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.
What could you create with humble vegetables like eggplant, radishes, beetroot, capsicum and spinach?
Leading aid agency Oxfam Australia is throwing out this challenge to food lovers around Australia, to draw attention to its Stop Hunger appeal. Selected recipes will be featured in an online recipe book, alongside those of some of Australia’s leading chefs and food writers.
Oxfam Australia today welcomed Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s announcement of $16 million of funding to assist the response to the escalating humanitarian crises in West Africa and South Sudan.
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.
This Mother’s Day 1500 women will die from complications relating to pregnancy and childbirth but there is a way to help, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today.
More than a quarter of the Gillard Government’s $1.5b surplus will come from cuts to Australia’s aid program that helps the world’s poorest people, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today.
The Gillard Government’s decision to delay promised increases to Australia’s aid budget next year will have a significant impact on the lives of the world’s poorest people, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today.
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.