Progress on Indigenous health equality planning and partnership welcomed
Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s announcement that she will work with the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples was welcomed by the Close the Gap Campaign today.
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Oxfam bitterly disappointed by Coalition cuts to overseas aid
International development agency Oxfam Australia is bitterly disappointed that the Coalition has put forward a proposal to defer development assistance to Indonesia.
Oxfam Australia Executive Director Andrew Hewett says, “This is a short sighted announcement.
Oxfam urges Coalition to maintain its support for aid
International development agency Oxfam Australia has urged the Coalition to drop its reported proposal to cut $373m in overseas aid to Africa.
Six months later, Pakistan’s flood disaster threatens to worsen
The crisis in Pakistan is far from over and could get worse, international aid agency Oxfam warned today, six months on from the nation’s devastating floods.
Drought worsens crisis in Somalia
Somalia is suffering its worst drought in years and failed rains are already devastating half a million lives, international aid agency Oxfam warned today.
Humanitarian needs escalate as people start returning home in flood-affected Sri Lanka
The scale of the humanitarian challenge is only just becoming clear as many people start returning to their homes in flood-hit Sri Lanka, international aid agency Oxfam said today.
The flood crisis, caused by relentless monsoon rains in early January, is the worst natural disaster to hit the country since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Massive challenges ahead in Sri Lanka despite heavy rains subsiding
International aid agency Oxfam has been providing support to thousands caught up in Sri Lanka’s devastating floods where more than a million people have been affected.
Haitian people critical to rebuilding process
Providing more opportunities for everyday Haitians to get involved in the earthquake recovery process is critical to the successful rebuilding of the country, says international aid agency Oxfam.
Enormous challenges await South Sudan after historic referendum
South Sudan will face enormous challenges and will need long-term support from the rest of the world regardless of the outcome of this Sunday’s referendum when the citizens will decide if they remain part of Sudan, international aid agency Oxfam said today.
Haiti still in ruins a year after earthquake
In a new report released today, international aid agency Oxfam finds that almost a year after the January 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti nearly one million people are still living in tents and under tarpaulins.