Oxfam warns of health risks to Syrians
Hizbullah fighters killed in battle for Qusayr; US condemns Syrian assault on rebel bastion AMMAN/DAMASCUS/WASHINGTON: Aid organisation Oxfam warned on Monday that the warmer weather will increase serioushealth-related risks...Read more...
Radical change needed in way world deals with ever increasing numbers of people at risk of calamity
Governments and aid agencies have to tackle the politics and power at the heart of the increasing effects of climate change, rising inequality and people’s vulnerability to disasters according to a new report published today by...Read more...
Hot summer spells trouble for Syrian refugees
The onset of a hot summer may spell trouble for the estimated 1.5 million Syrians living as refugees, international agency Oxfam warned Monday. Oxfam said it expected temperatures in the Middle East to reach 100 degrees...Read more...
German central bank Economy to improve markedly
FRANKFURT, Germany -; Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter - a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of ...Read more...
Oxfam Warns of Health Risks As Summer Approaches
The aid agency says the most vulnerable, such as the elderly, women and young children, are already facing serious health risks due to a lack of shelter, water and basic sanitation. As refugees continue to arrive in Jordan and...Read more...
Cyclone Mahasen: Oxfam working with Bangladesh government and other ..
Dinsdag 21 mei 2013 | Oxfam Int. ] Published: 20 May 2013 Dhaka, 20 May 2013 - Oxfam is supporting efforts by international agencies to effectively assess needs in Patukhali, Barguna and Bhola, the three districts worst hit by...Read more...
With billions of euros pledged, Mali risks aid overflow
International donors pledged last week to mobilize 3.25 billion euros to rebuild Mali. The figure surpassed all expectations and experts warn that the country lacks the absorption capacity for so much aid. Others say donors...Read more...
Sustainability Matters in the Battle for Talent
Employees at semiconductor-chip-maker Intel recently devised a new chemistry process that reduced chemical waste by 900,000 gallons, saving $45 million annually. Another team developed a plan to reuse and optimize networking...Read more...
Getting to One-Planet Living
Worldwatch Institute's State of the World 2013 explores new ways to measure sustainability and live within our planet's boundaries Ideas get bigger when you share them... Washington, D.C. - May 21, 2013 (Investorideas.com...Read more...
Music for a cause
By Express Features - BANGALORE Ben Sollee is all set to dazzle music connoisseurs with his timeless compositions on May 24 at Windmills Craftworks, Whitefield. The American cellist, singer-songwriter, and composer is known for...Read more...
Anticipation mounts for the Harrogate BA fashion show
Harrogate College students are in the finals stages of preparations to present their BA Graduate Fashion Show this Thursday, 23 May 2013. The show is always anticipated with great excitement, as every year the students excel...Read more...
Hezbollah pulled deeper into Syria war
By Zeina Karam and Bassem Mroue Associated Press Published: Monday, May 20 2013 11:17 p.m. MDT A Syrian refugee boy, right, sits outside his tent next to his family at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of...Read more...
Tax avoidance costs developing countries €460m Oxfam Novib
Developing countries are missing out on some €460m a year in income because big companies use letterbox firms to avoid paying tax there, according to Dutch aid group Oxfam Novib. Brewers, oil firms and mining companies are...Read more...
The promise and pitfalls in efforts to reform US foreign food aid
Haitians Receive Boxes of USAID Food Aid USAID Food aid reforms came under the spotlight last month when the Obama Administration announced its Fiscal Year 2014 budget. The changes are important to humanitarian response. Oxfam...Read more...
Rohingya evacuation under way in Myanmar
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), Rohingya evacuation under way in Myanmar, 14 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519b27784.html [accessed 21 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is...Read more...
Tax avoidance costs developing countries €460m: Oxfam Novib
Developing countries are missing out on some €460m a year in income because big companies use letterbox firms to avoid paying tax there, according to Dutch aid group Oxfam Novib. Brewers, oil firms and mining companies are...Read more...
A Syrian refugee boy, right, sits outside his tent next to his family at a temporary refugee camp in
Photo by AP A Syrian refugee boy, right, sits outside his tent next to his family at a temporary refugee camp in the eastern Lebanese town of Marj near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Monday, May 20, 2013. Oxfam an...Read more...
Alastair Roderick: The Post-2015 Process: Inequality Is Not the New Poverty
Despite a major theme of the post-2015 consultations being the need to better integrate environmental and development targets, the largest aid groups rarely mention the significant barriers to pursuing these quite different...Read more...
Vietnam: Forests turn bare, exhausted
The specialists attending the workshop on the land use experience held by CODE, a consultancy institute, and Oxfam on May 12-15 all agreed that the forests in Vietnam are facing too many dangers. Pham Quang Tu, Deputy Head of...Read more...
I went to Haiti too…
I don’t know what Nora Schenkel was talking about in the New York Times on Wednesday in her personal essay, “ I Came to Haiti to Do Good…,” . The former aid worker argues that Haitians are stuck in a cycle of dependency, fueled...Read more...
Aid group: Syrian refugees face dire health risks
An international aid organization is appealing for more funds to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan, saying warmer weather will increase health risks due to lack of shelter, water and basic sanitation.Read more...
The most fearless women on earth
They’ve been beaten, kidnapped and killed for standing up for what they believe is right. Fabulous reports on the women risking their lives to change the world By Claie Wilson & Caroline Benjamin Can you imagine being...Read more...
Palestinian lost speech ability after PA torture
A Palestinian man who was detained by the Palestinian Authority security forces in Hebron has lost the ability to speak as a result of severe torture, according to a report released by the Independent Commission for Human...Read more...
Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria by admin © BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting,...Read more...
Mark Luetchford
"Mark is the co-author of War on Want's authorised history, and has worked as a campaigner for War on Want (in the 1980s), [[Oxfam]] and the [[Soil Association]]. He is currently Chair of the [[Western Sahara Campaign]]."...Read more...
HeyWire Launches HeyWire Business, Brings First-Ever Text Capabilities to Business Landline Phone...
World News: 14:02 GMT Monday 20th May 2013. [HeyWire via Marketwire] CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwired - May 20, 2013) - HeyWire , the cloud-based messaging platform for consumers, today announced the launch of HeyWire Business , a...Read more...
WEST NORFOLK: Shop and swap to boost Oxfam
Forget shopping; the very latest thing for those seeking retail therapy is shwopping, and now it has come to West Norfolk. And the beauty of shwopping is that you will be helping Oxfam in its fight to end poverty.Read more...
Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said. An activist group said at least 23...Read more...
Urgent prep work: Climate science, disaster relief converge at conference
They didn't always speak the same language, but climate scientists and disaster relief workers wrapped up a meeting Tuesday in agreement about the importance of leveraging climate insights into improved disaster preparedness as...Read more...
Free Jar of Chocolate Spread with every Oxfam Fair Trade Order
Charities Donation - Charity News Articles & Blogs Yes, you did read that headline correctly, what a great deal! You can now get a free jar of delicious hazelnut chocolate spread with every Australian order at the Oxfam Fair...Read more...
