Press Releases
- Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa
18 January, 2012
Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa Lessons learnt can help prevent future disasters [...] - Two years on and Haiti’s reconstruction proceeds at a ‘snail’s pace’, leaving half a million Haitians homeless.
10 January, 2012
Oxfam Ireland’s chief executive Jim Clarken has said that “two years on from the earthquake, reconstruction of the country has proceeded at a snail’s pace [...] - Oxfam urges Philippines president to ensure rights-based relocation of flood victims
20 December, 2011
Oxfam has a team of ten experts on the ground to assess the water and sanitation conditions in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City [...] - More in this category
- Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa
Uncategorized
- The Battle Continues…
The Climate Summit in South Africa may have come to a close but the battle against climate change continues. Share: - Charity Umbrella Appoints New Chairperson Oxfam Ireland’s Jim Clarken to Lead Overseas Aid Agencies to Greater Effectiveness in the Fight against Global Poverty and Injustice
Dóchas, the umbrella organisation of Irish overseas aid organisations, has appointed Jim Clarken as its new chairperson. The appointment marks a new phase in [...] - More in this category
- The Battle Continues…
Events
- Oxfamhome King’s Inn Street, Vintage showcase slideshow
Blanaid Hennessy and her Shutterbug team, Ciúin Tracey, Mary Kate Lanagan, SÃomha Connolly and Laura Hughes recently created visual displays in Oxfamhome’s new store on [...] - FREE – Oxfam Campaigner Training
Oxfam’s Campaigner Training is back. This free training course will help campaigners to realise their potential and give them some of the skills and tools needed to [...] - More in this category
- Oxfamhome King’s Inn Street, Vintage showcase slideshow
Volunteer
- Fundraising Events Internships at Oxfam Ireland – Trailtrekker
Location: Belfast Responsible to: Community Events Manager Allowance: Local transport costs and lunch Starting date of internship: January 2012 – September 2012 Hours of work: 10-5pm, 3 days per [...] - New Council members required
Oxfam is one of the world’s largest and most influential development agencies working to eradicate poverty and social injustice. Oxfam Ireland is a member of [...] - More in this category
- Fundraising Events Internships at Oxfam Ireland – Trailtrekker
Shop News
- Oxfamhome King’s Inn Street, Vintage showcase slideshow
Blanaid Hennessy and her Shutterbug team, Ciúin Tracey, Mary Kate Lanagan, SÃomha Connolly and Laura Hughes recently created visual displays in Oxfamhome’s new store on [...] - New Oxfambooks shop opens in Cork
Best-selling author Kate Kerrigan recently opened Cork’s first ever Oxfambooks shop at 18A French Church, Street, Cork. Lucky customers on the day heard Kate read from [...] - More in this category
- Oxfamhome King’s Inn Street, Vintage showcase slideshow
Jobs
- Fundraising Executive Assistant Donor Development
Fixed-term contract Based in Dublin t 36 hours per week Ref: DDFEAT/12 You can download an application pack for this position now, or for more information phone: 01 672 [...]
- Fundraising Executive Assistant Donor Development
Campaigns
- Latest Land Grabs Update
Good news – an independent process has been announced to resolve complaints from communities in Uganda, where people claim they were kicked off their land [...] - African Nations Cup stars join Oxfam to avert food crisis
On the eve of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, more than 25 footballers including Seydou Keita from Mali, Charles Kaboré from Burkina Faso, Demba [...] - More in this category
- Latest Land Grabs Update
Fundraising
- Fundraising Events Internships at Oxfam Ireland – Trailtrekker
Location: Belfast Responsible to: Community Events Manager Allowance: Local transport costs and lunch Starting date of internship: January 2012 – September 2012 Hours of work: 10-5pm, 3 days per [...] - Celebrities launch Oxfam Unwrapped
The 2011 Unwrapped range of Christmas gifts media launch was this week in both Belfast and Dublin with support from award winning television and radio presenter [...] - More in this category
- Fundraising Events Internships at Oxfam Ireland – Trailtrekker
Emergencies
- The East Africa Appeal – 6 months on
Six months ago Oxfam launched our biggest ever Africa appeal in response to the drought t in East Africa. Thanks to your generous response the [...] - Oxfam Ireland CEO Jim Clarken interviewed on UTV to discuss Somalia 6 months on
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- The East Africa Appeal – 6 months on
Climate Change
- Canada Pulls out of Kyoto
Just days after the conclusion of the Durban Climate Conference, attention has fallen on Canada following the announcement this week by Environment Minister Peter Kent [...] - Durban Platform leaves world sleepwalking towards four degrees warming
 Negotiators at the UN climate talks have narrowly avoided a collapse, agreeing to the bare minimum deal possible. The plan gets the Green Climate Fund [...] - More in this category
- Canada Pulls out of Kyoto
Oxfam Reports
- Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa
Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa Lessons learnt can help prevent future disasters [...] - Developing countries pledge bigger climate emissions cuts than world’s richest nations
A new study for Oxfam reveals that developing countries are pledging to cut their emissions of greenhouse gasses by more than developed countries. Oxfam estimates [...] - More in this category
- Thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost due to late response to food crisis in East Africa
Oxfam News
- Latest Land Grabs Update
Good news – an independent process has been announced to resolve complaints from communities in Uganda, where people claim they were kicked off their land [...] - The East Africa Appeal – 6 months on
Six months ago Oxfam launched our biggest ever Africa appeal in response to the drought t in East Africa. Thanks to your generous response the [...] - More in this category
- Latest Land Grabs Update
Oxfam Programmes
- This International Women’s Day celebrate the independence and entrepreneurial spirit of women like Helen!
Helen Akale from Turkana in Kenya requested urgent support from Oxfam to help rebuild her small shop which had been destroyed by fire. After reviewing [...] - Dec 1st: World AIDS Day
December 1st is World AIDS Day: a global day of awareness and a call to people to unite to fight against HIV & AIDS. [...] - More in this category
- This International Women’s Day celebrate the independence and entrepreneurial spirit of women like Helen!
Food Justice
- The East Africa Appeal – 6 months on
Six months ago Oxfam launched our biggest ever Africa appeal in response to the drought t in East Africa. Thanks to your generous response the [...] - African Nations Cup stars join Oxfam to avert food crisis
On the eve of the 2012 African Cup of Nations, more than 25 footballers including Seydou Keita from Mali, Charles Kaboré from Burkina Faso, Demba [...] - More in this category
- The East Africa Appeal – 6 months on
