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Arms Trade Treaty
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After a decade of slow but steady improvements in the area of women’s rights, a new Oxfam report about Afghanistan warns that NATO’s impending withdrawal from the country may jeopardise this progress.
Australia stands at a critical juncture in relation to our asylum seeker policy, as we await the next steps that the Coalition and Government take in this fraught arena, writes Andrew Hewett.
Oxfam has joined with other NGOs from our Asia Pacific region in a joint statement on the Australian Government’s announcement that it intends to subvert the recent ruling by the High Court on the treatment of asylum seekers.
Oxfam Australia have joined the global campaign calling for a critique of transnational corporations that are shaping the global response to the world water crisis.
As the negotiations over the Arms Trade Treaty continue, we speak to another of the Pacific representatives – John ToGuata from Papua New Guinea – to find out what an effective ATT would mean to him.
With the Third Session of the Arms Trade Treaty PrepCom well underway, we talk to representatives from the Pacific region. Ema Tagicakibau from Fiji gives us her thoughts on progress so far.
Following its Independence ceremony on Saturday 9 July, South Sudan is officially the world’s youngest country. Aguet, a member of Oxfam’s emergency response team, describes her joy at her country’s newfound independence and her hopes for the future.