Land nearly nine times the size of the state of Victoria – big enough to grow food for a billion hungry people – has been sold off globally in the last decade, international aid agency Oxfam said today. In its new report, Our Land, Our Lives, Oxfam reveals the worrying rush to control the world’s farmland, and demands action to safeguard the welfare of poor and vulnerable communities.
International aid agency Oxfam Australia said Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s speech to the UN General Assembly in New York this morning has set out a strong case for Australia’s bid to secure a seat on the UN Security Council.
New research showing that climate change is already contributing to around 400,000 deaths a year due to hunger and communicable diseases highlights the devastating impact of political inaction on climate change, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today.
Oxfam Australia is calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to use her speech to the United Nations General Assembly tomorrow (Australian time) to outline her vision for Australia’s role on the UN Security Council.
If elected to the UN Security Council, what should Australia bring to the table of the most powerful body in the UN?
International aid agency Oxfam has warned that devastating floods in Niger are affecting more than 500,000 people, most of whose basic needs are not being met.
The Government’s announcement to introduce an Act of Recognition bill into Parliament to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is a welcome step on the path towards a referendum to change our Constitution, Oxfam Australia said today.
International aid agency Oxfam Australia is calling on restaurants and cafes across Australia to help tackle the world’s growing food crisis by supporting Eat Local Feed Global on Sunday 14 October.
New research shows that the full impact of climate change on future food prices is being underestimated, according to international agency Oxfam.
The Federal Government’s new 10-year program to improve the lives of women and girls in the Pacific region is an innovative approach at addressing one of the worst examples of gender inequality in the world, Oxfam Australia said today.