Day 1: negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty
Overview of Day 1 of the Preparatory Committee for Negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty in New York
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Bulletproof arms trade treaty needed to stop abuses
For too long, a largely unregulated arms trade has thrived on non-transparency and legal loopholes. This has created situations where corruption, impunity, diversion/theft, and unaccountability are able to run rife in many parts of the world.
Clarke & Dawes on immigration
In the midst of the current debate about immigration policy, ABC's Clarke and Dawes inject a little reason and clarity into the situation.
Hobart Makes Poverty History
Oxfam Australia facilitated a great workshop for Make Poverty History in Hobart last week.
Haiti six months on: rebuilding livelihoods
In the neighbourhood of Delmas 33 in Port-au-Prince, our community canteen projects are helping people to earn an income, and eat healthy food.
Oxfam Australia and CarriageWorks present Exchange for Change
Exchange for Change: the festival for a fashionable world without poverty
Pay to Work: Corrupt practices cause mounting frustration
The other morning I spoke with some villagers who live in the district surrounding the Ching Luh factory. They told me about a local hustler who promotes factory recruitment. Potential applicants are asked for money ranging from 2-2.5 million rupiah (equivalent to two months of a factory workers’ full time wage).
What will PM Julia Gillard do on climate change? Call her and ask!
With an election looming, do you know what the new PM is planning to do on climate change? Join 350.org and call her to ask!
Does aid work?
Oxfam GB have produced a great animation detailing the effectiveness of aid, outlining where aid has made a difference to millions of lives in many of the poorest parts of the world.
Robin Hood down – but not out – at G20 Summit
After the G8 disgracefully dropped the ball on aid at what has been dubbed the ‘Summit of shame’, the G20 have missed their chance to score against poverty by failing to move towards a Robin Hood Tax on banks.
