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Impact Of Global Economic Crisis In The Pacific

Monday, 8 February 2010, 5:04 pm | Oxfam

Oxfam is calling on the New Zealand Government and the international community to rethink traditional assumptions about economies in the Pacific, in order to best support people through the global economic crisis and out of poverty. More >>

Report: Impact of the Economic Crisin in Pacific

Monday, 8 February 2010, 4:42 pm | Oxfam

Oxfam is calling on the New Zealand Government and the international community to rethink traditional assumptions about economies in the Pacific, in order to best support people through the global economic crisis and out of poverty. More >>

Four Billion People Threatened By Water Shortages

Friday, 29 January 2010, 4:05 pm | Oxfam

World leaders are set to fail their first test on climate change since Copenhagen and put the world on track for almost four degrees of warming, said Oxfam International today, ahead of the January 31 deadline for countries to submit emission reduction ... More >>

Water Is Flowing, Toughest Emergency Ever-Oxfam

Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 2:14 pm | Oxfam

Safe drinking water is flowing again at Oxfam’s water sites in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince today as fuel supplies make their way through from neighbouring Dominican Republic. More >>

UN Climate Negotiations Need Overhaul

Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 2:07 pm | Oxfam

The UN climate talks must be rescued from the shambles of Copenhagen by revolutionising the way the negotiations are carried out so that a deal can be delivered in 2010 and the chaos witnessed in Copenhagen is never repeated, said Oxfam today. More >>

Historic Moment, Historic Gathering and Cop Out

Monday, 21 December 2009, 10:42 am | Oxfam

The ‘climate deal’ announced in Copenhagen today is a triumph of spin over substance said Oxfam International. The agreement – which was announced by the US, India, China and South Africa - has not been endorsed by the EU and many other countries. More >>

Historic Moment, Historic Cop Out

Sunday, 20 December 2009, 1:39 pm | Oxfam

The ‘climate deal’ announced in Copenhagen today is a triumph of spin over substance said Oxfam International. The agreement – which was announced by the US, India, China and South Africa - has not been endorsed by the EU and many other countries. More >>

3°C Temp Rise And $100bn For Climate Finance?

Friday, 18 December 2009, 12:46 pm | Oxfam

Leaked Documents Emerged Today From The United Nations That Suggest Current Proposals For A Climate Deal Would Result In A Three Degrees Increase In The Planet's Temperature More >>

Nick Smith Tries to Redefine the Word “Fair”

Thursday, 17 December 2009, 3:02 pm | Oxfam

As Heads of State arrive in Copenhagen, the climate talks are in crisis – rather than having a few key issues to be resolved by Ministers, almost the whole agenda has been kicked up to the political level. One of the absolutely crucial pieces of ... More >>

Climate Change Undermining Human Rights

Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 2:20 pm | Oxfam

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson, former UN Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered a global verdict on the human cost of climate change yesterday. The judgment was passed at the world’s first international climate hearing, hosted by Oxfam ... More >>

Results Of Two Years Of Climate Talks

Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 11:42 am | Oxfam

The official outcome of two years of climate negotiations was released at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen today. The results of discussions in two parallel negotiating tracks showed some progress on the detail but left all the big questions unanswered, ... More >>

Copenhagen: The State Of Play

Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 1:03 pm | Oxfam

African countries suspended climate talks in Copenhagen Monday as rich countries reluctance to discuss binding emissions reductions brought chaos to the negotiations. The talks resumed after a half-day suspension. More >>

Business Leadership Vs. Business As Usual?

Monday, 14 December 2009, 3:05 pm | Oxfam

Progressive businesses must continue to speak up in support of a strong climate deal in Copenhagen or risk allowing their head-in-the-sand competitors to derail the talks, cautioned Oxfam International today. More >>

Tuvalu Action in Copenhagen – What Does It Mean?

Friday, 11 December 2009, 4:23 pm | Oxfam

Tuvalu is calling for a discussion on what form the final deal from Copenhagen will take. The small island state has put forward a proposal for a new protocol – in addition to the Kyoto Protocol – to include commitments from the US, as well as ... More >>

Private Sector Must Support of Global Climate Deal

Thursday, 10 December 2009, 3:34 pm | Oxfam

Progressive businesses must continue to speak up in support of a strong climate deal in Copenhagen or risk allowing their head-in-the-sand competitors to derail the talks, cautioned Oxfam International today, ahead of high-level events on the private sector’s ... More >>

Oxfam boss writes from Copenhagen

Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 3:57 pm | Oxfam

The Copenhagen conference has started with the intensity and sense of importance that it deserves. Already some people are wandering around ashen faced and exhausted – and it’s day one! More >>

Oxfam: The Price Of Success In Copenhagen

Monday, 7 December 2009, 2:22 pm | Oxfam

The difference between success and failure in Copenhagen could be whether warm words are backed up by the funding to protect vulnerable people from climate change and help developing countries reduce their emissions. More >>

Haka challenges leaders in Copenhagen

Monday, 7 December 2009, 12:41 pm | Oxfam

On Saturday a massive haka in Auckland challenged world leaders to seal a fair, ambitious and binding climate change deal at the upcoming UN climate change conference. The haka was led by world-renowned kapa haka group Te Puru o Tamaki and involved the ... More >>

Massive haka challenges leaders in Copenhagen

Sunday, 6 December 2009, 9:12 am | Oxfam

(Video) On Saturday a massive haka in Auckland challenged world leaders to seal a fair, ambitious and binding climate change deal at the upcoming UN climate change conference. The haka was led by world-renowned kapa haka group Te Puru o Tamaki and ... More >>

Message From The Planet And Its People: Go John Go

Monday, 30 November 2009, 4:02 pm | Oxfam

John Key yesterday repeated his unwillingness to commit to attending the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen and signalled that New Zealand may pay $30 million per year into a fund to help developing countries cope with climate change. Is this ... More >>

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