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Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic extends beyond our borders and requires a feminist response
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Leaving a Legacy: Peggy Killeen’s Story
Peggy Killeen was born and raised in South Africa. In 1985, when Peggy was 21, she…
Weathering the Storm of COVID-19
by | Replace this with image credit information Sometimes a week can feel like a very…
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Young and inspiring women’s rights activists in Mozambique: Taking action on sexual and reproductive health and rights
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How everyday items celebrate solidarity and our shared humanity
Just a few weeks ago, I travelled to five Canadian cities to help present Oxfam’s award-winning…
Climate change driving drought crisis in Horn of Africa
by | Replace this with image credit information “There has been a total failure of…
More than honey
by | Replace this with image credit information Credit: Kieran Doherty / Oxfam 26-year old Addise…
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Decent work for women calls for sexual and reproductive rights
Reproductive health and decent work are inextricably linked for women. Across the globe, women are the…
5 things Canada’s next government should do to curb corporate abuses of human rights
Canada desperately needs to update its approach on corporate accountability. The SNC-Lavalin affair that rocked the…
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Aid cuts left DRC exposed to Ebola – Oxfam is mounting a response
Reacting to the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Ebola outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) — with over 400 suspected cases and 89 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo — Dr. Manenji Mangudu, Oxfam Country Director in the DRC, said: “Our partners are sending us deeply alarming reports. One…
Oxfam Reactive on the publication of the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on Somalia
Reacting to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today for Somalia which shows that over 6 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), including nearly 1.9 million in emergency levels (IPC Phase 4), Oxfam’s Somalia Humanitarian lead, Sameer Kariya said: “Somalia is once again sliding dangerously close to catastrophe. More than 6 million…
Reactive statement on the publication of the Acute Food Insecurity Analysis on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Reacting to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which shows that 26,5 million people are experiencing hunger (IPC Phase 3 or above), including nearly 3,6 million in emergency levels (IPC Phase 4), Oxfam’s Country Director Dr, Manenji Mangundu said: “These latest figures show that…
Top CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers’ pay in 2025
Global real worker pay fell 12 percent while real CEO pay surged 54 percent between 2019 and 2025. In Canada, average worker wages have decreased by 0.9 percent since 2024, while CEO pay has increased by 9.1 percent between 2024 and 2025. At least four CEOs of major corporations each pocketed over US$100 million in pay and bonuses…