In response to the cholera outbreak in central Haiti, International Agency Oxfam has mobilised a team of five emergency specialists to set up water, sanitation and hygiene programs for an estimated 100,000 people in a heavily affected zone.
Oxfam Ambassador, celebrity chef and restaurateur Kylie Kwong will design her own range of fair trade kitchenware, to be sold through Oxfam’s shops around Australia.
Celebrity chef and restaurateur Kylie Kwong will design her own range of fair trade kitchenware, to be sold through Oxfam’s shops around Australia. The new kitchenware range will be developed by Kylie in close collaboration with Oxfam, and crafted by one of Oxfam’s key producer partners in Vietnam, in time for Christmas next year. “When […]
Oxfam today called on the Government of Pakistan and the international community to invest in measures that reduce and manage the risk of disasters at district and community levels.
The poorest people who need the most help to adapt to a changing climate are largely being bypassed by the small amount of climate funds currently being disbursed, according to a new Oxfam report published today.
The challenge of climate change is a global one. But it is poor people in developing countries who are suffering its impacts first and worst. And they simply cannot afford to wait any longer to receive the assistance that they so desperately need.
Tianjin, China – Governments from around the world, including Australia, must design an effective fund that will help the world’s poor adapt to climate change, international aid agency Oxfam said today as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference begins in Tianjin, China.
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd’s promise to target more aid to the world’s least developed countries will mean more of Australia’s aid is going where it’s needed most, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today.
The international community has let down the millions affected by the Pakistan floods with its lukewarm response to the revised UN appeal international aid agency Oxfam said today.
Oxfam Australia has commended the Australian Government for its increased injection of aid to help stem a spiralling crisis in flood-hit Pakistan.