As crucial talks on the world’s first Arms Trade Treaty reach their final days, Oxfam Australia is calling on the Australian Government to push for a strong and effective arms treaty that will save lives.
International aid agency Oxfam Australia is calling on Australia’s political leaders to keep their aid promise to the world’s poor, after the UK Government this week announced it would meet its commitment to lift overseas aid spending to 0.7 per cent of its national income.
More than 140,000 people across Australia today will remind political leaders of their commitment to close the gap in health inequality, as critical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health funding is due to expire.
For the Arms Trade Treaty to be bulletproof, the current loopholes must be closed. Australia should not settle for a compromise deal in the interests of reaching a broad global consensus.
The Australian Government has an unprecedented opportunity at the United Nations next week to lead efforts to secure a tough, legally binding agreement to control the $60 billion a year arms trade.
Oxfam Australia is urging shoppers to put pressure on the chocolate giants as a major investigation reveals Mars, Mondelez and Nestle are buying cocoa from countries where women farmers are treated badly.
Australians want answers from food and drink companies such as Nestlé and Coca Cola, with more than three quarters of shoppers claiming they are not given enough information about where products come from, according to a new Oxfam survey.
Today’s passing of the Act of Recognition Bill through the House of Representatives is an historic moment for the nation and a great show of multi-party resolve to hold a referendum, according to Oxfam Australia.
Australians are being urged to get behind National Close the Gap Day and register an event for Thursday 21 March.
The release of a Coalition discussion paper canvassing $800 million in funding cuts reinforces that aid diversion is becoming an alarming trend in Australian politics, according to Oxfam Australia.