The international community should use today’s conference in Montreal, Canada, to cancel Haiti’s outstanding US $890 million international debt in the wake of the devastating earthquake, international agency Oxfam said today.
Even before the recent earthquake, Haiti was weighed down by $891 million of debts. Email the head of the IMF to demand that they cancel Haiti’s debt immediately to make sure that earthquake relief doesn’t create a new debt burden. Find out more
Responding to the Haiti earthquake has been one of the toughest challenges Oxfam has ever faced in its history of delivering aid, the international agency said today.
Oxfam staff in Haiti are providing shovels and picks for local civil workers to clear rubble to search for trapped victims in the capital, Port-au-Prince, following Tuesday’s massive earthquake.
An Oxfam staff member was killed when part of Oxfam’s office crumbled in the devastating quake that hit Haiti on Tuesday.
International aid agency Oxfam has dispatched additional emergency specialists to Haiti to bolster the agency’s response to the earthquake that struck the country on Tuesday.
Oxfam is appealing for public support as the international aid agency responds to yesterday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.
International aid agency Oxfam is responding to today’s earthquake in Haiti. Find out more
International aid agency Oxfam is responding to today’s earthquake in Haiti.
Oxfam Australia needs teams of three to race around the streets of Perth to raise money for its humanitarian aid and development work around the world.