Oxfam has ramped up its emergency response and is assisting more than 2,250 families from communities in desperate need of access to a safe water supply and toilets, following Tropical Cyclone Winston’s arrival in Fiji. Cyclone Winston left at least 43 people dead, whole communities destroyed, and 300 schools damaged or wiped out. More than 53,000 […]
Responding to ABC’s Four Corners program, Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke said:
“Last night’s Four Corners program would have been eagerly watched by every Australian mining company CEO.
“It is a wake-up call to the industry. The vast majority of mine operations across the world have tailings dams and the most common type is similar to the one at the Samarco mine – at the centre of the disaster.”
With just under three weeks to go until the 10th anniversary of National Close the Gap Day, Oxfam is urging Australians from across the nation to get involved and register an event.
Oxfam water filtering equipment that will be vital in preventing the spread of waterborne disease in the weeks following Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston has arrived on the ground in Fiji, as Oxfam steps up its response.
Access to clean water and sanitation will be one of the greatest needs in Fiji’s Tropical Cyclone Winston response, and must be prioritised, Oxfam said today.
The Fijian Government is still trying to contact areas that haven’t been heard from since being struck by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston on the weekend.
Rip Curl manufacturing surf wear in North Korea Responding to Fairfax Media’s investigation, which today revealed Rip Curl manufactured clothes in the Democratic People’s Republic (DPR) of Korea, Oxfam Australia Chief Executive Dr Helen Szoke said: Australians would be shocked to hear that an iconic Australian brand with roots on the surf coast of Victoria has […]
As the scale of devastation wrought by Cyclone Winston in Fiji becomes apparent today, Oxfam is preparing to deploy staff to assist if needed. Oxfam’s regional director for the Pacific Rajeli Nicole, based in Suva, reported flooding and ‘terrifying winds’. “It’s very unnerving sitting in your house and hearing trees fall and crash all around […]
Oxfam stands ready to assist in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Winston, currently battering Fiji.
The Category 5 cyclone is moving west, close to Fiji’s northern islands of Taveui and Vanua Levu, with devastating wind speeds of 230 kph, gusting to more than 325 kph.
As Cyclone Winston bears down on Tonga, Oxfam is preparing a two-pronged response: assisting local communities to recover from possible cyclone damage and ensuring any spread of the Zika virus is minimised. Earlier this week, Cyclone Winston tracked closely near Vanuatu then turned towards Tonga, crossing the island of Vava’u as a Category Two, causing […]