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Oxfam aid flight leaves for Pakistan today
Friday, 14 October 2005, 2:20 pm | Oxfam
An Oxfam aid flight carrying water tanks, blankets, and winter clothing for thousands of children left the UK for Pakistan this morning (NZ 5am). The aid flight, worth NZ$500,000, is carrying a 40 ton cargo, which will provide much needed relief for ... More >>
Winter could cut off thousands of survivors
Thursday, 13 October 2005, 3:48 pm | Oxfam
The first snows of winter fell in areas of Kashmir last night raising the prospect that thousands could be cut off from help within weeks. More >>
Bad Weather Hits Pakistan Quake Zone
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 9:33 am | Oxfam
Aid efforts continue in India and Pakistan as bad weather hits worst affected areas – concerns over possible mass movements of people More >>
NZ Trade Minister must refuse US snake oil
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 1:27 pm | Oxfam
The United States will not have to cut the subsidies it pays to farmers and could actually increase payments by more than US$8 billion, despite a supposed breakthrough offer on agricultural reform at the WTO, international agency Oxfam said today. More >>
Oxfam scales up response to earthquake
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 10:03 am | Oxfam
Oxfam's emergency response is now well underway with a planned initial budget of (NZ) $17.6 million which will be funded by our international appeal. Assessments teams have now reported back from Indian and Pakistan administered Kashmir. More >>
Oxfam scales up response to quake: water a concern
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 9:26 am | Oxfam
Oxfam's emergency response is now well underway with a planned initial budget of (NZ) $17.6 million which will be funded by our international appeal. More >>
Oxfam: 300,000 people affected by the earthquake
Monday, 10 October 2005, 10:19 am | Oxfam
Shaista Aziz, an Oxfam aid worker who is helping to coordinate the response from Islamabad said, "Following our initial assessments Oxfam is gearing up to supply emergency aid to approximately 300,000 people in some of the areas worst affected ... More >>
EU: support for international Arms Trade Treaty
Friday, 7 October 2005, 8:26 pm | Oxfam
The EU has announced for the first time that it supports the international Arms Trade Treaty. The agreement was made at the EU council meeting in Luxembourg on 03 October. More >>
Test time for Paul Wolfowitz as Bank president
Monday, 26 September 2005, 8:29 pm | Oxfam
The World Bank Annual Meetings in September must make debt cancellation top priority, says Oxfam International Advocacy Director Bernice Romero. The first test of Wolfowitz's presidency is to ensure the debt deal is agreed to this weekend (24-25 September). More >>
Groundhog Day on Debt Deal
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 9:03 pm | Oxfam
The G8 debt cancellation deal may suffer major setbacks at the World Bank and IMF annual meetings this weekend, warns international agency Oxfam. Rich country shareholders may choose to delay or dilute the landmark agreement and this will have serious consequences ... More >>
Vow to stop genocide but leave millions in poverty
Monday, 19 September 2005, 8:54 pm | Oxfam
Leaders meeting at the UN summit delivered a major breakthrough on stopping genocide but did next to nothing for the world’s poor, said international agency Oxfam today. More >>
Oxfam welcomes historic anti-genocide move by UN
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 9:15 pm | Oxfam
Leaders meeting today at the UN World Summit are poised to endorse an historic measure to help prevent future genocides, said Oxfam International today. More >>
Summit commitments on tackling poverty fall short
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 9:13 pm | Oxfam
“Leaders have dashed hopes and squandered opportunities, and empty promises cost lives,” said Kumi Naidoo of the Global Call to Action against Poverty. More >>
Oxfam urges UN Summit agreement on responsibility
Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 8:09 pm | Oxfam
On the eve of the UN World Summit, governments have been called on to endorse an historic agreement on their ‘Responsibility to Protect’ civilians and stop future genocides and other mass killings. Genocide survivors and leading international experts ... More >>
Kiwis Support Making Poverty History
Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 4:55 pm | Oxfam
More than 25,000 Kiwis are showing their support for the Make Poverty History campaign by wearing a white band. Many hundreds of people have also signed a message to all political parties to declare their support for the aims of the Make Poverty History ... More >>
Immediate action to help women & children survive
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 8:57 pm | Oxfam
For the first time, the world’s leading maternal, newborn and child health professionals have formally joined forces to step up efforts to achieve the international development goals for child and maternal health. The new partnership marks a milestone in an ... More >>
Millions of campaigners demand urgent action
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 8:51 pm | Oxfam
As leaders from 175 countries arrive for the UN Summit in New York, the world’s largest anti-poverty movement, the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP), is outraged at the lack of progress and political backtracking on poverty eradication. In last ... More >>
EU must lead the way to fight global poverty at UN
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 8:49 pm | Oxfam
Brussels, 12 September, 2005: As three European Union (EU) Commissioners and several European heads of state and governments are set to head to New York for the UN World Summit this week, international NGOs said today that Europe’s leadership is key to ... More >>
Govts running to stand still at UN negotiations
Tuesday, 13 September 2005, 8:46 pm | Oxfam
Nicola Reindorp, head of Oxfam's New York office has been lobbying at the United Nations and speaking daily to the UN Ambassadors and diplomats who are negotiating the Summit outcome document: More >>
Make or break time at UN Summit
Friday, 9 September 2005, 6:38 pm | Oxfam
With less than a week to go before the UN World Summit in New York, international agency Oxfam is very concerned that negotiations are teetering on the brink of failure because Governments are not reaching agreement on key poverty reduction measures, ... More >>
