets Oxfam: Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan volunteers in Oxfam shop
May 23

Oxfam: Major developing countries may lose chance to influence Arms Trade Treaty
May 23

G8 finance ministers try to duck discussion of their failure on aid to Africa
May 18

Oxfam on Tony Blair: a huge contribution on Africa and development, but successor must carry on the fight
May 10

Blair's legacy at risk as G8 countries fall short on promises, Oxfam warns
May 10

Celebrities join Glastonbury Festival Artist In Residence for Oxfam fundraiser
May 4

Starbucks and Ethiopia on the verge of coffee trademark deal
May 3

While British public generously responds, governments look away as Chad crisis worsens
May 3

Oxfam reveals £1 billion life-saving potential of british workers' salaries
Apr 27

Oxfam and Jubilee: Vulture has its wings clipped
Apr 24

Oxfam sell out of Bridal Dresses following ethical wedding boom
Apr 20

Campaigners complete first ever simultaneous lobby of all EU embassies in London to call attention to unfair trade deals
Apr 19

Campaigners mobilise in London as part of worldwide day of action against Europe's free trade deals
Apr 18

Oxfam launches £5m appeal for world's greatest humanitarian crisis
Apr 16

Oxfam Survey: Financial Boycott Pushes Palestinians into poverty and essential services to meltdown
Apr 13

Oxfam: Britain's ability to be an international force for good seriously undermined by foreign policy errors
Apr 11

Campaigners to lobby government and embassies for stop to unfair trade deals
Apr 5

Rich countries guilty of breaking promises as aid falls, warns Oxfam
Apr 3

People power delivers aid increase: British aid up but global picture is worrying, says Oxfam
Apr 2

Oxfam supported by the IIFA Awards 2007
Mar 28

Oxfam urges Starbucks to honour its claims of support for Ethiopian coffee farmers
Mar 21

Spread of Free Trade Agreements threatens poor countries
Mar 20

Gael Garcia Bernal supports Oxfam call for fair trade
Mar 20

"Green fuels" could be bad for the planet, say environmental and development groups
Mar 20

Top designers create exclusive accessory for Oxfam
Mar 19

Urgent International Action Needed to Boost UN Humanitarian Fund
Mar 9

Novartis PR offensive not enough to mask its aggressive tactics - Oxfam
Mar 6

Increased ethical concerns leave UK public unhappy with supermarket shopping
Mar 2

Actor Scarlett Johansson visits India and Sri Lanka; commits to helping end poverty
Feb 27

46 Nations commit to ban cluster bombs
Feb 23

UK should announce immediate freeze on use of cluster munitions
Feb 22

Aid teams ready to respond as Cyclone Favio threatens more flooding in Mozambique
Feb 21

Middle East Quartet should end Palestinian Authority aid boycott and press Israel to release confiscated taxes
Feb 21

Starbucks takes step towards recognizing Ethiopia's right to coffee names
Feb 21

Oxfam: Eastern Chad must not become another Darfur
Feb 19

Scaling down the UN peacekeeping force in Congo could prolong the humanitarian crisis, Oxfam warns
Feb 16

Vulture fund must not take cash from Zambia, say campaigners
Feb 15

Oxfam and Jubilee Call for Action as Vulture swoops on Zambia's Cash
Feb 15

Oxfam targeted with email campaign as Novartis' legal action against India approaches climax
Feb 15

Oxfam flies aid to flood-hit Mozambique
Feb 14

NGOs denounce EU pressure over new African Trade deals - African Union & UN conclude no region ready to sign EPA this year
Feb 14

Oxfam assists communities affected by Jakarta floods
Feb 12

Oxfam calls on G7 to deliver for Africa
Feb 9

Over a million euros a month of European aid to Palestine wasted in bank charges
Feb 7

Military attack on Iran would have disastrous consequences warns new report
Feb 5

Oxfam: Meaningful Farm Bill reform crucial for a pro-development round
Feb 1

Oxfam welcomes Green Mountain coffee roasters' intention to work with Ethiopia on coffee project
Jan 29

Six aid agencies warn Darfur operations approaching breaking point
Jan 28

Oxfam: beware the fine print - new trade offers could amount to nothing
Jan 26

Ban Ki-moon's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo : Successful
Jan 26

