Oxfam welcomes Australia’s new food and water funding for world’s poor
As a global leader in water, sanitation and hygiene Oxfam Australia has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement today of additional funding in this area.
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G20 fails 1 billion hungry people worldwide – Oxfam
The G20 leading economies have sidelined development and food security at their summit in Los Cabos, international agency Oxfam said today.
Pacific Brands’ sandblasting ban puts workers’ lives before profits
Pacific Brands, makers of King Gee and Hard Yakka, has put people’s lives before profits by banning the use of deadly sandblasting throughout the factories that make its denim products, Oxfam Australia said today.
Oxfam Response to AgResults initiative to combat global hunger
The announcement today by Prime Minister Gillard and her British and Canadian counterparts, to invest in the world’s poor small-scale farmers and fishers was good news for people who make up 80 per cent of the world’s poor, international aid agency Oxfam said today.
G20 should take bold action to combat corruption: Oxfam
Australia can urge the G20 to play a positive role in combating corruption around the world by taking action to increase revenue transparency in the mining sector, Oxfam Australia said today.
G20 should take bold action to combat corruption
Australia can urge the G20 to play a positive role in combating corruption around the world by taking action to increase revenue transparency in the mining sector, Oxfam Australia said today.
Challenging the Hunger Myths: Julie Goodwin meets South African women farmers in Sydney
Join Oxfam ambassador Julie Goodwin in conversation with three inspiring women farmers from South Africa in an event, Challenging the Hunger Myths: Land Is Life, at Redfern Oval Community Centre on Tuesday 12 June at 6pm.
What works for women? Dispelling the hunger myths in the lead-up to Rio + 20
Greater investment in small-scale women farmers must be one of the outcomes of the Rio + 20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development this month if it is to have any chance of tackling global hunger, Oxfam Australia said today.
20th anniversary of Mabo decision – a time to celebrate and an opportunity to reflect on recognition of first peoples
The 20th anniversary of the landmark Mabo decision this Sunday (3 June) is an opportunity to reflect on the next stage of recognition of Australia’s first peoples – including them in Australia’s constitution, Oxfam said today.
Challenging the hunger myths
As world governments prepare to address issues of sustainable development at the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next month, join Oxfam for a conversation with inspiring small-scale women farmers from South Africa to find out how they are overcoming numerous challenges to feed their communities.