In reaction to today’s military offensives in Israel and the Gaza Strip, Mustafa Tmaizi, Oxfam Acting Country Director in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel, said: “Oxfam strongly urges all parties to immediately cease all military offensives and maintain restraint to prevent further escalation of violence that will only harm innocent civilians on both sides. […]
In response to the announcement that Australia will rejoin the global Green Climate Fund, Oxfam Australia Climate Justice Strategic Lead Melissa Bungcaras said: “Oxfam welcomes the announcement yesterday that Australia will rejoin the Green Climate Fund – the major global climate finance fund supporting developing countries to respond to the impacts of the climate crisis. […]
Fresh analysis from Oxfam has found that Australia’s per capita emission levels are three times higher than what is required to avoid catastrophic climate change, as Prime Minister Albanese prepares to fly to India for the G20 Summit. This highlights that Australia must not only substantially increase our carbon pollution reduction efforts at home, but […]
Grassroots leaders from the Pacific will today call on Australian political leaders to urgently scale up their advocacy and ambitions to respond to the climate crisis at the upcoming G20 and UN Climate Ambition Meetings, as they share their firsthand experiences of the impacts of climate change at a Parliamentary event. The three community leaders […]
The Allies for Uluru, a coalition of nearly 300 social sector organisations, will be ramping up its efforts to ensure a ‘Yes’ vote for the Voice to Parliament now that a date has been set for the referendum. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today that Australians will head to the polls on Saturday, 14 October […]
In response to ALP National Conference resolution on aid budget, Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Lyn Morgain said: “We welcome the outcome today from the national conference of the ALP that the party re-commits to increasing Australia’s aid budget to 0.5% of GNI. This is an important step toward making a difference to the lives of […]
The Australian Government’s new International Development Policy enhances the role of development as a key pillar of foreign policy, however its implementation will require a clearer pathway to funding at levels that meet the growing needs, according to Oxfam Australia. The anti-poverty organisation warmly welcomes the policy’s grounding in the Sustainable Development Goals and the […]
At least five people were killed in the Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps yesterday, as the monsoon floods that hit Southern Bangladesh earlier this month caused severe landslides and left a trail of destruction. Oxfam is mounting a response to address the immediate needs of the most affected people. “Nearly 300,000 people across 60 union parishads […]
Oxfam has congratulated the Executive Lead of its First Peoples Program Ngarra Murray on her appointment as Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria. Oxfam Australia’s Chief Executive Lyn Morgain said the First Peoples’ Assembly was an important and representative body for Victoria’s First Peoples playing a critical role in the negotiation of Treaty […]
In reaction to FAO’s new “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023” report, stating that up to 783 million people faced hunger in 2022, and that 600 million persons will be chronically undernourished in 2030, Hanna Saarinen, Oxfam International Food Policy Lead said: “It is unforgivable for governments to watch billions […]