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40,000 Kiwis take part in Oxfam’s Biggest Coffee Break
Monday, 23 May 2011, 12:16 pm | Oxfam NZ
The aroma of Fairtrade coffee looks set to linger long after Fair Trade Fortnight (May 7-22) for the thousands of Kiwis around the country who made the conscious choice to support coffee growers in the developing world by taking part in Oxfam’s Biggest ... More >>
100th Anniversary Of International Women's Day
Monday, 7 March 2011, 2:55 pm | Oxfam NZ
March 8, 2011 is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and to mark the occasion, humanitarian and development agency Oxfam is acknowledging women’s movements and the struggle for equality. More >>
Last Minute Package Breathes Life Into UN Climate Talks
Monday, 13 December 2010, 11:03 am | Oxfam NZ
The UN climate talks are off the life-support machine, following a last-minute agreement that gives the Kyoto Protocol a lifeline, says international agency Oxfam. It establishes a global Climate Fund and, while falling short of the emissions cuts needed, lays ... More >>
Agreement in Cancun
Monday, 13 December 2010, 10:56 am | Oxfam NZ
It’s midnight on Friday – so close to a done deal. I am sitting in a conference room with hundreds of people watching the end game. The contrast to the last hours of Copenhagen could not be more stark. Although it’s not everything we need, the ... More >>
Barry Coates on Penultimate Day of Cancun Climate Talks
Monday, 13 December 2010, 10:36 am | Oxfam NZ
Last night was very tense here at the climate change talks in Cancun. There is a certain rhythm when the deadline approaches. Some countries refuse to negotiate until they get their own way, playing Russian roulette and pushing the talks to the brink ... More >>
Negotiations Pick up Pace in Cancun
Monday, 6 December 2010, 9:49 am | Oxfam NZ
Negotiations have picked up pace in Cancun. But it is impossible not to feel frustrated with how long it has taken to get to this point. The problem is not just about the past few days in Cancun. Much of the past three years of negotiations has been wasted ... More >>
Barry Coates Cancun Climate Change Conference Blog 2
Friday, 3 December 2010, 12:24 pm | Oxfam NZ
The climate change talks have gotten really busy over the past two days. No midday siesta. No runs along the beach. Definitely no tequila. Only earnest conversations with government officials rushing from meeting to meeting. And lots of confusion. ... More >>
Barry Coates Remarks on Day 1 of Cancun
Wednesday, 1 December 2010, 3:59 pm | Oxfam NZ
I’m sitting in the warm evening air of Cancun after the first day of the climate change talks. It was quite a trip getting here – I came from Timor Leste and the journey took 60 hours! It was a great preparation for me to go to Timor Leste first. ... More >>
Climate Change Talks Must Deliver
Monday, 29 November 2010, 2:39 pm | Oxfam NZ
Negotiators must begin UN climate talks with far more urgency and resolve following a year of weather-related disasters, record temperatures, flooding and rising sea levels, international agency Oxfam said today. Weather-related disasters have devastated ... More >>
Brokers Without Borders: Pacific Arms Trade Report
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 12:51 pm | Oxfam NZ
Oxfam has produced this report in order to highlight the dangerous gaps that exist in the New Zealand, Pacific and global arms control systems that allow unscrupulous arms brokers to profit from the irresponsible arms trade. More >>
Oxfam's Wave of Change Highlights Climate Change
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 4:26 pm | Oxfam NZ
The international climate negotiations in Copenhagen last year were a disappointment, but that doesn’t mean the problem has gone away, or that the movement to tackle it has dissipated. From October 10-17, millions of people around the world will be ... More >>
Climate Funds Bypass Hardest Hit, New Fund Needed
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 5:32 pm | Oxfam NZ
The poorest people who need the most help to adapt to a changing climate are largely being bypassed by the small amount of climate funds now being disbursed, says a new Oxfam report published today at the UN climate change talks in Tianjin, China. More >>
AUT Students' Initiative to Stop Climate Change
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 3:11 pm | Oxfam NZ
AUT Event Production students are gearing up to support for Oxfam’s Climate Change Campaign in a unique yet fashionable way. More >>
NZ Must Play Role In Eradicating Pacific Poverty
Friday, 17 September 2010, 5:38 pm | Oxfam NZ
As NZ joins world leaders at the UN Millennium Development Goals summit in New York this month, Oxfam urges the Government to honour its promise to help lift half the world’s poorest people out of poverty by 2015, starting here in the Pacific. More >>
Pakistan Floods One Month On
Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 9:32 am | Oxfam NZ
Catastrophe increases but planning for reconstruction must begin. One month after the floods first reached disastrous levels in Pakistan, the flood waters continue to rise with 500,000 people forced to evacuate their homes in recent days. More >>
Pakistan Floods One Month On
Monday, 30 August 2010, 4:00 pm | Oxfam NZ
One month after the floods first reached disastrous levels in Pakistan, the flood waters continue to rise with 500,000 people forced to evacuate their homes in recent days. Many areas are still cut off and millions of people are in desperate need of ... More >>
Oxfam Provides Clean Water in Flood-Hit Pakistan
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 11:29 am | Oxfam NZ
Oxfam’s emergency response is underway to provide almost 400,000 people with clean water, sanitation kits and hygiene supplies. More >>
NZ Falls Further Behind In Its Overseas Aid Budget
Friday, 21 May 2010, 2:20 pm | Oxfam NZ
New Zealand has today failed to honour its promise to help the poorest communities in the world work their way out of poverty, international development agency Oxfam New Zealand says. More >>
From The Frontlines Of Climate Change
Friday, 5 March 2010, 6:16 pm | Oxfam NZ
WHAT: INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY Pelenise Alofa Pilitati lives in Kiribati , where her yard fills up with seawater everyday at high tide. Nothing grows there. More >>
Oxfam NZ: Haiti Earthquake Response
Friday, 15 January 2010, 3:24 pm | Oxfam NZ
The extent of the devastation of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti is now coming into focus,and we really need your help.Thank you to those who have already supported our response. More >>
