Some people in Bangladesh have. Floods have always been a normal part of life.

While the number of people who've taken our E.ON action has been steadily rising for the past few weeks (we've now well past 4,000 sign ups), things took a turn for the unexpected the other day.

Climate campaigner Charlie Powell explains the outcomes Oxfam wants to see from UN climate negotiations.

After months of preparation, United Nations climate change talks officially got underway yesterday. And while it's likely that many of us started the week scoffing the first chocolate from this year's Advent calendar, there was little time for Christmas-tree-shaped treats for the Oxfam team over in Poland.

There are many great success stories that we want to tell you about this World AIDS day. However, as is often the case, first there is a big "BUT". This particular "BUT" is the fact that only one in three of the 33 million people living with HIV are receiving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. The simple reason for this crazy situation is cost. Poor people just can't afford the expensive treatments that could potentially save around 6,000 people a day.

With the launch of our latest online action, Oxfam's countdown to United Nation's climate talks officially got underway today.

In less than a fortnight's time, government advisors, scientists, big business, and climate campaigners (and possibly Barack Obama) will all gather for two weeks of negotiations.