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Oxfam - Latest News [Page 22]
Indonesia earthquake: Oxfam Media Update,
Sunday, 28 May 2006, 4:25 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam's emergency teams are working around the clock to bring clean drinking water and essential supplies to thousands of people made homeless by the Yogyakarta earthquake. More >>
Gauntlet to world leaders over trade talks
Monday, 22 May 2006, 7:41 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam throws down gauntlet to world leaders over trade talks – Will they be Heroes or Zeroes? More >>
Rich country greed diminishes prospect of WTO deal
Thursday, 27 April 2006, 10:35 am | Oxfam
The chances of a trade deal being done this year that helps reduce poverty are looking increasingly slim, according to a new report released today by international agency Oxfam. More >>
Oxfam on Campus Fair Trade Fiesta
Wednesday, 26 April 2006, 1:12 pm | Oxfam
An exciting celebration and promotion of the 'Fairtrade' concept will take place at The University of Auckland as part of the nationwide Fairtrade fortnight. This runs from 29th April – 13th May, with the University's events taking place on the ... More >>
Zambia uses G8 debt for health care free for poor
Monday, 3 April 2006, 7:01 pm | Oxfam
The government of Zambia today (1 April) introduced free health care for people living in rural areas, scrapping fees which for years had made health care inaccessible for millions. More >>
Northern Uganda: Death rate is higher than Iraq
Monday, 3 April 2006, 6:59 pm | Oxfam
The current rate of death from the war in northern Uganda is three times higher than in Iraq following the Allied invasion, finds a new report released today. The release of the report comes as the UN Under-Secretary General Jan Egeland holds high-level ... More >>
OXFAM shows commitment, stamping out graft in Aceh
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 8:25 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam should be congratulated for its difficult decision in temporarily suspending part of its operations in a district of Aceh province due to corruption concerns, according to aid watchdog AID/WATCH. More >>
Global emergency fund launched today
Monday, 13 March 2006, 7:20 pm | Oxfam
Global emergency fund launched today: poor countries pledge money but richer Japan and Germany missing More >>
Hopes dwindling for trade deal that helps the poor
Monday, 13 March 2006, 7:18 pm | Oxfam
World trade talks will fail poor people unless rich countries change their offers and reduce their demands at a key meeting starting tomorrow in London, said Oxfam International today. More >>
Global emergency fund launched today
Friday, 10 March 2006, 4:41 pm | Oxfam
Developing nations Pakistan, India and Egypt have all pledged money to a global emergency fund, however, New Zealand as well as other richer donor countries Germany and Japan, have not yet given a single cent, said Oxfam today. The fund was launched today by ... More >>
Oxfam Emergency Situation Update: Phillipines
Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 5:02 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam delivers emergency supplies to thousands of people stranded by mudslides on Leyte Island, Philippines More >>
Kenyan food crisis sparks big upsurge in violence
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 3:28 pm | Oxfam
Dozens already killed, violence set to increase further The escalating food crisis in Kenya is threatening to plunge the affected region into a level of conflict that it hasn't been seen for almost a decade, warns Oxfam International today. More >>
NZ Must Avoid 'business as usual' at Trade Talks
Monday, 30 January 2006, 12:04 am | Oxfam
New Zealand, along with other rich countries, must change its attitude to world trade negotiations and show leadership to deliver reforms that lift people out of poverty, said international agency Oxfam today on the eve of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ... More >>
Five million people face daily terror in Uganda
Friday, 27 January 2006, 5:22 pm | Oxfam
As a high-level United Nations Security Council meeting today debates solutions to crises in Africa’s Great Lakes region, its first step must be to stop the deluge of weapons and protect civilians from attacks by armed groups, said international ... More >>
Oxfam reaction to Peter Mandelsons speech on trade
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 3:12 pm | Oxfam
In a speech in Berlin on January 23, European Union (EU) trade commissioner Peter Mandelson blamed countries such as Brazil and India for blocking a world trade deal, but he raised the prospect of new moves by the EU on the contentious issue of agriculture ... More >>
Eid joy scarce for earthquake survivors
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 2:49 pm | Oxfam
As the Muslim world prepares to celebrate Eid al-Adha, most of Pakistan’s earthquake survivors, left homeless and destitute after last October’s disaster, are struggling to participate in the important Islamic holiday. More >>
WTO agreement a betrayal of development promises
Monday, 19 December 2005, 1:18 pm | Oxfam
International agency Oxfam today condemned an agreement at the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Hong Kong as failing to deliver on development promises. The agreement reflected rich countries interests far more than those of developing countries and ... More >>
Oxfam response to draft WTO Ministerial text
Sunday, 18 December 2005, 3:53 pm | Oxfam
International agency Oxfam today rejected a new draft text at the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong as unacceptable and not sufficient to deliver a pro-development outcome. More >>
Rich countries backsliding on promises
Saturday, 17 December 2005, 11:55 am | Oxfam
Developing countries are rejecting bad offers from rich countries at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Hong Kong. They should maintain their firm stance and resist proposals that would exacerbate poverty, said international agency Oxfam today. More >>
Tonga set to join WTO today on “worst terms ever”
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 5:13 pm | Oxfam
The tiny island Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific is about to make history. At 6:15 pm (11.15pm NZ time) today Tonga is to join the WTO on what are arguably the worst terms ever offered to any country, according to an analysis of leaked documents ... More >>
