The latest news and media releases from Oxfam Aotearoa
A robust Arms Trade Treaty would prevent another Syria
Recent events in the Middle East and North Africa demonstrate the tragic impact of the unregulated arms trade and the …
International humanitarian system must go local to cope
The international humanitarian response system will fail to cope with the expected rise in the number of people exposed to …
A woman of courage
The leader of the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement, Virisila Buadromo, has been awarded the prestigious Women Have Wings Courage Award …
Landslide buries two villages in Highlands of PNG
A landslide several hundred metres wide and one kilometre long struck the Highlands of Papua New Guinea yesterday around 7am …
G20 inequality rises as trickle down effect fails poorest
Inequality has increased in 14 of 18 G20 countries since 1990 as economic growth has too often failed to benefit …
Failure to respond to early signs of famine costs lives and money
As the warning signs of a new food crisis appear in West Africa, Oxfam and Save the Children have looked …
South Sudan struggling in face of growing refugee crisis
Six months since South Sudan’s independence, the world’s newest nation is struggling to cope with a major refugee crisis and …