Media Releases Archive: 2005

January 2005

02.01.05	Sri Lanka Disaster Update
03.01.05	OXFAM IRELAND SHOPS FLOODED WITH DONATIONS
03.01.05	Asia crisis has highlighted the suffering and deaths of tourists
04.01.05	Meeting with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern
05.01.05	ASIA TSUNAMI DISASTER
06.01.05	OXFAM URGES PUBLIC TO HOLD THEIR LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROMISES
07.01.05	Oxfam continue to be astounded with the overwhelming response from the Irish public
10.01.05	Oxfam launches emergency Oxfam Unwrapped website for tsunami survivors.
10.01.05	“Show your hand” Oxfam challenges Tsunami donors to deliver promised money
11.01.05	MENARYS AND OXFAM JOIN FORCES TO AID VICTIMS OF ASIA EARTHQUAKE
12.01.05	Debt mustn't stand in the way of recovery
12.01.05	Oxfam demands trade relief for tsunami affected countries
12.01.05	No room for complacency as humanitarian situation in Darfur remains grim, warns Oxfam
14.01.05	The public response to Oxfam's Asia floods disaster appeal has been unprecedented.
17.01.05	Oxfam calls on Government to make all Tsunami funds new money
18.01.05	Oxfam International Response to the UN Millennium Project Report
26.01.05	Oxfam at the World Social Forum: World leaders must act to make a breakthrough on poverty in 2005
26.01.05	Oxfam: UN must act to bring peace to Northern Uganda
28.01.05	CADA launches MAKE POVERTY HISTORY in Northern Ireland
28.01.05	Global poverty movement issues challenge to world leaders
31.01.05	CADA launches MAKE POVERTY HISTORY in Northern Ireland

February 2005

02.02.05	Suffering continues in Darfur
10.02.05	EU trade measures will bring some relief to poor countries but not enough:
14.02.05	EU Members List of Shame
25.02.05	Oxfam urges public to Wear the White Band to Make Poverty History
25.02.05	New figures show 'stingy' response to world's worst emergencies
26.02.05	Two months on from the Tsunami: An unprecedented humanitarian response
28.02.05	International community failing to protect civilians in Darfur, warns Oxfam

March 2005

05.03.05	CHECK OUT FAIRTRADE : High Standards. Great products. Real Change.
05.03.05	OXFAM IRELAND GOOD GOODS NOT SO GOOD CAMPAIGN
09.03.05	OXFAM MUSIC MONTH 05
22.03.05	Oxfam challenges governments - back Annan's vision, save lives
26.03.05	Three months on: New figures show Tsunami may have killed up to four times as many women as men
30.03.05	After the most recent earthquake emergency aid arrives on Nias, Indonesia

April 2005

03.04.05	Humanitarian crisis in Darfur set to continue until 2006, warns Oxfam
04.04.05	Minister Ahern opens New Look Oxfam Ireland Shop
11.04.05	G7 must act to now drop the debt
11.04.05	Ireland Exclusive: It's raining rice for Snow Patrol
28.04.05	WTO ruling on EU sugar subsidies must trigger serious reform, say Oxfam and WWF
28.04.05	The Future of Ireland's development programme.

May 2005

05.05.05	Thumbs up for the Third World Run!
12.05.05	United Nations must act to bring peace to northern Uganda
12.05.05	Goats and more go back on the shopping list!
24.05.05	Oxfam Ireland welcomes EU aid announcement on aid and urges government to make its commitment credible.
27.05.05	Tsunami five months on: new report shows tsunami is Oxfam's biggest ever aid effort

June 2005

01.06.05	Irish Campaign Welcomes Live 8
08.06.05	Minister Liz McManus opens New Look Oxfam Ireland Bray Shop
08.06.05	Fighting Crime With Comedy
15.06.05	G8 Finance Ministers deliver deal to cancel debt
15.06.05	Rich countries set to fail poor at world trade talks, warns Oxfam
22.06.05	European Commission presents its proposal for a reformed sugar regime:
25.06.05	Poorest people suffered the most from the tsunami

July 2005

04.07.05	No more excuses: evidence shows poor countries can absorb more aid now
05.07.05	Clock ticking for G8 breakthrough on Africa
12.07.05	The Dublin rally
12.07.05	Oxfam's response to the G8
21.07.05	Oxfam Ireland welcomes Irish government donation for Niger
28.07.05	Continued delays jeopardise hopes of pro-poor trade reform

August 2005

03.08.05	Rich countries ignoring food crisis in Mali
15.08.05	Oxfam: US, Brazil, India and Russia must back UN moves against genocide
15.08.05	Nomadic way of life threatened by Niger food crisis
22.08.05	Ireland must lead UN move to stop genocide

September 2005

01.09.05	Bertie Ahern must stand up to US and Non Aligned Movement's attempts to thwart UN reforms
08.09.05	Rich countries should not ignore lessons of Niger as southern Africa faces severe food shortages
14.09.05	Would you run for Oxfam Ireland in the Dublin City Marathon?
15.09.05	Oxfam Ireland disappointed at delay in delivering aid promise
15.09.05	Oxfam welcomes historic anti-genocide move at UN summit
27.09.05	Downtown Radio's Candy Devine opens New Look Oxfam Ormeau Road Shop

