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June is widely marked worldwide as a Pride month – a celebration of the LGBTQI+ community…
Feminism and the rise of white supremacy in Canada
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Oxfam Canada’s 2022 Federal Budget Analysis
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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…
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Reactive statement on the publication of the Acute Food Insecurity Analysis on South Sudan
Reacting to the latest Acute Food Insecurity analysis on South Sudan, Oxfam’s Director in South Sudan, Shabnam Baloch, said: “Oxfam is deeply concerned by the latest findings showing that acute food insecurity in South Sudan is alarmingly high and continues to increase with 7.8 million people – nearly two in every three persons facing extreme…
Oxfam reaction to 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon
Tonight’s announcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon is desperately needed but must result in an end to the killing and forced displacement of civilians. Once again, it has come far too late for the thousands Israel has killed and maimed, for the families now grieving, and for the millions whose homes, livelihoods, and communities have…
Joint Canadian Humanitarian Response to Sudan Crisis Launches with $8.5 Million in Initial Government Support
Three Canadian organizations join forces to deliver coordinated support across Sudan, South Sudan, and Chad as war enters its fourth year OTTAWA, APRIL 15, 2026 — As the war in Sudan enters its fourth year, the Government of Canada has announced $8.5 million in funding for the first year of a two-year joint humanitarian response…
Record number of people displaced into neighbouring countries as Sudan conflict marks three years – Oxfam
As Sudan’s gruelling conflict enters its fourth year, a record number of people have now been displaced by the world’s worst humanitarian and displacement crisis, accelerating hunger and suffering. More than 30 million people – over half the population – in Sudan urgently need humanitarian support. Nearly 14 million people have been forced from their…