What people said about the Oxfam report...

"Several of the messages and warnings contained in Oxfam's report represent common goals of the international community, and should be translated into actions by governments and other actors throughout the world." - Kofi Annan, 11 April 2002

In-depth: debates around the report

• Kevin Watkins - Oxfam's senior policy advisor discusses the report live via webcam [external hyperlink - opens in new browser window]
  
• Walden Bello - dialogue between Bello and Oxfam
  
• European Commission - dialogue between EC and Oxfam
  
• Vandana Shiva - dialogue between Shiva and Oxfam, plus comments from Gavin Williams (Oxford University)
  
• Ransford Smith - comments on the report from the Jamaican Ambassador to the WTO
  
• openDemocracy.net - Kevin Watkins and Jean-Pierre Lehman debate the report [external hyperlink - opens in new browser window]
  
• Debate: The Ecologist (Watkins/Hines) - Is Oxfam right to insist that increased access to northern markets is a solution to the third world's problems? 
  
• Jeremy Hobbs - Speech by Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director of Oxfam International, to the WTO Symposium