October 2005

10.10.05	Oxfam Ireland has today launched an emergency appeal to help the people affected by the Asian earthquake.
11.10.05	Euro 5.8 million program planned: Water an increasing concern
12.10.05	Oxfam Ireland Asia Earthquake update
15.10.05	Oxfam Ireland disappointed at delay in delivering aid promise
18.10.05	Governments have failed to effectively respond to year of disasters
18.10.05	EU Commissioners must use mandate to help the poor
18.10.05	Oxfam welcomes Government contribution to Humanitarian Disaster Fund
20.10.05	Oxfam innovates to tackle shelter crisis in earthquake zone - plus Mary McAleese today met with representatives of the main Irish agencies including Oxfam Ireland.
20.10.05	Recovery will take a long time for victims of Hurricane Stan in Guatemala
24.10.05	Oxfam calls on the world's Governments to make their military stores of winter tents available
24.10.05	Oxfam Ireland Christmas Cards
27.10.05	Oxfam: Compassion Fatigue? We don't think so

November 2005

01.11.05	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
07.11.05	World trade deal in jeopardy, nothing on table for poor countries
07.11.05	Pakistan: More could die in urban squalor than in cut off communities warns Oxfam
09.11.05	Mass Lobby for Trade Justice - Westminster
09.11.06	UN Security Council must act to protect civilians in northern Uganda as conflict kills 1,000 people every week
14.11.05	Proposed Trade Deal could make Africa poorer
15.11.07	The relief machine is in place in northern Pakistan. But lack of funds for the humanitarian effort threatens the survival of thousands of people as winter sets in.
18.11.05	UN aid operation needs urgent funding and scale up
21.11.05	Oxfam: a crucial week for trade reforms to help the poor
24.11.05	EU sugar deal ‘scandalous betrayal’ of poor countries
28.11.05	Survey carried out by Oxfam Ireland shows the high cost of panic buying
28.11.05	OXFAM REVEALS £56 MILLION COST OF CHRISTMAS 'PANIC BUYING' IN NORTHERN IRELAND
28.11.05	OXFAM IRELAND REVEALS €192 MILLION COST OF CHRISTMAS 'PANIC BUYING'
29.11.05	On eve of Clinton visit, Oxfam calls for more appropriate land for tsunami survivors
30.11.05	Exposed: EU, US paying $13 billion in illegal agricultural subsidies

December 2005

05.12.05	Oxfam tsunami report reveals biggest aid effort in history
06.12.05	A "White Band" Christmas for Oxfam Ireland Shops
07.12.05	Oxfam Ireland: Time to Act on Broken Promises for Trade Reform
12.12.05	Winter and neglect could kill thousands who survived the earthquake - Oxfam
12.12.05	Ballymoney Borough Council wins UK-wide 'Most Supportive Local Authority' award
13.12.05	Millions call on world leaders to MAKE TRADE FAIR
13.12.05	Oxfam: Rich countries offering little, asking for the moon and stars
13.12.05	Oxfam criticizes EU & US for seeking immunity from challenge at WTO
14.12.05	Oxfam report shows providing shelter is the toughest challenge one year after the tsunami
14.12.05	WTO meeting struggles on with little of substance being offered to poor countries
14.12.05	ETHICAL SHOPPING SNOWBALLS THIS CHRISTMAS
14.12.05	ETHICAL SHOPPING SNOWBALLS THIS CHRISTMAS WITH NORTHERN IRELAND LEADING THE WAY
14.12.05	OXFAM REVEALS SPENDING ON ETHICAL GIFTS IS SET TO ROCKET THIS CHRISTMAS
16.12.05	Rich countries backsliding on promises, Developing countries standing firm
18.12.05	WTO agreement a betrayal of development promises
20.12.05	One year after tsunami livelihoods recovering fast
20.12.05	Responsibility on EU and US to deliver fair trade rules for 2006
23.12.05	Lethal cold threatens earthquake victims

Media Releases Archive: 2005

January 2005

February 2005

Suffering continues in Darfur

March 2005

CHECK OUT FAIRTRADE : High Standards. Great products. Real Change.

April 2005

Humanitarian crisis in Darfur set to continue until 2006, warns Oxfam

May 2005

Thumbs up for the Third World Run!

June 2005

Irish Campaign Welcomes Live 8

July 2005

No more excuses: evidence shows poor countries can absorb more aid now

August 2005

Rich countries ignoring food crisis in Mali

September 2005

Bertie Ahern must stand up to US and Non Aligned Movement's attempts to thwart UN reforms

October 2005

Oxfam Ireland has today launched an emergency appeal to help the people affected by the Asian earthquake.

November 2005

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

December 2005

Oxfam tsunami report reveals biggest aid effort in history

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