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Oxfam - Latest News [Page 31]
What’s THAT in your coffee?
Wednesday, 5 May 2004, 3:57 pm | Oxfam
When you next buy a $3 cappuccino, the coffee farmer who grew the beans won’t even get three cents. Around 25 million coffee farmers across the world are facing economic ruin while the giant roasters make huge profits. More >>
Coffee crisis – Ethiopian gives first hand account
Thursday, 29 April 2004, 12:17 am | Oxfam
Ato (Mr) Tadesse Meskela Gudeta, agricultural economist and manager of the Oromiya Coffee Farmers’ Cooperatives Societies Union in Ethiopia, will feature in a speaking tour around New Zealand as part of Fair Trade Week – a joint initiative between Oxfam ... More >>
Oxfam welcomes news of WTO ruling on cotton
Wednesday, 28 April 2004, 11:12 am | Oxfam
Oxfam welcomes news of WTO ruling on cotton, US will have to reform its subsidy program More >>
Olympic fair play should extend to the sportswear
Thursday, 4 March 2004, 12:17 am | Oxfam
As momentum builds toward the Athens Olympic Games, it is not just athletes who are feeling the pressure. The global sportswear industry is using ruthless tactics to produce the latest fashions, made cheaper and better to ever more punishing deadlines. ... More >>
The secret (not glamorous) life of garment workers
Monday, 9 February 2004, 2:06 pm | Oxfam
Big brand companies and retailers in the fashion industry are driving down employment conditions for millions of women workers around the world, according to a new study by international agency Oxfam. More >>
Govts & Business Must Control Global Arms Trade
Tuesday, 20 January 2004, 10:01 am | Oxfam
Governments and Business must control the global arms trade - Mary Robinson speaks from World Social Forum, India More >>
Iran Earthquake: Emergency Response
Wednesday, 31 December 2003, 2:49 pm | Oxfam
The international aid agency Oxfam, is coordinating an immediate response to the humanitarian needs of people affected by the earthquake in Iran. More >>
Oxfam blames rich countries for stalemate in trade
Tuesday, 16 December 2003, 5:07 pm | Oxfam
Geneva: Oxfam today criticised the EU and US for causing the stagnation of world trade talks. Perez de Castillo, the chairman of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) announced today at a meeting in Geneva that they would not be able to relaunch negotiations ... More >>
Rethink Time on Agriculture and Hunger, says Oxfam
Monday, 1 December 2003, 9:50 am | Oxfam
Jim Sutton, Minister for Trade Negotiations, is currently chairing a major meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). But, as chair, he is sending out the wrong message. More >>
Rethink Time on Agriculture and Hunger, says Oxfam
Friday, 28 November 2003, 8:33 pm | Oxfam
Jim Sutton, Minister for Trade Negotiations, is currently chairing a major meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). But, as chair, he is sending out the wrong message. More >>
Oxfam Water for Survival Programme launched today
Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 5:42 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam New Zealand and Water for Survival have joined forces to address a growing need for basic water supplies and sanitation facilities in the poorest regions of the world. The joining creates Oxfam’s Water for Survival Programme from today. More >>
NZ Aid Agencies Join Forces For Water Aid Projects
Monday, 30 June 2003, 6:17 pm | Oxfam
Two key New Zealand aid agencies - Oxfam New Zealand and Water for Survival - have joined forces to address a growing need for basic water supplies and sanitation in the poorest regions of the world. More >>
Developing countries resist pressure on medicines
Monday, 18 November 2002, 9:47 am | Oxfam
Oxfam today blamed entrenched attitudes of rich countries such as the US, Canada, Switzerland and the European Union for failing to reach consensus on medicine prices at the trade ministers’ meeting in Sydney. More >>
Sydney Summit a step back for access to medicines
Monday, 18 November 2002, 9:46 am | Oxfam
Sydney Summit a step back for access to medicines, but it's not the end of the story More >>
Sydney Summit a step back for access to medicines
Monday, 18 November 2002, 9:46 am | Oxfam
Sydney Summit a step back for access to medicines, but it's not the end of the story More >>
The right to medicines, or the right to profit
Monday, 11 November 2002, 12:02 am | Oxfam
Trade ministers sitting down for discussions in Sydney this week could play a key role in improving access to vital medicines for millions of people across the world. More >>
What’s THAT in your coffee?
Thursday, 19 September 2002, 5:53 pm | Oxfam
What’s THAT in your coffee? “It is a great danger for us… our children do not have clothes to go to school. We don’t even have food to eat. We appeal to the world for food, support and assistance.” Hajib Mohamed Amin - Coffee farmer, Kafa province, ... More >>
Bitter coffee in Kenya... one family’s story…
Thursday, 19 September 2002, 5:22 pm | Oxfam
Stephen Mahia, 10, is one of the new generation of Kenyan children who cannot go to primary school. Ten years ago, this was almost unheard of in Murang'a District, Stephen's home, where for generations there has been a passionate hunger for education. ... More >>
About the Coffee Crisis… - Fact Sheet
Thursday, 19 September 2002, 5:16 pm | Oxfam
- 25 million coffee producers are facing a crisis in Central And South America, Africa and Asia – in total, 100 million poor people dependent on the coffee chain are affected. - The price of coffee has almost halved in the past three years to a 30-year low. ... More >>
Crumbs For The Poor
Wednesday, 4 September 2002, 1:38 pm | Oxfam
Johannesburg 3 September : After nine days of bluster the world gets some gains on a few environmental issues, and on sanitation for the poor. But over all the deal as it appears today is feeble: a triumph for greed and self-interest, a tragedy for ... More >>
