Multinational tax evasion is entrenching poverty and weakening developing country economies, international agency Oxfam has warned ahead of the G20 leaders meeting in Russia which is set to chart a plan for boosting global economic growth.
The Syria crisis has reached another tragic milestone, with the United Nations refugee agency today announcing the number of Syrian refugees has passed two million.
Pushing for a peaceful resolution to the Syrian conflict must be the top priority for Australia as it takes on its month-long presidency of the United Nations Security Council from today, Oxfam Australia said.
In the central north of Mozambique, there is a province known as the land of the goat, so called because of the animal’s significance for farmers and their families.
But Tete province is not just full of goats. It also possesses huge reserves of coal and iron ore deposits, and it’s where multinationals like Rio Tinto are doing business.
Oxfam is calling for volunteers to help out at its inspiring GROW Garden and stall at next month’s Floriade festival in Canberra.
The international development agency – one of two Floriade charity partners – will be showcasing its GROW campaign, which aims to raise awareness of how we can all contribute to tackling world hunger.
Oxfam Australia is urging whoever is elected on September the 7th to ramp up their ambition and build on the long-term commitment to Close the Gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality.
The 15th Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney finished this morning with three quarters of the nearly 2000 walkers completing the 100km endurance event.
Three Sydney men have finished the 100km Oxfam Trailwalker in just 12 hours and 29 minutes.
Sydney’s 15th Oxfam Trailwalker will get underway this morning, with the first gutsy walkers set to tackle the 100km trail from Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River to Mosman on Sydney Harbour.
In one of the most gruelling charity endurance challenges, 511 teams of four will walk or run 100km of rugged Sydney bush in the 15th annual Oxfam Trailwalker Sydney starting tomorrow.