Your Oxfam News http://www.oxfam.org.nz/ Your Oxfam News en-nz Oxfam New Zealand 2008. Oxfam New Zealand is a member of Oxfam International Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:02:28 +12 Neil Finn announces new Seven Worlds Collide project http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1956 Music icon and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn has today announced a follow up to the acclaimed Seven Worlds Collide project, and together with members of the original lineup and other artists, h... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz G20 must put fight against poverty at the center of global economic reforms http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1953 GLOBAL LEADERS MUST NOT SQUANDER HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY FOR REFORM The G20 must avoid small-scale tinkering and instead take immediate, aggressive action to tackle poverty while laying out an amb... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz Increase in forced labour, rape and harassment in eastern Congo, says Oxfam http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1954 Nowhere to hide as Congo's brutality continues in places of 'sanctuary' There has been an increase in incidents of forced labour, rape and widespread brutality, according to assessments c... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz Put an end to bad presents this Christmas with Oxfam Unwrapped http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1951 Sick of giving socks and jocks for Christmas? Oxfam Unwrapped aims to solve your gift giving woes with 60 fantastic gift ideas that will not only make life easier for you this festive season, b... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz Action must replace European ‘air-miles’ diplomacy as ceasefire breaks http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1949 Oxfam calls for European troops for Congo EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today (Monday, 10 November) must provide clear commitments to send European troops to support the UN in easter... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz Oxfam begins to double its aid effort in eastern Congo http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1939 “The cease-fire has to hold if people are to get the aid they desperately need.” Oxfam International aid agency Oxfam is to double its aid effort and help nearly 200,000 people caught up ... Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz Oxfam calls for EU troops to support UN peacekeepers in Congo http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1934 European ministers meeting in Marseille tomorrow (Monday, 3 November) must agree to provide European troops to support the UN peacekeeping force in eastern Congo said international agency, Oxfam... Mon, 3 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz Landslide UN vote in favour of Arms Trade Treaty http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1935 Control Arms campaign demands urgent move to end the carnage US and Zimbabwe only countries to vote against Today 147 states at the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to move forward wit... Mon, 3 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz New Zealand teachers and students needed for Oxfam water project http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1936 The Wara Bilong Life online project is a fun, interactive, classroom activity where students learn about global water and sanitation issues through a creative process. This project will help stude... Mon, 3 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz Pakistan earthquake: Oxfam team heads to quake zone http://www.oxfam.org.nz/news.asp?aid=1929 International agency Oxfam will fly a team of four aid experts into the quake zone today from its base in Islamabad. The team will carry out an assessment and deliver an initial NZ$140,000 a... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +12 oxfam@oxfam.org.nz