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The East Africa food crisis was not inevitable and solutions exist

July 18, 2011

The drought in East Africa is an urgent humanitarian crisis, but one which also highlights the underlying problems people face in having sustainable and affordable access to food.

Eighteen months after the devastating earthquake, the crisis in Haiti is still not over

July 13, 2011

International agency Oxfam today warned that leadership from the new Haitian government is urgently needed to relocate the 630,000 people who are still living under tents and tarpaulins.
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Investors can do more to tackle poverty

July 12, 2011

The New Zealand investment industry has an important role to play in tackling poverty through responsible investment policies and public reporting, said Oxfam New Zealand Executive Director Barry Coates at the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) briefing in Auckland today.

Oxfam calls for a generous response in the ‘race against time’

July 8, 2011

The drought in the Horn of Africa, which has pushed over 12 million people into a fight for survival, is a preventable disaster and solutions are possible – but large numbers of lives could soon be lost if nothing is done. It is currently the worst food crisis on the planet.

Food crisis in Horn of Africa

July 6, 2011

Oxfam New Zealand is today launching an appeal to raise $100,000. This is part of Oxfam’s global appeal for assistance to the 12 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya who face starvation. Oxfam needs $100 million globally to reach 3 million people in dire need of clean water, food and basic sanitation.

Taking the cheap option would cost lives and risks destabilising the region, Oxfam warns

July 5, 2011

Potential cuts to the next South Sudan peacekeeping mission risk endangering thousands of lives and future stability, international agency Oxfam said today. As the Security Council this week debates the future of the mission, Oxfam warned that failure to fully fund and resource it – including by slashing troop or civilian staffing numbers due to cost concerns – would undermine the progress that has been made over the past six years.
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