It’s now just 5 days to go until negotiations begin in New York for the first ever legally binding Arms Trade Treaty, to prevent arms exports from ending up in the wrong hands. Today Oxfam Australia’s Government Relations Advisor Reece Kinnane and Oxfam supporter and volunteer Melissa Gillies joined Amnesty International, Act for Peace and […]
Collecting other people's rubbish and selling it for recycling is a way of life for many women in the Indian city of Pune. Rekha's story reveals the immense challenges Pune's waste pickers face on a daily basis - and how they're fighting to improve their lives.
by Oxfam intern Jarrod Strauch Sierra Leone has held its first ever national conference on women’s property and land rights, bringing together over 160 participants to develop new strategies in fighting the denial of basic rights to Sierra Leone’s women. The conference, held between 6-8 June at the YWCA of Sierra Leone, brought together 100 […]
Once again, the Kyoto question looks set to define Australia’s international standing on climate change, explains Oxfam Australia's UN Climate Tracker Clancy Moore.
Refugee Week 2012 runs from Sunday 17 June to Saturday 23 June. Its theme is “Restoring Hope”, a reminder that refugees often leave their homes with nothing but the hope of finding a better life in another country.
'The human race is living beyond its means, and the people in my photographs are bearing the brunt of the impact,' says Oxfam Ambassador Helena Christensen. Read more about Helena's new photo-booklet 'Meltdown', released in time for the Rio+20 conference.
Our South African guests, Colette, Roseline and Gertruida, continue their Australian speaking tour in Sydney, where they meet local food producers and chefs, while spreading the word about tackling hunger the sustainable way.
While the situation remains very fragile in Mogadishu, residents are beginning to enjoy a taste of normal life - such as going to the beach for a swim. But there's still a long way to go for Somalia and its people...
Students from Cheltenham Girls High School are taking action on issues of children in detention - and proving to be leaders in their own right.
Win a prize from Oxfam’s fair trade gift range, simply by choosing one of the recipes from our online cookbook and sending us a photo of you hard at work cooking it OR a photo of the finished product.
