The international humanitarian response system will not cope with the expected rise in the number of people exposed to crises unless resources are built up closer to where disasters happen and there is more investment in preventing and reducing the risk of disasters, warned international agency Oxfam today. Read full release »
Thousands more lives and millions of dollars could have been saved if the international community had taken decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in East Africa, according to a new report by international aid agencies Oxfam and Save the Children. Read full release »
Six months since South Sudan’s independence, the world’s newest nation is struggling to cope with a major refugee crisis and massive internal displacement, international agency Oxfam said today. Read full release »
The reconstruction of earthquake-stricken Haiti has proceeded at “a snail’s pace” leaving more than half a million people still homeless two years later, international aid agency Oxfam said today. Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam today warned that a disease outbreak is “waiting to happen” unless authorities quickly manage the shortage of water supply and address sanitation needs. Read full release »
Australia's narrow foreign policy and security interests can't be the driving force behind its engagement in disaster management. Read full release »
Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations are scaled up across the region, Oxfam said today. Read full release »
Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible. Read full release »
It took the international "summit season", a visit by US President Barack Obama and the prospect of a reversal on our ban on sales of uranium to India to finally put foreign affairs on the national political landscape. Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam says Australia must join with other countries to take strong action at this week’s climate change negotiations in Durban or risk pushing millions of people further into hunger and poverty. Read full release »
International development agency Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of a Transparency Charter for Australia’s aid program. Read full release »
As more heads of state publicly support the military action in Somalia, Oxfam called on international leaders to refocus on addressing the crippling famine in the country. Read full release »
The passage of the Clean Energy Future legislation is a positive first step in catching up to other nations on tackling climate change, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today. Read full release »
The Australian Government’s announcement that it will work in partnership with the new National Health Leadership Forum (NHLF) to achieve health equality for Indigenous peoples within a generation heralds the start of a new era in Indigenous health, Oxfam Australia said today. Read full release »
Oxfam is urging Prime Minister Julia Gillard to stay true to her words at CHOGM and take action to support the world’s poorest citizens at the G20 in Cannes today (3&4 Nov). Read full release »
Australians will gain a better understanding of the value of our natural resource wealth following today’s Federal Government announcement at CHOGM of a pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Read full release »
People living in resource-rich, poor countries will be better able to share in the economic wealth brought by the operations of Australian mining companies, following today’s launch of Australia’s Mining for Development Initiative. Read full release »
The new escalation in fighting and insecurity along the Kenya-Somalia border risks increasing the suffering for civilians already devastated by drought and conflict, international agency Oxfam said today, three months since famine was announced in Somalia. Read full release »
The ASX review of its disclosure rules for mining, oil and gas companies could lead to greater transparency in the sector, but should go further and include revenue transparency, Oxfam Australia said today. Read full release »
As Australians gathered at barbecues, sporting grounds, or in front of television screens across the country for Grand Final weekend, half way across the globe, the latest round of UN climate negotiations got underway without fanfare in Panama. Read full release »