International aid agency Oxfam is mounting an emergency response to get aid to those affected by fresh flooding in Sindh province in Pakistan. This is the second year of flooding in Pakistan, and many of those affected had not fully recovered from last year’s mega-floods.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women of all ages and backgrounds from across the country will be at Parliament House in Canberra next week (18 – 23 September) for Oxfam’s third annual Straight Talk Summit.
Ahead of Just Jeans and Dotti’s runway show in Melbourne this Sunday, Oxfam Australia is calling on Just Group chief executive Mark McInnes to release the company’s full position on sandblasting and to commit to banning the dangerous practice.
Oxfam Australia and World Vision Australia today urged the Federal Government to support the recommendations of a new joint-agency report on South Sudan, to ensure the people of the world’s newest nation have a hopeful future.
Five hundred teams of four walked through the night in an attempt to complete the 100km Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney challenge and raise vital funds for Oxfam Australia work around the world.
This weekend Sydney will host its thirteenth Oxfam Trailwalker event which is widely regarded as one of Australia’s toughest charity challenges.
From 7am tomorrow Friday August 26 more than 2000 participants (along with another 3000 volunteers and support teams) will challenge themselves to walk or run a 100 km’s in less than 48 hours to raise vital funds for Oxfam Australia’s life-saving work around the world.
Today is World Humanitarian Day – a day set aside to honour aid workers who provide help to millions of people around the world.
But it’s also an opportunity to pause and reflect on the work we do, why we do it and more importantly how our work is changing.
International aid agency Oxfam is airlifting 47 tonnes of vital water supply and hygiene materials to Somalia’s capital Mogadishu as the aid community scales up its effort to bring relief to the drought-stricken country.
African governments must provide at least US$50 million in emergency funds for the worsening food crisis in the Horn of Africa, says a new report by the “Africans Act 4 Africa” campaign, signed by 12 Pan African networks.
Everywhere you go, climate change and the Government’s proposal to put a price on carbon pollution is being talked about. There is no doubting this is a significant issue for Australia and the world, however the conversation in Australia is laced with myths.