The world’s biggest chocolate maker, Mondelez International, has committed to address the inequality facing women cocoa farmers and workers, following pressure from consumers as part of the international aid agency Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign.
The Close the Gap Campaign has welcomed the Federal and Victorian Government announcements that they will continue to fund critical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs.
The Close the Gap Campaign has welcomed the Federal and Victorian Government announcements that they will continue to fund critical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health programs. Campaign Co- Chair Mick Gooda has however called on those attending today’s COAG meeting to come together to forge a new agreement. “The $1.6 billion that made up […]
Federal, state and territory governments must recommit to crucial Indigenous health funding at this Friday’s COAG meeting, to ensure improvements in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health can continue, Oxfam Australia said today.
The continued decline in aid spending to help the world’s poor, according to new figures released overnight, underscores the need for Australia to keep its promise to increase support for the world’s poorest people, Oxfam said today.
International aid agency Oxfam says today’s landmark vote at the United Nations for the first ever global treaty to control the international arms trade is a significant step in helping to protect people and communities from armed violence.
Australia has joined 11 other countries in calling on the UN General Assembly to adopt an Arms Trade Treaty as soon as possible, after Syria, Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea today blocked efforts to secure a deal at a global conference in New York.
People rushing into stores this week to stock up on Cadbury Easter bunnies and eggs for their loved ones should know the chocolate giant has so far ignored consumers around the globe who are calling on it to do better by the women who grow its cocoa.
Oxfam Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Karrina Nolan as National Manager of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’s Program (ATSIPP).
Pressure is mounting on Cadbury’s parent company Mondelez International after a major consumer campaign targeting the big chocolate companies yesterday led to Nestle and Mars committing to tackle the hunger, poverty and inequality faced by the women who grow their cocoa.