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Communities in east Congo not any safer despite M23 defeat
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 2:43 pm | Oxfam
People living in North and South Kivu are still facing daily threats, extortion and violence at the hands of armed groups and government forces, despite the defeat two months ago of the rebel M23 militia, according to worldwide development organization ... More >>
Cyclone Ian expected to hit Tonga: Oxfam poised to respond
Saturday, 11 January 2014, 4:10 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam New Zealand is ready to respond to cyclone Ian which is due to hit Tonga overnight. Ian is slow moving, which leads to greater destruction, and heavy rain, strong winds, high swells and flash flooding are expected. More >>
Public needed to rescue climate deal after Warsaw fiasco
Monday, 25 November 2013, 3:06 pm | Oxfam
Only massive public pressure can rescue a climate deal, warned Oxfam today, as the Warsaw negotiations closed after a fortnight of farce and fiasco. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam said: “The Warsaw talks opened amidst the devastation ... More >>
Oxfam plans to reach 100,000 people in first phase of crisis
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:19 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam plans to provide vital assistance in the next few weeks to some 20,000 families affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The aid agency is working very closely with a multitude of partners to deliver water, basic sanitation, tents and tarpaulins for emergency ... More >>
Oxfam aid continues to reach families affected by Haiyan
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 5:17 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam continues to reach more people affected by typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines as it delivered emergency relief starting on Friday afternoon (15 November) in the northern tip of Cebu. More >>
Oxfam’s Super Typhoon Haiyan Appeal at Countdown stores
Thursday, 14 November 2013, 1:13 pm | Oxfam
From tomorrow, Friday 15 November, Countdown customers can donate to the Oxfam Super Typhoon Haiyan Appeal at any Countdown store across the country. Donations can be made in specially marked donation boxes at the checkout, or you can make a donation ... More >>
Oxfam race to reach communities devastated by Typhoon Haiyan
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 5:12 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam is gearing up its aid efforts after the Philippines has been devastated by the worst typhoon ever recorded to have hit land. Huge areas of the Philippines have been destroyed and 10 million people need urgent assistance. More >>
Poor countries left in the dark on climate finance
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 5:08 pm | Oxfam
As the UN climate change talks open in Warsaw, Oxfam is calling for clear and ambitious financial commitments that will help poor countries to reduce their emissions and cope with the dangerous impacts of climate change. More >>
Typhoon Haiyan: Utter destruction, Oxfam appeals for funds
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 5:04 pm | Oxfam
In the wake of super typhoon Haiyan, thousands are feared dead and over 4.4 million people affected across 36 provinces. An Oxfam team of aid experts assessing level of typhoon damage in Daanbantayan, the northern-most tip of Cebu mainland, said today ... More >>
Race against time to reach communities devastated by Typhoon
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 11:40 am | Oxfam
Oxfam is gearing up its aid efforts after the Philippines has been devastated by the worst typhoon ever recorded to have hit land. Huge areas of the Philippines have been destroyed and 10 million people need urgent assistance. More >>
Typhoon Haiyan: Utter destruction, Oxfam appeals for funds
Monday, 11 November 2013, 1:02 pm | Oxfam
In the wake of super typhoon Haiyan, thousands are feared dead and over 4.4 million people affected across 36 provinces. More >>
Oxfam dispatches aid experts to typhoon-hit Philippines
Sunday, 10 November 2013, 12:14 pm | Oxfam
Oxfam has dispatched a team of experts on the ground to assess the water, public health and sanitation conditions in Bohol today and another batch of teams will go to Northern Cebu, Northern and Eastern Samar and Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region. More >>
Coke announces obesity fight – what about hungry farmers?
Thursday, 25 July 2013, 10:39 am | Oxfam
Oxfam for the first time ranks Coca Cola and 9 other food and beverage giants to reveal the unacceptably high social and environmental costs in their supply chains More >>
Tax On “Private” Billions In Havens Enough to End Poverty
Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 12:43 pm | Oxfam
Tax On the “Private” Billions Now Stashed Away In Havens Enough to End Extreme World Poverty, Twice Over More >>
It’s No Accident: Oxfam Calls For Radical Change
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 1:40 pm | Oxfam
It’s No Accident: Oxfam Calls For Radical Change In Way World Deals with Ever Increasing Numbers of People At Risk of Calamity More >>
Oxfam Warns of Health Risks As Summer Approaches
Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 12:19 pm | Oxfam
Syria crisis: Funding urgently needed to provide assistance to over 1.5 million Syrian refugees More >>
NZ Parliament first to gain Fair Trade accreditation
Tuesday, 14 May 2013, 8:21 pm | Oxfam
The New Zealand Parliament has become the first Parliament in the southern hemisphere to be awarded Fair Trade accreditation. To mark the occasion, five Parliamentarians hosted an Oxfam Coffee Break today in the Grand Hall. More >>
Overtaken by Need: Syria's escalating humanitarian crisis
Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 5:27 pm | Oxfam
The world risks failing the people of Syria as the scale of suffering increases and the humanitarian fall-out from the crisis worsens by the day, warned aid agency Oxfam today. More >>
Mondelēz International: sexism in chocolate production
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 11:17 am | Oxfam
The biggest chocolate maker in the world, Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft and owner of Cadbury) has agreed to take steps to address inequality facing women in their cocoa supply chains following pressure from consumers as part of the international ... More >>
Arms Treaty Will Help Protect Communities From Violence
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 11:08 am | Oxfam
New York: Campaigners today say the vote for the first ever global treaty to bring the international arms trade under control marks “an incredible moment.” International aid agency Oxfam, a leading member of the Control Arms Coalition, says the landmark ... More >>