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Old money & false promises for tsunami countries?
Wednesday, 5 January 2005, 12:59 am | Oxfam
Rich countries urged to deliver full package of aid, trade and debt for tsunami countries More >>
Oxfam Tsunami Update January 4 2005
Tuesday, 4 January 2005, 3:23 pm | Oxfam
Below is an update on Oxfam's work across the affected countries: In Sri Lanka, eleven tonnes of emergency water and sanitation equipment has arrived in the east coast town of Trincomalee and is being set up to provide vital clean drinking water to ... More >>
Oxfam: Aid effort cranks into gear
Tuesday, 4 January 2005, 3:17 pm | Oxfam
International agency Oxfam continues to fly in supplies and staff in response to the Asia crisis and is now seeing the aid delivery making a real difference to the lives of thousands of people hit by the disaster. More >>
Oxfam Has Sent Kiwi Engineers to Aceh
Tuesday, 4 January 2005, 11:29 am | Oxfam
Oxfam New Zealand is deploying two New Zealand engineers up into the disaster-struck region of Aceh, Indonesia. The engineers, Dave Neru of Wellington and Les Collins of Queenstown, left Auckland at 15.10 Monday January 3 and are expected to arrive ... More >>
New Year’s revelers gave generously to Appeal
Monday, 3 January 2005, 9:55 am | Oxfam
Oxfam fundraisers at public celebrations Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on Friday night were pleased with the public response to their presence. Many people commented that they were grateful to have the opportunity to donate, according to ... More >>
US-led tsunami "core group" must support UN
Saturday, 1 January 2005, 7:34 pm | Oxfam
International agency Oxfam today welcomed the statement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell that the US-led "core group" initiative to respond to the Asia tsunami disaster would support the United Nations, rather than duplicate its ... More >>
Oxfam mobilises in the disaster area
Friday, 31 December 2004, 11:07 am | Oxfam
International agency Oxfam has recorded an overwhelmingly generous response across the globe for the millions affected by the Tsunami – as of 6am this morning, Oxfam had raised a record $22.5 million dollars and donations continue to pour in. More >>
Call for volunteers as Oxfam phones run hot
Friday, 31 December 2004, 9:58 am | Oxfam
Such is the response from New Zealanders wanting to donate to the Asian tsunami recovery effort that an urgent call is going out for volunteers in the Wellington area to answer the phones for aid organisation Oxfam New Zealand. More >>
Coordinated Relief Effort Vital Says Oxfam
Thursday, 30 December 2004, 11:01 am | Oxfam
Relief operations by staff of international agency Oxfam are underway in four of the countries worst hit by the massive tsunami wave. Oxfam has hired a ferry in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka to get supplies to communities cut off by the tsunami. With 27 tonnes of ... More >>
Tsunami Appeal: Oxfam praises generous Kiwis
Wednesday, 29 December 2004, 10:44 am | Oxfam
Oxfam is appealing for $500,000 from the New Zealand public to help prevent the spread of disease and save the lives of those most in need in the wake of the Boxing Day quake. More >>
Oxfam cargo plane leaving for disaster zone
Wednesday, 29 December 2004, 9:54 am | Oxfam
Oxfam is sending a chartered plane load of emergency aid supplies to Sri Lanka and Indonesia. The loading will start from shortly after midnight Tuesday/Wednesday (New Zealand time) and the plane will depart London the following day to Colombo, Sri ... More >>
Oxfam mobilises in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and India
Tuesday, 28 December 2004, 11:08 am | Oxfam
As the death toll from the massive earthquake in South Asia climbs to over 23,000, international agency Oxfam is mobilising resources for a rapid response in the worst affected areas, despite widespread destruction of infrastructure that is hampering ... More >>
Oxfam responds to South Asia Disaster
Monday, 27 December 2004, 12:48 am | Oxfam
International agency Oxfam reports that Sri Lanka is likely to be among the worst affected by the devastating floods that have followed the massive earthquake in South Asia. According to initial estimates 5,000 people may have been killed, 200,000 directly ... More >>
Oxfam: Rich Countries’ Scrooge Act Costs The Poor
Monday, 6 December 2004, 3:10 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam: Rich Countries’ Scrooge Act Costs The Poor Photo: Oxfam campaigners dressed as scrooges in front of Big Ben, wearing masks of Tony Blair, George Bush etc More >>
UNSC gets failing grade on 2004 African conflicts
Monday, 22 November 2004, 5:25 pm | Oxfam
The UN Security Council has failed so far this year to respond adequately to conflicts in Africa, states a new report card released by international agency Oxfam today. Oxfam is urging the Council to put this record behind them as they meet in Nairobi ... More >>
Humanitarian access in Darfur 'fast falling apart'
Friday, 19 November 2004, 9:49 am | Oxfam
Achievements on humanitarian access in Darfur 'fast falling apart' Renewed insecurity stops Oxfam delivering vital aid to 200,000 people More >>
Oxfam appeals to help the forgotten millions
Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 3:34 pm | Oxfam
Donor governments are today being urged to pledge US $1.7 billion to the United Nations annual humanitarian appeal and help save the lives of millions trapped in 14 forgotten crises around the globe, by international agency Oxfam. More >>
Civilian populations held captive in Darfur
Friday, 5 November 2004, 3:17 pm | Oxfam
More than a hundred thousand people are essentially being held captive by armed militias in West Darfur, international aid agency Oxfam reports today. More >>
Oxfam’s Fairtrade message is a powerful brew
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 2:22 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam’s campaign to mainstream Fairtrade coffee in New Zealand is already having a significant impact on coffee roasters’ purchasing decisions, six months after its launch. Twelve roasters now offer Fairtrade certified coffee in New Zealand. This ... More >>
Where’s the moral fibre?
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 2:07 pm | Oxfam
International agency Oxfam is concerned that the United States is fighting on to protect its massive cotton subsidy programme, which is causing suffering to millions of poor African farmers. More >>
