Reacting to the report just released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Oxfam Australia’s Climate Change Policy Advisor Dr Simon Bradshaw said:
“The latest climate science affirms what small-scale farmers around the world are telling us – that seasons are changing, and weather is increasingly extreme and unpredictable, making it tougher to feed their families.
International aid agency Oxfam Australia is urging the new Federal Government to focus on the implications of the new IPCC report for the world’s poor communities already battling the impacts of climate change.
A landmark, Australian-led resolution to tackle the devastating impacts of small arms and light weapons is expected to be adopted by the United Nations Security Council tomorrow, signalling a major step forward in international cooperation on arms control, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said.
Climate change will leave families caught in a vicious spiral of falling incomes, rising food prices, and declining quality of food, leading to a devastating impact on the health of millions, an Oxfam report warns. Oxfam’s new report Growing Disruption offers an up-to-date assessment of the links between climate change and the many causes of […]
Now down to its final week as president of the United Nations Security Council, Australia has a real chance to make its mark on the powerful body.
International development agency Oxfam Australia says the new Australian Government must ensure the fundamental purpose of Australia’s overseas aid program is to reduce poverty.
Nestle, Unilever and Coca-Cola are slowly improving their social and environmental policies since the launch of Oxfam’s Behind the Brands campaign seven months ago, while Kellogg’s remains towards the bottom of the pile.
The Behind the Brands scorecard ranks the world’s ten biggest food and drink companies on their social and environmental policies and how they conduct business in poor countries, urging them to do better to strengthen their efforts to prevent hunger, fight poverty and protect the environment.
Australian ultra-distance runner Tom Denniss is set to make history at 1:00pm today (Friday, September 13) in forecourt of the Sydney Opera House by becoming the fastest person to circumnavigate the world on foot.
Australian aid to Afghanistan should be better targeted to increasing the number of women in the Afghan police force, with a new Oxfam report showing women make up just one per cent of Afghan police.
International aid agency Oxfam Australia welcomes the incoming Coalition government and looks forward to working together on key issues to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people – both here in Australia and overseas. Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke is available for comment on federal election issues relevant to Oxfam’s […]