The coming week will be critical in raising money to assist the almost one billion people who go to bed hungry every night, according to a leading international aid agency.
Oxfam Australia’s 2010/11 giving trends reveal a spike in public donations in the last week of June, with last year’s June donations peaking on June 30.
As a global leader in water, sanitation and hygiene Oxfam Australia has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement today of additional funding in this area.
Oxfam Australia congratulates the Prime Minister on her appointment as co-chair of the United Nations Advocacy Group for the Millennium Development Goals.
The G20 leading economies have sidelined development and food security at their summit in Los Cabos, international agency Oxfam said today.
Pacific Brands, makers of King Gee and Hard Yakka, has put people’s lives before profits by banning the use of deadly sandblasting throughout the factories that make its denim products, Oxfam Australia said today.
The announcement today by Prime Minister Gillard and her British and Canadian counterparts, to invest in the world’s poor small-scale farmers and fishers was good news for people who make up 80 per cent of the world’s poor, international aid agency Oxfam said today.
Top Australian chefs and foodies including Kylie Kwong, Julie Goodwin and Neil Perry have teamed up with a Sri Lankan farmer to draw attention to the growing food crisis facing the world’s poorest communities.
Oxfam Trailwalker Brisbane has wrapped up for a second year, with the last team crossing the finish line at Mt Coot-tha at 7:05am this morning, 45 hours after starting out from Mt Glorious.
The first team of four has completed Oxfam’s challenging 100km charity endurance event in Brisbane, less than 12 hours after setting out from Mt Glorious.
Australia can urge the G20 to play a positive role in combating corruption around the world by taking action to increase revenue transparency in the mining sector, Oxfam Australia said today.