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Oxfam Supports Global Day Of Action For A Robin Hood TaX
Thursday, 17 February 2011, 10:43 am | Oxfam
February 17 marks the Global Day of Action for a Robin Hood Tax. Hundreds of campaigning organisations from over twenty countries, including Oxfam, will be calling on governments to support a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) on the millions of large transactions ... More >>
Aid Must Not be Used for Political And Military Purposes
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 2:30 pm | Oxfam
Relief agency calls on donors to allocate life-saving aid based on need not on short-term political or military gains Since 2001 there has been a growing trend of aid being used to win “hearts and minds” in conflicts. Unfortunately, this aid is often ... More >>
Oxfam says Sri Lanka flooding disaster deepens
Tuesday, 8 February 2011, 4:46 pm | Oxfam
“The situation is alarming as people who recently returned to their homes after last month’s flooding have been forced to flee again.” Thusitha Siriwardana (Oxfam’s Campaign Manager in Sri Lanka) More >>
Six Months on, Pakistan's Flood Disaster Threatens to Worsen
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 3:21 pm | Oxfam
The crisis in Pakistan is far from over and could get worse, international aid agency Oxfam warned today, six months on from the nation’s devastating floods. In a report, “Six months into the floods” the agency warned that millions of people were still ... More >>
Six Months on, Pakistan's Flood Disaster Threatens to Worsen
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 1:27 pm | Oxfam
The crisis in Pakistan is far from over and could get worse, international aid agency Oxfam warned today, six months on from the nation’s devastating floods. In a report, “Six months into the floods” the agency warned that millions of people were still ... More >>
Pakistani star to donate concert proceeds to flood relief
Friday, 14 January 2011, 11:16 am | Oxfam
International pop star and Bollywood singer Atif Aslam begins his first Australasian tour at Auckland’s Logan Campbell Centre on January 21. The Pakistani award-winning artist will donate ticket profits from the concert to support Oxfam’s work with ... More >>
Haiti: Oxfam helping more than a million people
Tuesday, 11 January 2011, 11:18 am | Oxfam
One year after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, international agency Oxfam is helping 1.2 million people affected by both the earthquake and the recent outbreak of cholera. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the public ... More >>
Enormous Challenges Await Southern Sudan After Referendum
Monday, 10 January 2011, 10:27 am | Oxfam
Southern Sudan will face enormous challenges and will need long-term support from the rest of the world regardless of the outcome of this week’s referendum, aid agency Oxfam warned today. The vote could create the world’s newest country, which ... More >>
Year of indecision leaves Haiti’s recovery at a standstill
Monday, 10 January 2011, 9:51 am | Oxfam
In a report released today, international agency Oxfam called on the Haitian authorities, with support from the international community, to move forward on plans to start rebuilding the shattered country and enable close to one million people still living ... More >>
Enormous challenges await southern Sudan
Friday, 7 January 2011, 1:35 pm | Oxfam
Southern Sudan will face enormous challenges and will need long-term support from the rest of the world regardless of the outcome of this week’s referendum, aid agency Oxfam warned today. The vote could create the world’s newest country, which ... More >>
Haiti’s recovery at a standstill
Thursday, 6 January 2011, 6:05 pm | Oxfam
In a report released today, international agency Oxfam called on the Haitian authorities, with support from the international community, to move forward on plans to start rebuilding the shattered country and enable close to one million people still living ... More >>
Add Oxfam Trailwalker To Your New Years Resolution List
Wednesday, 29 December 2010, 1:43 pm | Oxfam
As the New Year celebrations draw close, the old faithful resolution list reappears. If this year you’re after a new, exciting challenge that will help get you fit, meet new people and help fight poverty and injustice in the world then add Oxfam ... More >>
Last Minute Package Breathes Life Into UN Climate Talks
Sunday, 12 December 2010, 1:30 pm | Oxfam
The UN climate talks are off the life-support machine, following a last-minute agreement that gives the Kyoto Protocol a lifeline, says international agency Oxfam. It establishes a global Climate Fund and, while falling short of the emissions cuts needed, lays ... More >>
Will Ministers unlock the Cancun talks?
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 1:00 pm | Oxfam
Things are starting to move here in Cancun. Most of the Ministers arrived today, joining around 30 who have been around since the weekend. Some were shoulder-tapped to do consultations on key issues, including the New Zealand Minister Tim Groser, ... More >>
Concrete action within reach in Cancun
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 4:56 pm | Oxfam
Halfway through the Cancun climate talks, negotiators have an opportunity to make real progress on a fair global Climate Fund and climate finance, said Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and Honorary President of Oxfam. At a mid-way press conference ... More >>
Oxfam:This Christmas, Change the Present and Change a Future
Friday, 3 December 2010, 11:44 am | Oxfam
The holiday season is approaching and it’s looking suspiciously similar to last year…and the year before that. You’re wondering again what to get for that special someone, but coming up empty Fear not. Oxfam Unwrapped is here, ready to help you ... More >>
Climate Change Talks Must Deliver After Record Weather Year
Monday, 29 November 2010, 4:24 pm | Oxfam
Negotiators must begin UN climate talks with far more urgency and resolve following a year of weather-related disasters, record temperatures, flooding and rising sea levels, international agency Oxfam said today. Weather-related disasters have devastated ... More >>
Oxfam: Change the Present And Change a Future
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 1:01 pm | Oxfam
The holiday season is approaching and it’s looking suspiciously similar to last year…and the year before that. You’re wondering again what to get for that special someone, but coming up empty. More >>
NZ public: Protect our Pacific from Climate Change
Thursday, 18 November 2010, 9:31 am | Oxfam
Surrounded by traditional drumming, dancing, flags and signs with the names of all the Pacific Island countries on them, concerned citizens came to Parliament steps today to deliver the ‘Protect our Pacific’ petition to MPs. The petition calls ... More >>
Oxfam Doubles Cholera Response in Haiti
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, 10:49 am | Oxfam
PORT-AU-PRINCE – International agency Oxfam has doubled its cholera response since the first cases were confirmed in October in Haiti. Oxfam’s water, sanitation and hygiene education programmes are now reaching over 700,000 people in the capital ... More >>