Now there's a second-hand car dealer you can trust: Oxfam announces move into used car sales
Jan 26

Novartis lawsuit threatens access to medicines for millions
Jan 26

Oxfam: world leaders meeting at Davos must pledge to reverse trend of falling aid to Africa
Jan 26

African Union responds to civil society report calling for AU reforms
Jan 25

Oxfam: Davos meeting must signal change of direction in trade talks
Jan 23

Oxfam International takes part in the World Social Forum's focus on Africa
Jan 22

Stalled Ugandan Peace Talks put Civilians at Risk warns Oxfam
Jan 19

Somali organisations report of bombings targeting innocent civilians
Jan 12

Tsunami two years on - a great deal achieved but more to be done says Oxfam
Dec 22

Oxfam supporters across the UK join global call for Starbucks to play fair
Dec 16

Hundreds of humanitarian workers temporarily evacuated and aid supply chains interrupted as violence worsens in eastern Chad
Dec 15

Darfur: New violence threatens world's largest aid response
Dec 15

One year on from Hong Kong: Trade talks at standstill, no progress on development
Dec 12

India, Thailand and Philippines must face down conflicts to guarantee affordable medicines
Dec 11

Oxfam delivers aid to Philippine typhoon affected areas
Dec 9

UN General Assembly votes for historic Arms Trade Treaty proposal
Dec 7

Over 25,000 landless families in Aceh still waiting for new land and homes
Dec 7

Oxfam applauds Brazilian move to give poorest countries free market access
Dec 4

Philippines typhoon: Oxfam sends out aid experts to help staff on ground
Dec 4

Oxfam: the only major high street retailer selling recycled Christmas cards
Dec 1

World AIDS Day: Oxfam calls for immediate action to prevent worsening global HIV & AIDS crisis
Dec 1

Starbucks CEO meets with Ethiopian government about ownership of coffee names
Nov 29

Seven million Afghan children missing an education, warns Oxfam ahead of NATO summit on Afghanistan
Nov 27

Oxfam calls to step up response for 70,000 tsunami survivors living in barracks in Aceh
Nov 17

Political inertia scuppers urgent action on climate change
Nov 17

Over 70,000 sign Oxfam petition calling on Starbucks to recognise Ethiopia's ownership of coffee names
Nov 16

Development should be at the forefront of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting
Nov 15

Rich countries betraying their obligations to help poor countries protect public health
Nov 14

Urgent humanitarian aid may be delayed by new violence in eastern Chad
Nov 10

Fashion Queen Victoria's visit to Oxfam creates flood of shoppers and donations
Nov 9

Oxfam calls on Starbucks to stop bullying poor people
Nov 3

Oxfam's reaction to the Stern report on climate change
Oct 30

Global hunger: act now or go home
Oct 30

Oxfam Responds to National Coffee Association and Starbucks
Oct 27

Starbucks opposes Ethiopia's plan to trademark speciality coffee names
Oct 26

Majority of world's governments vote to start work on an international Arms Trade Treaty
Oct 26

The EU must act now on Darfur as new violence cuts off thousands of civilians
Oct 20

Campaigners for an Arms Trade Treaty attempt fastest lobby of every government in the world
Oct 18

German chancellor launches new drive for Africa
Oct 18

Oxfam welcomes Ban Ki-moon as new UN Secretary General
Oct 16

Bullets reach DRC rebels, urgent call for Arms Trade Treaty
Oct 16

Millions join a global stand against poverty in world record setting attempt
Oct 13

77 governments champion resolution for an Arms Trade Treaty
Oct 12

I Count campaign - Blair's last chance to stop climate chaos
Oct 11

Earthquake survivors at risk as Himalayan winter starts early
Oct 4

Oxfam warns proposed new EU trade policy is 'development blind'
Oct 4

Global arms industry exploiting major loopholes in arms regulations
Oct 2

David and Goliath" battle over Europe's new trade deals
Sep 27

International Coffee Organisation to Review Recommendations for a Sustainable Coffee Sector
Sep 25

Global military spending set to top Cold War high as conflict causes record hunger
Sep 22

Oxfam launches emergency 365 alliance
Sep 20


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