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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A new report on the impacts of the multi-billion dollar LNG Project in Papua New Guinea highlights the industry’s achievements in addressing social change but warns of continuing major concerns that need to be addressed, a coalition of NGOs said today.
All eyes will be on Australia’s commitment to fighting climate change at the UN meeting in Bonn this week that will see countries signalling their support for the next stage of the Kyoto Protocol.
Oxfam is calling on the International Olympics Committee (IOC) to ensure workers producing sportswear for Australia’s Olympic athletes are treated fairly, after a new report highlighted the exploitation of workers producing sportswear for the London Games.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s budget must keep her promise to the world’s poorest people, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees face desperate, life-threatening water shortages and a growing threat of fatal disease in Jamam camp in South Sudan and must be urgently moved to a new site, international agency Oxfam said today.