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Massive public pressure needed for effective global climate deal
Only massive public pressure can rescue a climate deal, warned Oxfam today, as the Warsaw negotiations drew to a close after a fortnight of farce and fiasco. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam said: “The Warsaw talks opened amidst the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan. It is a warning of what climate change could mean for…
Debt levels spiraling out of control as refugees from Syria slip further into poverty
Survey of refugees tells of children missing education and adults fearing they may never work again – or be able to pay back money they owe A new survey of more than 1500 people has given one of the clearest pictures yet of the harsh economic struggle facing refugees who have fled from Syria to…
Time running out to help rice farmers in areas of the Philippines devastated by typhoon Haiyan
Millions of people in the Philippines will go hungry in the coming months if rice farmers don’t receive urgent assistance after typhoon Haiyan wiped out a third of the countries rice growing areas, Oxfam warns today. Rice crops harvests in the five regions most affected by the disaster have been decimated and missing the next…
NGOs, social movements walk out of Warsaw climate talks
“At the Warsaw Conference, rich country governments have come with nothing to offer.” Enough is enough. We have said we stand in solidarity with the millions impacted by Typhoon Haiyan, and with all climate impacted people. Our solidarity compels us to tell the truth about COP 19 – the Warsaw Climate Conference. The Warsaw Climate…