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Improved harvest forecast for Sahel region
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 4:39 pm | Oxfam
International aid agency Oxfam and leading West African farmers network ROPPA today welcomed an initial forecast of an improved harvest in the Sahel region, but warned governments and the UN that the food crisis is far from over. The organisations said ... More >>
Outcomes of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting
Saturday, 1 September 2012, 4:24 pm | Oxfam
Outcomes of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting 2012 Comment and Analysis by Oxfam New Zealand More >>
Oxfam urges more Pacific climate change financing
Friday, 31 August 2012, 9:34 am | Oxfam
Pacific Island peoples are already feeling the disrupting effects of climate change but despite financing pledges from developed nations to help communities adapt, accessing that funding poses major challenges, according to a new research report from Oxfam. ... More >>
West Africa Food Crisis Threatens Over 18 Million People
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 10:41 am | Oxfam
Fatimata Sawadogo has just won gold, but there’ll be no ceremony, no podium and no medals. Instead, the gold she’s worked for days to find, digging in the bare soil near her village in Burkina Faso, will buy a little bit of food for Fatimata ... More >>
West Africa Food Crisis Threatens Over 18 Million People
Friday, 17 August 2012, 2:32 pm | Oxfam
Fatimata Sawadogo has just won gold, but there'll be no ceremony, no podium and no medals. Instead, the gold she's worked for days to find, digging in the bare soil near her village in Burkina Faso, will buy a little bit of food for Fatimata and ... More >>
Eastern Congo Reaches New Depths Of Suffering
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 2:42 pm | Oxfam
Eastern Congo Reaches New Depths Of Suffering As Militias Take Control -- Killing, kidnapping, rape and displacement increases dramatically across the Kivus, Oxfam warns -- More >>
Down But Not Out: NZ Must Play Critical Role in Arms Treaty
Monday, 30 July 2012, 11:25 am | Oxfam
Down But Not Out: New Zealand Must Play Critical Role In Saving Arms Trade Treaty More >>
Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations Enter Final Phase
Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 12:29 pm | Oxfam
Efforts to end the irresponsible and poorly-regulated international arms trade are at risk of failure, as negotiations at the United Nations enter a critical final week, campaigners warned today. More >>
Oxfam Finds Mums Keen to Help Fix the Food System
Thursday, 19 July 2012, 9:33 am | Oxfam
Mothers across the world want to know what changes they can make to the way they buy, store and prepare food to help the environment and tackle hunger, according to a global survey released by Oxfam today. Oxfam has outlined five simple changes ... More >>
Emergency Funds Running Dry In World's Largest Refugee Camp
Tuesday, 17 July 2012, 11:42 am | Oxfam
Tens of thousands of lives at risk with money for vital services set to run out in two to three months More >>
One Year On, South Sudan Falters Under Failing Economy
Monday, 9 July 2012, 2:28 pm | Oxfam
One year after South Sudan’s independence on July 9, the young country is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of the war in 2005, under the weight of severe economic meltdown and ongoing conflict. Long-term and emergency efforts ... More >>
Aid Must Work Better For Afghans In The Next Decade
Monday, 9 July 2012, 2:13 pm | Oxfam
Development gains made in Afghanistan over the last decade are in danger of being thrown away if levels of aid fall away in conjunction with the withdrawal of international troops in 2014, Oxfam warned today. More >>
UN Zero Hunger Challenge Ray of Hope in Fight against Hunger
Monday, 25 June 2012, 1:24 pm | Oxfam
International agency Oxfam today welcomed the announcement by the UN Secretary General to create a global Zero Hunger Challenge to eliminate hunger and ensure everyone everywhere has enough to eat, while living within the earth’s limits. More >>
Oxfam: Ammunition Must Not Be Excluded From Arms Treaty
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 4:30 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam: Ammunition Must Not Be Excluded From Arms Trade Treaty Excluding ammunition from treaty would be “totally irrational” More >>
Report on LNG Project in PNG Warns of Major Challenges
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 3:05 pm | Oxfam
A new report on the impacts of the Liquefied Natural Gas Project in Papua New Guinea highlights the industry’s achievements in addressing social change but warns of continuing major concerns that need to be addressed, a coalition of NGOs said today. More >>
NZ Mired Near Bottom of Class After Budget Cuts to Aid
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 7:18 pm | Oxfam
New Zealand today failed to honour its promises to assist the poorest communities in the world work their way out of poverty by slashing $133 million from its Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) budget over the next three years, putting us even further ... More >>
It's Business Time for Bret Mckenzie with Fair Trade
Friday, 4 May 2012, 3:38 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam has extended this year’s Fair Trade Me celebrity auctions for a very special one-off auction with one half of New Zealand’s fourth most popular folk-parody duo, Oscar-winner and FIGWIT himself, Bret McKenzie. The auction launches today on ... More >>
Failure To Respond To Early Signs Of Famine Cost Lives
Wednesday, 18 January 2012, 2:00 pm | Oxfam
Thousands of needless deaths occurred and millions of extra dollars were spent because the international community failed to take decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa, according to a new report by the two international ... More >>
Oxfam: Haiti Reconstruction Proceeds at a 'Snail's Pace'
Tuesday, 10 January 2012, 4:27 pm | Oxfam
In a report released today, international agency Oxfam said reconstruction of Haiti, two years on from its devastating earthquake, has proceeded “at a snail’s pace” leaving more than half a million Haitians still homeless. More >>
Oxfam Dispatches Experts To Typhoon-Hit Philippines
Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 12:34 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam has a team of ten experts on the ground to assess the water and sanitation conditions in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City in southern Philippines, after flash floods brought on by typhoon Washi displaced at least 26,000 families and killed ... More >>
