The international humanitarian response system will not cope with the expected rise in the number of people exposed to crises unless resources are built up closer to where disasters happen and there is more investment in preventing and reducing the risk of disasters, warned international agency Oxfam today. Read full release »
They may not smell as nice as roses, but piglets are a far more generous gift especially to families overseas in need, Oxfam Australia said today as it launched two new Oxfam Unwrapped gifts for Valentine’s Day. Read full release »
Recommendations just released by the Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples would bring Australia’s Constitution up to date and reflected the views of many Indigenous and non-Indigenous people throughout Australia, Oxfam said today. Read full release »
Thousands more lives and millions of dollars could have been saved if the international community had taken decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in East Africa, according to a new report by international aid agencies Oxfam and Save the Children. Read full release »
Six months since South Sudan’s independence, the world’s newest nation is struggling to cope with a major refugee crisis and massive internal displacement, international agency Oxfam said today. Read full release »
The reconstruction of earthquake-stricken Haiti has proceeded at “a snail’s pace” leaving more than half a million people still homeless two years later, international aid agency Oxfam said today. Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam today warned that a disease outbreak is “waiting to happen” unless authorities quickly manage the shortage of water supply and address sanitation needs. Read full release »
Cattle manure is most popular with Christmas shoppers in NSW and mosquito nets most popular with Victorians, an analysis of Oxfam Australia’s sales of its donation program Oxfam Unwrapped revealed today. Read full release »
Cows and buckets might be strange things to ask for at Christmas time, but they’re at the top of wish lists of Australian actors Mia Wasikowska (star of Alice in Wonderland, Jane Eyre and Restless) and Anna Torv (star of TV series Fringe). Read full release »
Australia's narrow foreign policy and security interests can't be the driving force behind its engagement in disaster management. Read full release »
Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations are scaled up across the region, Oxfam said today. Read full release »
Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible. Read full release »
It took the international "summit season", a visit by US President Barack Obama and the prospect of a reversal on our ban on sales of uranium to India to finally put foreign affairs on the national political landscape. Read full release »
International aid agency Oxfam says Australia must join with other countries to take strong action at this week’s climate change negotiations in Durban or risk pushing millions of people further into hunger and poverty. Read full release »
With a month until Christmas, Oxfam Australia is encouraging people to give a gift that won’t go out of style: the gift of giving. Read full release »
International development agency Oxfam Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of a Transparency Charter for Australia’s aid program. Read full release »
As more heads of state publicly support the military action in Somalia, Oxfam called on international leaders to refocus on addressing the crippling famine in the country. Read full release »
The passage of the Clean Energy Future legislation is a positive first step in catching up to other nations on tackling climate change, international aid agency Oxfam Australia said today. Read full release »
Melbourne, VIC – Melbourne and Geelong residents have the chance to buy a delivered Christmas tree, that will spread cheer right around the world while taking part in one of the city’s long-standing traditions, Oxfam Australia said today. Read full release »
The Australian Government’s announcement that it will work in partnership with the new National Health Leadership Forum (NHLF) to achieve health equality for Indigenous peoples within a generation heralds the start of a new era in Indigenous health, Oxfam Australia said today. Read full release »