Some 13 million people are at severe risk from a food crisis, which is set to escalate into a full scale humanitarian emergency in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa if urgent action is not taken, international agency Oxfam warned. Oxfam Canada executive director Robert Fox said if action is taken now lives … Read more
Thousands of needless deaths occurred and millions of extra dollars were spent because the international community failed to take decisive action on early warnings of a hunger crisis in East Africa, according to a new report by the international aid agencies Oxfam and Save the Children. The report, "A Dangerous Delay," says a culture of … Read more
Oxfam Canada issued a statement on Haiti's reconstruction after the earthquake in 2010. Oxfam is urging the Haitian Government and countries that have pledged money for rebuilding to accelerate reconstruction of the country. In the report entitled "Haiti: the Slow Road to Reconstruction -Two Years after the Earthquake," Oxfam called on the Government of Haiti to implement … Read more
International climate change advisor for Oxfam Tim Gore said that Canada’s exit from the Kyoto Protocol, the one existing agreement that legally binds some countries to emission cuts targets, is an affront to the nearly one billion people who struggle every day to feed their families in the face of increasingly frequent and severe droughts, floods, heat … Read more
Oxfam Canada urged the federal government to help ensure the Green Climate Fund, aimed at helping poor countries cope with climate change, is launched with long-term financial commitments in the final deal in Durban. Policy coordinator for Oxfam Canada Mark Fried said that the poor communities where Oxfam works are reeling from the effects of climate … Read more
The 2011 G20 Summit could be a watershed for global stability and prosperity if leaders embrace innovative proposals on the table to benefit the world’s poorest citizens, says international agency Oxfam. Oxfam said G20 proposals for a broad-based tax on financial transactions and a carbon price on international shipping, with revenues dedicated to fight poverty … Read more
Oxfam Canada and Oxfam Quebec called for “bold action” in the 2012 federal budget to help alleviate world hunger. Oxfam’s pre-budget submission to Parliament outlines steps the government can take to reinforce its commitment to global food security: lift the freeze on foreign aid spending and help poor countries adapt to climate change. Oxfam Canada … Read more
Oxfam Canada said that Oct. 16, 2011 is World Food Day and that Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) should join Canadians pressing for strong coordinated international action against world hunger. Oxfam Canada urged the government to support strong action by G20 nations to stabilize global food prices, including endorsing proposals to expand emergency … Read more
Oxfam is airlifting 47 tonnes of vital water supply and hygiene materials to Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, as the aid community scales up its effort to bring relief to the drought-stricken country. Oxfam director Robert Fox is participating in the first of three flights from Nairobi, which are part of Oxfam’s efforts to control the outbreak … Read more
Oxfam Canada said it will provide urgently needed water access, livestock protection, sanitation and emergency cash for food in East Africa with $3.75 million provided by the Canadian International Development Agency. While Oxfam is assisting hundreds of thousands of people who have migrated to camps in search of survival assistance, the Canadian International Development Agency … Read more
