Responding to news that the IMF will issue a $450 million loan to Pakistan -- which will need to be repaid -- international agency Oxfam warned that the loan would risk plunging Pakistan into debt that it can ill-afford.
Voices of women and the poor must be at the heart of informal talks this week in Geneva that will shape a new global climate fund to tackle climate change. Forty key ministers will gather in Geneva for two days and a crucial issue on the agenda is the establishment of a new global climate fund to support poor countries in reducing their emissions and adapting to climate change.
One month after floods first reached disastrous levels in Pakistan, flood waters continue to rise with 500,000 people forced to evacuate their homes in recent days. Many areas are still cut off and millions of people are in desperate need of immediate help. As the aid effort struggles to respond to the increasing catastrophe, international aid agency Oxfam today warned that reconstruction efforts must begin immediately to avoid devastating long-term consequences for the country.
8 September 2010 - 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Frances Morrison Library
Part of Oxfam's Economic Justice Film Series.
15 September 2010 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm
410 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON
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15 September 2010 - 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Frances Morrison Library
Part of Oxfam Canada's Economic Justice Film Series
23 September 2010 - 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Vancouver
Concert and open mic night in support of Oxfam's work for social justice.
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