Australians can learn about how one of our Pacific neighbours is meeting the challenge of climate change at public events around the country from next week. Oxfam and CARE International are hosting a national speaking tour with Shirley Laban and Mala Silas, two women at the frontline of efforts to tackle climate change in Vanuatu. […]
Oxfam Australia welcomed today’s commitment from General Mills to implement industry-leading measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chains and press for political action to address climate change.
More than 120,000 people who have fled their homes in Gaza due to violence face a precarious future, with the exit through Israel barred under the long-term blockade, and a closed border with Egypt preventing escape, international aid agency Oxfam said today.
Oxfam is calling on Australians to help change the world in an instant with the release of its new Instant Coffee. Oxfam Australia Trading General Manager Julia Sumner said switching everyday purchases such as coffee was the easiest way for Australians to instantly help change the world.
Oxfam Australia joins the rest of the world in mourning following the devastating tragedy and terrible loss of lives on board the Malaysia Airlines crash in the Ukraine.
Oxfam has condemned violence in Gaza and Israel and urged the international community to do everything in its power to push for a peaceful solution.
Oxfam has today called on Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to confirm there will be no further cuts to foreign aid, after suggestions the budget could be propped up by those already below the poverty line.
As Typhoon Rammasun today tears its way across the Philippines, Oxfam has warned that there are insufficient evacuation centres in the disaster-prone country to keep people safe.
In a village near Faizabad in India, 32-year-old mother of three, Manju Tiwari, works hard as a farmer, growing a wide variety of produce, including sugar cane, rice, wheat and potatoes. “Women do the majority of the work. We do domestic work and we also work in the field. We do everything but our work […]
Across the world, women continue to earn less than men and do the majority of unpaid work. An Oxfam report today finds that gender equality is far from a reality, in rich and poor countries alike. One of the most alarming figures is that at the current rate of progress, it will be 75 years […]