News & Media

Options running out for 37,000 refugees in South Sudan’s Jamam camp, Oxfam warns

April 27, 2012

Tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees face desperate, life-threatening water shortages and a growing threat of fatal disease in Jamam camp in South Sudan and must be urgently moved to a new site, international agency Oxfam said today. As conflict spreads along the border between Sudan and South Sudan, there are fears more refugees could arrive in a camp already stretched beyond its limits and unable to cope with further influx.

Agencies warn millions to go hungry in West Africa unless funding gap filled

April 23, 2012

Millions of people across the Sahel region of West and Central Africa will be left hungry in the coming months unless multi-million dollar funding shortage for crisis response is filled, coalition of aid agencies warn.

Military action against LRA rebels risks new wave of retaliations, charities warn

April 20, 2012

Renewed military action against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) risks triggering further devastation for local people in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, and South Sudan unless more is done to protect civilians and prevent retaliations by one of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups, local and international organisations warned today.

Risky business: Intermediary lending and development finance

April 19, 2012

This briefing paper highlights the increasing use by development finance institutions of financial intermediaries to channel their funding. It identifies features of this lending and the implications for affected communities’ access to land and resources. It also provides recommendations for addressing concerns related to these investments.

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Oxfam calls for scrutiny of hedge funds and banks used to finance development

April 19, 2012

Oxfam today calls for greater scrutiny and control of the funding for development channelled through financial intermediaries such as private equity funds, banks and credit agencies.

Kiwi entrepreneurs invent way to donate to charity for free

April 11, 2012

A team of four young Kiwi entrepreneurs are launching a ground-breaking charitable fundraising project that doesn’t require its donors to give a cent of their own money. The project is called ‘Donate Your Desktop’ and it goes live today.