Press releases

Reform of US Cotton Subsidies Could Feed, Educate Millions in Poor West African Countries
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Pull Back on Stringent Intellectual Property Rules in Trade Deals Encouraging
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Oxfam Celebrates Win-Win Outcome for Ethiopian Coffee Farmers and Starbucks
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Starbucks and Ethiopia sign agreement; Oxfam ends campaign on Starbucks

Leading Retailers Pledge Their Gold Jewelry Will Sparkle Responsibly
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7 of top 10 U.S. Jewelry Retailers, including Wal-Mart and QVC, Support Cleaner Gold Mining; Target named a laggard

Oxfam renews call to reform International Coffee Agreement
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Oxfam Reaction to President's Budget Proposal
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Oxfam Applauds Congress for Additional Darfur Funding
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Additional $50 million in funding for African Union (AU) forces provides people of Darfur greater protection and humanitarian aid workers greater access to populations they serve.

Oxfam Calls on Mali and Gold Mining Companies to Open their Books
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Gold has surpassed cotton as main export, transparency in disclosing mining revenues missing

New Farm Bill Proposal Encouraging
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Humanitarian Agencies Warn Darfur Operations Approaching Breaking Point
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Green Mountain Joins Ethiopia Coffee Project
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UN Must Not Abandon the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxfam Warns
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International aid agency Oxfam today welcomed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and urged UN member states not to abandon the war-torn country in the wake of the recent successful elections.

Oxfam America Reaction to State of the Union Address
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Gulf Coast in a State of Emergency
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On Eve of State of the Union, Gulf Coast Hurricane Survivors Still Face Housing Emergency

Stalled Ugandan Peace Talks put Civilians at Risk Warns Oxfam
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Oxfam: Somali organizations report of bombings striking innocent civilians
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Somalia: Conflict, Flooding and Drought Deepen Humanitarian Crisis
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US Must Reform Agricultural Subsidy Program
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Cotton Subsidies Violate Trade Agreements and Hurt Poor Country Farmers

Pre-G8 Talks Go Down to Wire; Oxfam Urges Leaders to Remember Promises to Africa
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Polling Shows Strong Majority for Farm Bill Reform ? Not Status Quo ? In Freshmen Dem Districts
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