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19 Dec 08 Urgent action needed to help millions of Zimbabweans facing growing crisis

The joint effects of cholera and food shortages are dragging Zimbabwe deeper into crisis with more than 300,000 people in danger from the cholera outbreak, and more than five million people dependent on food aid, international aid agency Oxfam said today. ... Read more

15 Dec 08 ‘Woefully insufficient’ target range ignores science

The Rudd Government’s woefully insufficient target range has ignored the urgency of the science which tells us that developed countries have to make deep cuts now, the Make Poverty History coalition said today.... Read more

13 Dec 08 Australia missed opportunity to move UN climate talks forward: Oxfam

Poznan, Poland: Developed countries including Australia have not stepped up to do their fair share to fight climate change, international aid agency Oxfam said today at the wrap-up of UN climate negotiations. ... Read more

11 Dec 08 Too little but not too late - Possible Progress in Poznan Hinges on Adaptation Finance

Poznan, Poland – Climate Change Minister Penny Wong must prove to the international community that the Rudd Government is committed to the UN climate negotiations by taking a leadership role in Poznan, Poland.... Read more

10 Dec 08 Aid agencies join forces to appeal for action on global hunger

Five of Australia’s largest International Humanitarian Organisations have joined forces on International Human Rights Day to appeal for government and public action on the most basic of human needs – food.... Read more

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