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4 Links Between the War in Ukraine and the Horn of Africa Hunger Crisis

April 26, 2022
People are walking on a paved road, and two cars are parked in the distance. None of the people are facing the camera. Most of them seem to be women and children, wearing winter clothing and carrying bags. The main focus of the photograph is three people featured in the front centre, not facing the camera. A woman in blue jeans and a blue jean jacket carries a brown purse and two big reusable supermarket bags. Two boys wearing navy blue winter coats and winter boots are to her right. The shortest one holds both the woman’s hands and the taller boy’s hands.

The world is facing a powerful convergence of crises. Conflict, COVID-19 and climate change are all…

Do You Know the Women Who Made Your Clothes? Good Luck Finding Out!

April 24, 2022
Grey rocks of varying sizes along with parts of grey torn cotton material are mixed with pieces of old wood and string. A dirty Joe Fresh label sits in the middle of the rocks on the ground.

Nine years ago today, 1,132 factory workers – mostly women being paid poverty wages – lost…

Oxfam Canada’s 2022 Federal Budget Analysis

April 14, 2022
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Women, gender diverse people and other equity-deserving groups have been hard hit by the COVID-19 recession,…

Growing as a Feminist, Anti-Racist and Inclusive Organization

April 8, 2022
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by | Replace this with image credit information This is our second annual update on Oxfam…

Six Women Creating Spaces for Gender Justice in Asia

March 8, 2022
A group of Brown women wearing colourful saris are sitting down on the floor and raising their hands.

From a young student becoming a national advocate against child marriage to a quiet homemaker elected…

Climate, Conflict and COVID-19 Crisis in the Horn of Africa

February 28, 2022
A man with dark skin and brown eyes stands in the centre of a large herd of thin, ailing camels whose hip bones are protruding. The man, who is very thin himself, is looking at us directly and wears a plaid shirt, dark pants and prayer beads and carries a walking stick.

A combination of factors is spreading suffering across the region. Oxfam is working with partners to…

Parts of Somalia Hit by Severe, Climate-Fueled Drought

February 7, 2022
A young brown-skinned girl wearing a long, dark green skirt and a brown head scarf pushes a red wheelbarrow with a couple of yellow jerry cans across the desert. The landscape is dry and rocky, and the sky is cloudless and pale blue. In the left background of the image, there is a cluster of four small buildings.

Nearly 90 per cent of the country faces severe water shortages leaving 3.5 million people in…

Inequality Kills

January 23, 2022
To our left is a picture of luxury super yachts parked in a marina of turquoise water against orange and yellow old buildings and hills of with trees and mansions. To our right is a portrait of a woman looking straight holding her sleeping baby against a desolate, desert background.

Inequality contributes to the death of at least one person every four seconds. Ahead of the…

Six Ways Oxfam Goes Beyond Charity to End Inequality, Poverty and Injustice

December 27, 2021
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Look What Our Advocacy Achieved in 2021!

December 21, 2021
Inside a room, seven young black girls sit smiling at a long wooden table with handmade rugs across the table.

In 2021, Oxfam Canada continued to speak truth to power, fight to close the gap between…

Our Supporters Inspire, Energize and Sustain Us

December 21, 2021
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At Oxfam Canada, our supporters inspire, energize and sustain us. We rely on their compassion and…

Holiday Unwrapped: Gifts that Do Good

December 15, 2021

The holiday season is upon us! What better way to celebrate than by giving a meaningful…

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Is Budget 2025 the generational budget that keeps our communities healthy and safe?

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Ottawa, November 5, 2025 – The federal government released Budget 2025 yesterday laying out its vision for Canada. It is the government’s blueprint of the kind of country it aims to build.  The budget titled “Canada Strong” comes at a time of rising precarity in Canada with families struggling to make ends meet as costs…

Oxfam reaction to IPC report on famine in Sudan and South Sudan

November 5, 2025

In reaction to the publication of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) reports on Sudan and South Sudan, Fati N’Zi-Hassane, Oxfam in Africa Regional Director said: “The confirmation of famine in Sudan by the IPC Famine Review Committee, alongside the latest IPC report on South Sudan, paints a deeply alarming picture for the region. We stand…

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Gender equality work is the infrastructure that holds us together

October 31, 2025

We, the undersigned, celebrate this week’s announcement by The Honourable Rechie Valdez, The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, and The Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty on the Federal Government’s $660 million investment in the Department of Women and Gender Equality. We extend our heartfelt thanks to them and to their colleagues in the Liberal Women’s Caucus for their leadership…

A person from the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year

October 29, 2025

Since 1990, the richest 0.1% in Canada have increased their share of total emissions by 44% – which is higher than the global average of 32%.   At the same time, the emissions of the bottom 50% in Canada have increased only 3%, while globally they’ve fallen 3% for the bottom 50%  If everyone emitted carbon…

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