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Committed to Care at the Generation Equality Forum

July 20, 2021
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Generation Equality Forum: A blueprint for gender equality “Human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights…

Conflict in Ethiopia Creating Massive Humanitarian Crisis

July 19, 2021
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by | Replace this with image credit information Fighting in the Tigray region, combined with the…

Conflict, Climate Change and COVID-19 Drive Extreme Hunger

July 16, 2021
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by | Replace this with image credit information The effects of conflict, COVID-19, and climate change…

Change in Social Norms Around Men’s Unpaid Care Work

June 18, 2021
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Social norms which restrict men’s participation in unpaid care work need to change in order to…

Open Letter to Ministers Bennett and Miller on Solidarity with the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc People

June 9, 2021
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Dear Ministers, On behalf of national, regional and local gender justice and human rights organizations, we…

Camino Verde: The Green Way

May 19, 2021
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Camino Verde: The Green Way by Caroline Leal | May 19, 2021 Before, I thought that…

Shifting Power In Our Movement

May 19, 2021
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FIGHTINEQUALITY. BEAT POVERTY. by Oxfam Canada | May 18, 2021 The international aid sector is having…

Finding the Path to Voice, Choice and Agency

May 7, 2021
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Finding the path to voice, choice and agency An 18-year old girl’s journey of walking away…

A personal stake in participation: Learning to mobilize for change at home and globally

May 3, 2021
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Social justice. Fighting to end inequality. The fair treatment of all people in a society and…

India hit by devastating wave of COVID-19

April 28, 2021
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by | Replace this with image credit information Oxfam is providing medical equipment, hygiene kits, protective…

How one farming community is defending itself against climate change

April 27, 2021
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  by | Replace this with image credit information A farmer in Zimbabwe shares how an…

Remembering the victims of the Rana Plaza disaster

April 27, 2021
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by | Replace this with image credit information Building a safer, fairer and sustainable recovery for…

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