Oxfam suspends field operations in Zimbabwe International aid agency Oxfam today announced it has suspended all field work in Zimbabwe on the orders of the government. A letter issued on June 4th by the Zimbabwean Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare, addressed to “all private voluntary organizations / non (...)

Paris Conference must result in more and smarter aid to Afghanistan, Oxfam says Governments meeting in Paris on Thursday 12 June to discuss Afghanistan must give more aid and ensure it is spent more effectively if the country is to enjoy peace and stability, international aid agency Oxfam said. Foreign aid accounts for 90 percent of public expenditure in Afghanistan so how (...)

International aid agency Oxfam International is shocked and deeply saddened by the senseless killing of a dedicated aid partner in Somalia International aid agency Oxfam International is shocked and deeply saddened by the senseless killing of a staff member of one of its partner organizations in Mogadishu. Mohammed Abdulle Mahdi, 46, was shot to death in Mogadishu on the morning of June 11th. The circumstances surrounding his (...)

Rich countries offer little in new climate talks: Oxfam BONN – The second of eight planned UN meetings to strike a new deal in 2009 to tackle climate change ended here today with little to show, says international agency Oxfam. “No-one expected miracles but ending two weeks of talks with so little progress will be difficult to explain to (...)

Rich nations face ‘credibility crunch' says Oxfam – as leaders meet to tackle global crises The credibility of G8 finance ministers will be tested this weekend as the world waits for more urgent and stronger action to tackle global poverty in the face of climate change and rising food prices. Aid agency Oxfam International, which today launched its report “Credibility Crunch (...)

Rome summit ‘important first step' but much more needed says Oxfam This week’s UN summit in Rome was an important first step in tackling the food crisis but greater action is now needed to resolve the crisis said international agency, Oxfam today.

Oxfam urges EU to act now to secure peace in Eastern Congo Oxfam today urged European leaders to do more to bring lasting peace in Eastern Congo as EU Foreign Ministers meet in Brussels to review the EU’s military and police reform missions there. While Oxfam welcomes the EU’s efforts it warned ministers not to lose sight of the bigger picture: the (...)

Another Inconvenient Truth: Biofuels are not the answer to climate or fuel crisis says Oxfam Today’s biofuel policies are not solving the climate or fuel crises but are instead contributing to food insecurity and inflation, hitting poor people hardest, according to a new report by international agency Oxfam. In today’s report “Another Inconvenient Truth”, Oxfam calculates (...)