Oxfam's humanitarian advocacy officer in Islamabad, Rebecca Barber, writes in the Age about the unfathomable human suffering caused by the Pakistan floods, and the desperate need from the international community for more aid.
The delay of wet season in rural Cambodia is agonising farmers, who can’t plant rice seedlings until there’s enough rain. The longer they’re forced to wait, the less food their families will have for the year ahead.
Hundreds of Make Poverty History volunteers came together today to distribute a free newspaper to commuters to coincide with the United Nations Department of Public Information conference on global health.
This month the peeps at Oxfam’s 3things took a 'Hip Hop Approach' to the biggest social and environmental issues facing our generation.
Shikarpur district in Sindh province of Pakistan was hit by unexpected flooding. People are still shocked and helpless, and according to official figures around 300,000 people are displaced in the district. Oxfam is there to assess the situation and launch a rapid response. Madiha Shafi, Oxfam’s program officer in Pakistan wrote this emotional piece about her visit to Shikarpur.
An interview with Ben Murphy, who works as a Humanitarian Advocacy Officer at Oxfam Australia. Ben recently spent 2 ½ weeks in New York as part of the Oxfam advocacy team campaigning for an internationally legally binding Arms Trade Treaty. Originally posted at 3things.
GOOD Magazine have announced the winner of their latest project - to design a poster marking the progress the global community has made in reaching the Millennium Development Goals.
While the results of last weekend’s federal election still remain up in the air, the message from the Australian public is clear - people want action on climate change and they will support the leaders who make it happen.
You can make your wish to end global poverty, and contribute to the largest anti-poverty movement in history. Add your wish to the Make Poverty History Wishing Tree, and ensure your political leaders hear your voice.
On a quiet Wednesday evening, the sight of a lavishly decorated rickshaw pulling into a residential street caused a bit of a stir. The Bangladeshi rickshaw was in the Central Coast electorate of Dobell for the Make Poverty History electoral forum.
