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World needs to act now to prevent new Sudan war, 10 aid groups warn
Major conflict could return to southern Sudan unless there is urgent international action to save the peace agreement that ended one of Africa’s longest and deadliest wars, 10 aid agencies warn. In a new report “Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan” – released on the eve of the 5th anniversary of the signing of the peace agreement between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – the agencies said a lethal cocktail of rising violence, chronic poverty and political tensions has left the peace deal on the brink of collapse.
BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE PARTNERSHIP FOR CROSS-SECTORAL ENGAGEMENT (PACE)
This paper looks at the innovative work Oxfam has been engaged in for the past 25 years in the Horn of Africa. Over the past ten years or so, Oxfam’s focus has been on capacity-building through networking with local voluntary organizations supported financially by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). By Goran Hyden.
Technical briefing note on financing climate adaptation
Technical briefing note to the Oxfam and Pembina Institute report, "The Case For Helping Poor Countries Adapt to Climate Change".
The Case for Helping Poor Countries Adapt to Climate Change
New study on climate adaptation Why should Canada help vulnerable countries adapt to climate change? How much will it cost? How should we pay for it? A new research report from Oxfam and the Pembina Institute provides the answers.
Haiti: A Gathering Storm
Having survived political turmoil, food insecurity and four hurricanes last year, the resilient people of Haiti could still be pushed over the brink if world leaders do not act at the UN climate talks next month, Oxfam warns today. In Haiti: A Gathering Storm, the international development agency highlights how drought and more intense and frequent hurricanes are risking the lives and livelihoods of people trying to make ends meet against the odds.
Climate change, poverty and adaptation in Bolivia
‘We indigenous peoples will continue to talk until we achieve real change. Our voice comes from way back. Our voice is the voice of the snow-capped mountains which are losing their white ponchos.’ Los 10 mandamientos para salvar el planeta, la humanidad y la vida. Evo Morales
Memo to President Karzai
The new Afghan government must urgently build up to 6,000 new schools, train upwards of 5,000 new midwives and professionalize the police force, according to aid agencies working throughout Afghanistan.
Radical aid shake-up required to break cycle of hunger in Ethiopia
International aid agency Oxfam today called for a radical shake-up in the way the world deals with food crises in Ethiopia and beyond. Although food aid can save lives, the agency said the dominance of this approach fails to offer long-term solutions to break these cyclical and chronic crises.
Beyond Aid
Vulnerable countries will need significant assistance from Canada and other wealthy nations to adapt to the worst ravages of global warming. Oxfam’s new report “Beyond Aid” explains what must be done to ensure adaptation efforts work for people living in poverty.
Money for nothing:Three ways the G20 could deliver up to US$280 billion for poor countries
Oxfam G20 Media Briefing - Oxfam believes that with three steps, the G20 can generate US$280 billion of new financing for the world’s poorest countries, at minimal cost to themselves; in fact they also stand to benefit significantly from taking these steps.
Even the Himalayas Have Stopped Smiling: Climate Change in Nepal
Changing weather patterns had dramatically affected crop production, leaving rural farmers unable to properly feed themselves and vulnerable to debt. Oxfam calls the situation “deeply worrying.”
Alexandria Encounter: Key Lessons Learnt
This paper captures key lessons generated during the Alexandria Encounter on Cross-Sectoral Relationships held at the Cecil Hotel in Alexandria, Egypt.
Suffering the Science: climate Change, people and poverty
Climate change is damaging people’s lives today. Even if world leaders agree the strictest possible curbs on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the prospects are very bleak for hundreds of millions of people, most of them among the world’s poorest. This paper puts the dramatic stories of some of those people alongside the latest science on the impacts of climate change on humans.
Walking the Talk on Women’s Rights: Summary Report of the Oxfam Canada Gender Audit
In 2006, Oxfam Canada decided to strengthen its longstanding commitment to women’s rights and gender equality by making these issues the strategic focus for all of the organization’s work. To ensure we walked the talk on gender equality, we set about transforming not only our programming, but also our internal structures, culture and practices to be more inclusive and respectful of women and men in all their diversity.