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31 Jan 2013

Oxfam: Unpaid corporate tax could solve global hunger with money to spare

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By Lucy Brinicombe

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30 Jan 2013

Oxfam welcomes Labour's call for global target to reduce inequality

Oxfam today welcomed a speech by Ivan Lewis, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development...

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By Jon Slater

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05 Dec 2012

Oxfam responds to Chancellor's Autumn Statement

Responding to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Chris Johnes, Oxfam's Director of UK poverty,...

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By Sarah Dransfield

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21 Nov 2012

EU aid for poorest will bear brunt of budget squeeze

The European Union should think again over changes to its proposed budget which could squeeze help...

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By Jon Slater

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20 Nov 2012

People in eastern Congo forced to fund the war that destroys their lives, says Oxfam

According to Oxfam, Congolese civilians are not only suffering  violent abuse on a massive...

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By Anna Ridout

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26 Oct 2012

Oxfam reaction to EU proposals for Doha climate talks: “The EU cannot arrive at the Doha climate talks empty-handed.”

Late last night Europe's Environment Ministers set out the EU's expectations for the UN...

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13 Jul 2012

Failure of private members Bill on aid - reaction

In response to the failure of Mark Hendrick's Private Members Bill, the International Development...

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11 Jul 2012

Welcome progress on family planning needs to be backed by improvements in public healthcare

Commenting on the Prime Minister's speech at today's DFID/Gates Family Planning Summit...

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22 Jun 2012

EU Finance Ministers break deadlock on financial transaction taxes and now must deliver for the poorest

Today EU Finance Ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, agreed to drop the idea of an EU-wide European...

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14 Jun 2012

Work no longer pays for Britons caught in "perfect storm" of falling incomes and rising costs

Charity warns "UK could return to inequality levels not seen since Victorian times" ...

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