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Six Women Creating Spaces for Gender Justice in Asia
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
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
Nearly 90 per cent of the country faces severe water shortages leaving 3.5 million people in…
Inequality Kills
Inequality contributes to the death of at least one person every four seconds. Ahead of the…
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Look What Our Advocacy Achieved in 2021!
In 2021, Oxfam Canada continued to speak truth to power, fight to close the gap between…
Our Supporters Inspire, Energize and Sustain Us
At Oxfam Canada, our supporters inspire, energize and sustain us. We rely on their compassion and…
Holiday Unwrapped: Gifts that Do Good
The holiday season is upon us! What better way to celebrate than by giving a meaningful…
“Let me be the last survivor”: Lessons from six years of action to end violence against women and girls in Asia
After six years, the Creating Spaces project offers powerful examples of how communities can mobilize to…
Stamping Out Poverty
When you think of Oxfam you might have our humanitarian projects in mind, working in some…
I’m in the Right Place with Oxfam
For the last several years, I’ve become more and more deeply involved with Oxfam Canada. I…
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REACTION: Peace talks only successful if ceasefire encompasses the region, as Israel launches deadliest strikes yet on Lebanon
Reacting to news today of a two-week ceasefire between US/Israel and Iran, Oxfam International Executive Director Amitabh Behar said: “We share in the widespread relief that the world has avoided the atrocities President Trump threatened yesterday and that the war between the US and Iran has paused while diplomatic talks commence. The ceasefire comes after…
Untaxed wealth hidden offshore by richest 0.1% surpasses entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity
The amount of untaxed wealth hidden offshore by the richest 0.1 percent exceeds the entire wealth of the poorest half of humanity (4.1 billion people), reveals new Oxfam analysis published today ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Panama Papers. The findings show that, a decade later, the super-rich continue to exploit offshore systems to…
Israel has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians
The Israeli Knesset has passed a bill mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. Shaista Aziz, Oxfam’s Campaign Engagement Lead, has responded: “This Bill is another horrifying act of violence which proves the system of institutionalised discrimination and systematic oppression of the Palestinian people. The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress,…
Israeli forces using Gaza playbook in Lebanon, decimating water infrastructure – Oxfam
Oxfam fears that Israel’s military blueprint of attacking water infrastructure, used throughout its genocide in Gaza, is now being rolled out across parts of Lebanon. Israeli forces are destroying water and sanitation infrastructure including strikes near sites that were being rehabilitated after having been destroyed or damaged in the last war, Oxfam analysis has found.…