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Australia must be a lifter, not a leaner, in Lima: Oxfam

Australia must step up to play a positive role at the UN Climate Change Negotiations in Lima, or risk falling further behind the rest of the world on climate change action. As Foreign Minister Julie Bishop arrives in Lima for the second week of talks, Oxfam is highlighting that Australia is one of the countries that has […]

Philippines assesses damage wrought by Typhoon Hagupit

As Typhoon Hagupit slowly pushes its way across the Philippines, international aid agency Oxfam is working to ensure clean water and sanitation for affected communities and the hundreds of thousands of people seeking refuge in evacuation centres.

Celebrating Oxfam’s happy helpers

Oxfam will be celebrating the invaluable contribution of its 3,983 volunteers, this International Volunteers Day on Friday 5 December.

During the 2013-14 financial year, Oxfam’s volunteers gave a staggering 86,819 hours of work to the organisation.

This equates to $2.92 million in value or 52 full-time positions.

Climate finance action plan can help seal deal for Paris

All countries must use the UN Climate Change Summit in Lima, which begins today (Monday 1 December), to resolve the impasse over ‘climate finance’, and make success possible at the critical Paris talks in December 2015, says international agency Oxfam. In a new report, Breaking the Standoff, Oxfam details how current pledges are out of […]

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